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Endorsements

Drivers Education  (Undergraduate & Graduate)

Middle School (Undergraduate & Graduate)

Reading Teacher (Graduate)

Special Education (Graduate)

Endorsement - Drivers Education

McKendree offers the classes to apply for the Drivers Education Endorsement. All teachers of driver’s education in Illinois schools must hold a driver’s education endorsement. To qualify for this endorsement at time of entitlement for a Special Areas (K-12) or Secondary teaching certificate with an initial teaching endorsement in another field, or on an existing Special Areas (K-12) or Secondary teaching certificate through direct application, the following courses must be completed:

For more information contact: Dr. Deanne Riess, Assistant Professor of Health & Physical Education at (618)537-6983or by email at dfriess@mckendree.edu.

Program Features

·     Experience instruction that builds on sound theory, practical application, and a strong philosophy about the importance of teaching, learning, and school improvement.

·     Work with an outstanding university faculty and exemplary leaders in the field.

·     Earn the reputation of being one of the highly respected and best educators in the region.

·     Earn your degree from a nationally accredited School of Education.

·     Enjoy small classes, collegial relationships, and a caring and committed faculty.

·     A campus and cohort designed to build networking capabilities for the future.

·     Dynamic campus and cohort designed to provide continuity and colleague support.

Proposed Course of Study – Drivers Education

*These courses may have been completed as part of an undergraduate degree program

Endorsement – Reading Teacher

The Reading Teacher endorsement is required for any teacher responsible for teaching reading to students as the primary teaching responsibility. Any teacher who teaches reading other than a self contained classroom must have this endorsement or all the requirements for the endorsement effective 7/1/04. The endorsement can be added to an early childhood, elementary, secondary or special (K-12) certificate either at time of entitlement with an initial endorsement in another teaching field, or as an added endorsement. The requirements include submission of a passing score on either the reading specialist or reading teacher content area test as required by the State of Illinois and completion of a minimum of 24 semester hours in reading including a practicum experience, in the following six areas:

·     Foundations of reading

·     Content area reading

·     Assessment and diagnosis of reading problems

·     Developmental and remedial reading instruction and support

·     Developmental and remedial materials and resources

·     Literature appropriate to students across all grade levels

The Reading Teacher endorsement may be granted only within the grade range of the certificate held. 

The Illinois State Board of Education gives the guidelines for Reading Teacher Endorsement: http://www.isbe.net/certification/requirements/endorsement_assignment.htm. To determine which courses are needed for a Reading Teacher Endorsement, please contact your Regional Office of Education (ROE) and request a Reading Teacher Endorsement Evaluation. After you receive your evaluation please contact the McKendree Office of Graduate Admission and they can inform you which courses fulfill the requirements.

For more information contact: Sabrina Storner, Director of Graduate Admissions at (618)537-6477or by email at skstorner@mckendree.edu.

Program Features

·     Experience instruction that builds on sound theory, practical application, and a strong philosophy about the importance of teaching, learning, and school improvement.

·     Work with an outstanding university faculty and exemplary leaders in the field.

·     Earn the reputation of being one of the highly respected and best educators in the region.

·     Earn your degree from a nationally accredited School of Education.

·     Enjoy small classes, collegial relationships, and a caring and committed faculty.

·     A campus and cohort designed to build networking capabilities for the future.

·     Dynamic campus and cohort designed to provide continuity and colleague support.

Proposed Course of Study – Reading Teacher

* These courses may have been completed as part of your undergraduate degree program

Endorsement – Middle School

McKendree offers Middle School Endorsement classes for teachers with either elementary or secondary education certificates who wish to teach in departmentalized grade 5 through grade 8.  Each student must complete additional coursework in the nature and needs of early adolescents and middle school philosophy, curriculum and instructional methods.

For more information contact: Dr. Jim Rosborg, Director of Graduate Education at (618)537-6464or by email at jtrosborg@mckendree.edu.

Program Features

·     Experience instruction that builds on sound theory, practical application, and a strong philosophy about the importance of teaching, learning, and school improvement.

·     Work with an outstanding university faculty and exemplary leaders in the field.

·     Earn the reputation of being one of the highly respected and best educators in the region.

·     Earn your degree from a nationally accredited School of Education.

·     Enjoy small classes, collegial relationships, and a caring and committed faculty.

·     A campus and cohort designed to build networking capabilities for the future.

·     Dynamic campus and cohort designed to provide continuity and colleague support.

Proposed Course of Study – Middle School