N.D. Admin. Code 67.1-02-03-04

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

Section 67.1-02-03-04 - Middle school pedagogical endorsement for grades five through eight

The middle school pedagogical endorsement (50517) is optional for teachers licensed for grades five through twelve to qualify for work with grades five through eight in the subject fields of their licensure. Elementary teachers licensed to teach grades one through eight must complete the middle school pedagogical endorsement (50017) to teach in grades seven and eight. A review of past coursework will be conducted and a program of study needed for completion will be established. The middle school pedagogical endorsement requires a minimum of ten semester hours, including all of the following:

1. Development of young adolescents.

2. Philosophy and curriculum (foundations) of middle school education.

3. Teaching reading and other study or learning skills in the content areas.

4. Methods or strategies of teaching in the middle grades, two semester hours minimum.

5. Re-education for the middle level endorsement must include a twenty clock-hour field experience in grades five through eight in a school setting where middle level philosophy has been implemented, or successful teaching in grades five through eight in a school setting where middle level philosophy has been implemented.

Re-education for the middle school endorsement must be completed within two years of application of the endorsement.

State-approved test endorsement - middle level. Re-education of a licensed teacher for middle level schoolteaching may also be accomplished by holding a North Dakota regular educator's professional license and successful completion of the pedagogical test grades five through eight and middle level content test meeting or exceeding the minimum scores determined by the education standards and practices board in the content area to be taught. Re-education for the middle endorsement must be completed prior to assignment to teach in the middle content area.

The applicant must apply online at www.nd.gov/espb using the online application ND Teach, submit official transcripts, and the review fee of eighty-five dollars.

N.D. Admin Code 67.1-02-03-04

Effective July 1, 1995; amended effective June 1, 1999; March 1, 2000; August 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; April 1, 2006; July 1, 2008; July 1, 2012.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2014-354, October 2014, effective 10/1/2014. .

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 368, April 2018, effective 4/1/2018.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2020-378, October 2020, effective 10/1/2020.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2023-391, January 2024, effective 1/1/2024.

General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-10, 15.1-18-02