Job-Embedded Option
Job-Embedded Clinical Experience
East Tennessee State University offers the job-embedded clinical experience option to students who are accepted into the ETSU Master of Arts in Teaching program and are employed by a partnering school system as the "teacher of record":
Information for candidates who wish to participate in ETSU’s Job-Embedded Clinical
Experience:
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Qualifications for the Job-Embedded Clinical Practice
- Obtain admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program
- Provide proof of 3.0 or higher GPA
- Complete a background check
- Obtain a passing score on an appropriate PRAXIS II Content Area Exam
- Obtain an Intent to Hire from a partnering school system in a position for which the candidate is seeking licensure
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Job-Embedded Residency Application packet must include
- “Intent to Hire” form (Note:TN EPP Policy 5.504 indicates that job-embedded candidates shall have a mentor from the school system.)
- Documentation of a passing PRAXIS II Content Area Exam score
- Program of Study form signed by the assigned advisor or program coordinator; the program of study must indicate a schedule for completing all remaining courses
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We serve the following school districts
County School Districts: Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Knox, and Washington counties.
City School Districts: Blountville, Bristol (TN), Church Hill, Elizabethton, Erwin, Greeneville, Johnson City, Jonesborough, Kingsport, Morristown, Mountain City, Newport, Roan Mountain, Rogersville, Sneedville, and Tusculum. -
Possible high-need teaching positions
- Secondary or Middle Grades Mathematics
- Secondary or Middle Grades Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
- World Languages (Spanish, French or German)
- English with an ELL Add-on While completing the MAT program requirements, the student is recommended for a practitioner license that enables him/her to carry out and complete all duties and responsibilities of a classroom teacher. The practitioner license is valid for three (3) years, and at the end of that time, all requirements for the MAT program and ETSU graduation must be complete.
For more information contact the Office of Residency and Field Experiences.
