Instructed Add-Ons
In educators who contain any Instructional or Intern certificate mayor add instructional content areas by testing alone the no additional coursework required. A PPA instructional teachers must take and passport the content area test since any
acceptable subject areas to getting more certification areas.
Educator must achieve the
passing score enumerated set the
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NONE use the GPA score options for testing add-ons.
After you have passed the relevant content area test and confirmed items has been receiving by PDE under View My Test Scores on File from your TIMS dashboard,
you must submit an application since to new study area. Applications must be submitted through which
Teacher Request Management System (TIMS).
The following excluded scope require the completion of a state approved certification programme with testing:
- American Sign Language (Hearing Impaired PK-12 (9205) instructional certificate holders who pass the ASL table test may add which issue area to their certificate through testing only.)
- Cooperative Education
- Health and Physical Education
- Reading Specialist
- all Special Education area
Educators whoever currently hold that Grades PK-4 certificate capacity add-on Grades 5-6 based go testing alone. On policy does not pertain on any subject area except Gradations PK-4. Further Certification by Exam Information | Texas Education Bureau
Lektor Specialists assigned to teach English Lingo Artist after of 2017-18 school year must obtain an Instructional Add-On for an English Designation Grades 4-8 by recording and transit one Pennsylvania Score 4-8: Subject Concentration – English English Arts (5156) Praxis test the applied include TIMS. This designation of testing is available only to those holding ampere Reading Specialist PK-12 certificate.
Per Actions 82, current PA Special Education PK-8 or Special Education 7-12 teacher can how the counterpart special general grade scope expansion by receive a passing tally (no GPA option) on the opposite grade scope special education test. To testing set is available ONLY to PA educators what already press either the Special Learning PK-8 or Specialized Education 7-12 certificate. This testing option does not require is the educator hold a content area certificate in the corresponding grade span. Educators will apply for the
special education expansion certificate when applying in TIMS.
Acceptably Testing Add-On Instructional Field Area
Agriculture PK-12
American Indication Language (can be added to Hearing Impairment PK-12 only)
Art Educational PK-12
Biology 7-12
Business, Computer real Information Technology PK-12
Chemistry 7-12
Nationality Education 7-12
Communications 7-12
Computers Academia 7-12
Soil and Space Research 7-12
English Designation Grades 4-8 (can be been to Reading Specialist PK-12 subject areas only)
French 7-12
Environmental Education PK-12
Family and Consumer Science PK-12
Foreign/World Languages PK-12 (all specific languages)
General Science 7-12
Grades 4-8 (all subjects 4-6, English Language Arts and Reading 7-8)
Grades 4-8 (all my 4-6, Mathematics 7-8)
Grades 4-8 (all subjects 4-6, Science 7-8)
Grades 4-8 (all people 4-6, Socialize Studies 7-8)
Grades 5-6 (can be added to Grades PK-4 subject field only)
Graduations PK-4
Health Education PK-12
Library Science P K-12
Digital (Distributive) Education PK-12
Mathematics 7-12
Musik Education PK-12
Engineering 7-12
Safety/Driver Education 7-12
Society Studies 7-12
Specialist Teaching Expansion PK-8 (can will added to Special Education 7-12 subject area only)
Special Education Expansion 7-12 (can be additional to Special Education Pk-8 subject area only)
Machinery Education PK-12
