Welcome to the Clinical Residency & Recruitment Center
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TEACHER PREPARATION INFORMATION:
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Click the link above to apply for the teaching program during each advising period. Questions? Email Mr. Michael Gilmore at [email protected].
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The following form is to be completed by any student making a request to the TEARC (Teacher Education and Retention Committee). The TEARC will meet once a quarter, the day before classes begin, to discuss requests. Students will be notified of a date and time so they may be wait outside of the meeting, in the case their presence is requested by the committee. Students will be notified of the committee's decision after the meeting.
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Read directions on teaching program application regarding background check. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors should complete a background check every fall when school begins to be allowed in schools for field experiences.
FIRST TIME CHECK WITH CASTLEBRANCH? Choose "background check" REPEAT CHECK WITH CASTLEBRANCH? Choose discounted "background check recheck" Our background check runs September - May each year for teacher candidates to go out into the schools and for teaching program applications. This is the check required for the CIL department prior to any school site visits. |
All teacher candidates should be able to provide proof of liability insurance every fall when school begins to be allowed in schools for field experiences. Remember to save your membership certificate to submit to your professors. Annual Membership runs August - May each academic year and provides liability insurance as well as many student organization opportunities.
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All clinical residents AND interns must pass both the Praxis II AND PLT exams prior to June 1st of their residency year to secure a residency certificate. CANDIDATES MUST SEND THESE SCORES TO "THE STATE OF LOUISIANA" AND "LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY."
IMPORTANT UPDATES:
All early childhood/elementary residents/interns beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year will be required to take the new Science of Reading content exam - 7000 series. See your professor/advisor for more information.
Test Retake Policy: If you feel you did not perform to your potential, you may retake a Praxis test once every 28 days, not including your initial test date.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that all early childhood (PK-3) and elementary (1-5) teacher candidates take each subject content area test separately during/following the methods courses and not all together in the bundle option.
All early childhood/elementary residents/interns beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year will be required to take the new Science of Reading content exam - 7000 series. See your professor/advisor for more information.
Test Retake Policy: If you feel you did not perform to your potential, you may retake a Praxis test once every 28 days, not including your initial test date.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that all early childhood (PK-3) and elementary (1-5) teacher candidates take each subject content area test separately during/following the methods courses and not all together in the bundle option.
If you have been admitted to the teaching program, apply for this annual scholarship by September 15th. If funding can be awarded, it may not arrive from the state until January 2025, and it is typically approximately $1,000 per recipient.
About the CRRC
Housed in the Louisiana Tech University College of Education & Human Sciences, the Clinical Residency and Recruitment Center (CRRC) is responsible for developing and refining capstone experiences provided to clinical residents at Louisiana Tech. Central in this is effort is the TEAM model, developed by Dr. Amy Vessel and Dr. Dawn Basinger. The TEAM model is an innovative approach to teacher preparation that replaces the traditional, single-term of student teaching with a full-year clinical residency in local schools. This model leverages the experiences of university instructors and local school personnel to provide comprehensive training.
Recruiting visits are available daily in the CRRC. For more information on any of our projects and programs, please email [email protected].
Recruiting visits are available daily in the CRRC. For more information on any of our projects and programs, please email [email protected].
The Director
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Dr. Amy Vessel serves as the Executive Director of the Clinical Residency Center, and is one of the key developers of the TEAM model. She received her B.A and M.A. degrees in Elementary Education at Louisiana Tech University and her Ed.D. at the University of Alabama.
Contact information: Dr. Amy Vessel, James R. Mays Endowed Professor [email protected] 318-257-5451 |
Finding the CRRC
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The Clinical Residency Center
at Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Avenue Woodard Hall 214 |
Parking from Wisteria: Use The IDEA Place lot across from Tolliver Hall.
Parking from Mayfield: Use either the A.E. Phillips or Woodard lots. |
