| Cooperating Teacher (CT) |
A teacher who provides day-to-day guidance, assistance, and feedback for a credential candidate in the cooperating teacher's classroom. |
| Coordinator |
A part-time administrator who is responsible for overseeing the operation of a credential program. |
| Credential Candidate |
A person formally admitted to a credential program who is earning a teaching credential. |
| CCTC |
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing |
| CSTP |
California Standards for the Teaching Profession |
| EDUC |
CSU, Chico's Department of Education |
| EL |
English Learner |
| ELD |
English Language Development |
| ELL |
English Language Learner |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| Excess Units |
Extra college credits taken in the last semester of your senior year that are in excess of those required for the degree. You may petition the University for excess units if you submit your petition for approval prior to graduation. |
| Internship Program |
A variation of the MS, SS, or Special Education programs. Intern teachers are employed by school districts as teachers of record while they complete a credential program. |
| Language Proficiency |
Includes mastery at specified levels of reading and writing skills as well as oral skills in a language. |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficient. A student whose proficiency in English has been determined to be limited according to state approved tests. |
| Multiple Subject |
A course of study and supervised teaching |
| Credential Program |
Experiences intended primarily for those who wish to teach at the elementary school level. Successful completion of this course of study results in a recommendation by CSU, Chico for a California Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. |
| NCLB |
Public Law 107-110 "No Child Left Behind" Act. Federal legislation promoting high quality schools, teacher, and student learning across the U.S. |
| Preliminary Credential |
A credential is issued to candidates who have completed a state approved program of initial teacher preparation. The Preliminary Credential is valid for five years and is nonrenewable. |
| Professional Clear Credential |
The credential issued when a Preliminary Credential holder has completed an induction program. One must renew a Professional Clear Credential every five years. The credential is renewed through successful achievement of the activities specified by an approved "Professional Growth advisor" within a school district and the person wishing to renew the credential. For specifics of this process, refer to the Professional Growth Manual published by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, available in the office of the Credential Analyst. |
| PSED |
CSU, Chico's Professional Studies in Education Department. |
| Recognition Ceremony |
A gathering honoring candidates completing credential programs and school personnel with whom they have worked. The Recognition Ceremony is held on the Thursday of finals week each semester. |
| RICA |
The Reading Instructional Competency Assessment, a test required of all MS credential applicants by the State of California. |
| SDAIE |
Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English. SDAIE is the teaching of grade level subject matter in English specifically designed for speakers of other languages. It is most appropriate for students who have reached an appropriate level of proficiency in English and who possess basic literacy skills in their primary language. |
| Single Subject Credential Program |
A course of study and supervised teaching experiences intended primarily for those who wish to teach at the secondary school level. Successful completion of this course of study results in a recommendation by CSU, Chico for the California Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential. |
| Solo Teaching |
A period of time during which the candidate has assumed all responsibilities of a credentialed teacher in the classroom. |
| Student Teacher |
A credential candidate enrolled in a Credential Program. Student teachers can be referred to more generically as "candidates" for the credential. |
| TPA |
Teaching Performance Assessment. A real-time classroom performance assessment of teaching designed to measure the Teaching Performance Expectations. |
| TPE |
Teaching Performance Expectations. A version of the CSTP designed to be met by credential candidates. |
| University Supervisor |
A university faculty member who guides and instructs credential candidates through their credential program. |
