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Teach Us Texas is committed to delivering high-quality teacher preparation and personalized support to aspiring teachers. Our learner-centered approach models research-based teaching and learning principles, equipping you with the same effective techniques to enhance learner outcomes for your future students.
Learn at your own pace, from the convenience of your home or office, at any time! Teach Us Texas designs flexible learning experiences and environments that support and enhance your online education, aligning with Quality Matters’ standards for quality assurance and effective instruction. Our interactive, relevant course materials and assessments promote engagement, professional growth, and continuous improvement throughout the program.
To provide structure and community support, Teach Us Texas follows a cohort-based model, allowing you to connect with fellow aspiring teachers, collaborate on coursework, and receive guidance from experienced faculty. This approach ensures that while you move through the program at your own pace, you also benefit from shared learning experiences and a built-in support system.
With Teach Us Texas’ year-round daily admissions, you can get started as soon as you're ready to begin your journey to becoming a teacher. At Teach Us Texas, your success is our priority! Our dedicated faculty and staff will support you every step of the way, ensuring that your teacher preparation experience is both successful and enjoyable.
Teach Us Texas offers a variety of Texas teaching certification areas, including Core Subjects EC-6 with STR, Core Subjects 4-8 with STR, Special Education, PE, History, Art, Social Studies, ELAR 4-8, and many more. View all Teach Us Texas teacher certification areas in Our Programs.
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Teach Us Texas provide you with comprehensive, wraparound support to meet you where you are. When you enroll, you will receive a support team to help you with a variety of areas including academic advising, coaching, and tutoring, while also ensuring your clinical practice placements meet Texas requirements.
Leveraging the latest technology, our teacher certification program monitors your individual progress providing you with personalized support and resources to support and enhance your growth, including tools for linking academic pathways to career opportunities.
Our state-accredited teacher certification program is centered around culturally responsive pedagogy and social emotional learning to prompt and sustain engagement through research-based practices.
You’ll take 10 courses plus Clinical Practice (internship or clinical teaching). Our courses also include content and materials to help prepare you to take your certification exams. The scope and sequence of the program is listed below.
Pre-clinical Coursework contains the pre-clinical requirements, as defined by the Texas Administrative Code, for you to become eligible for internship or clinical teaching. This prepares you for the profession as it focuses on the foundational principles for teaching and learning. These courses could be completed as early as 4 months, but this is dependent upon the certification area being sought and the candidates’ allocated time to complete requirements.
Clinical Coursework focuses on how literacy is an integral component across all curricula and is specific to the certification area being sought. The second area of focus is on the importance of centering all curricula on students’ assets and needs. The estimated time to complete these courses is 5 months.
Bilingual Education or ESL Supplemental Certificate options are available
Texas Standard Teacher Certification Requirements:
300 clock hours of coursework
50 hours of field-based experiences
Passing score on the appropriate content area exam(s)
Passing score on the PPR Exam (EC-12)
Successful completion of a 1-year internship or clinical teaching (aka student teaching), defined as a minimum of 490 hours that is not less than an average of 4 hours each day in the subject area and grade level of certification sought at a TEA accredited school
NOTE: Per TEC 21.0452(b)(5), the structure of the program also provides various opportunities for teacher candidates to learn about, practice, and receive feedback on the use of technology to improve teaching and learning for the purpose of increasing student achievement. For more information on how technology is integrated, please see document here.
Teach Us has been approved for its candidacy status for QM's Online Program Design and Online Teaching Support and is committed to implement a quality assurance process at the programmatic level and undergo the Program Review process at the end of the maximum 3-year candidacy period, concluding on or before October 1, 2027. The Quality Matters Program Certification process ensures that online programs and courses promote learner engagement and provide Teach Us’ teacher candidates with all the tools and resources they need to be successful learners. More information regarding Quality Matters may be found at https://www.qualitymatters.org.
Teach Us Texas is an approved authorized provider of Texas Reading Academies! Join our dedicated team of cohort leaders to expand your literacy expertise! Specializing in English Language Arts and Reading, with a focus on biliteracy and foundational reading skills, our team is ready to provide high-quality coursework that includes the Reading Academy component for our Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading, Grades EC-6 Program. EC-6 candidates will complete the program with their standard certification and Reading Academy certification.
