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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 and techniques so that you too can use the same techniques to improve learner outcomes for your future students.
Learn from the convenience of your home or office, at any time, at any pace! Teach Us Texas designs learning experiences and environments that support and enhance your online learning, aligned with Quality Matters’ standards for quality assurance and effective online education. To further promote your engagement, our program has created interactive, relevant course materials and assessments, contributing to your professional growth and continuous improvement throughout the program.
With Teach Us Texas’ year-round daily admissions, you can get started as soon as you want on becoming a teacher. Check out our vast array of Texas teaching certification areas here.
Teach Us Texas is committed to your success! You can be confident in knowing that you will be supported by a dedicated group of faculty and staff throughout your teacher preparation journey with Teach Us Texas that will provide you with the highest level of support to make getting your Texas teaching certification successful and enjoyable.
Teach Us Texas offers you various Texas teaching certification areas to choose from 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 offered at Our Programs.
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.
The program is structured into flexible learning blocks.
You’ll take a total of 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.
Block 1 contains the pre-clinical requirements, as defined by Texas Administrative Code, for you to become eligible for internship or clinical teaching. This block prepares you prepares you for the profession as it focused on the foundational principles for teaching and learning. Block 1 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.
Block 2 focuses on how literacy is an integral component across all curricula and is specific to the certification area being sought. The estimated time to complete Block 2 is 3 months.
Block 3 focuses on the importance of centering all curricula on students’ assets and needs. The estimated time to complete Block 3 is 2 months.
Block 4 Clinical Practice runs concurrently with Blocks 2-3. The estimated time to complete Block 4 is dependent on which path you select (i.e., clinical teaching or internship). For more information, see the last bulleted item under the topic ‘Texas Teacher Certification Requirements'.
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.
