Approved Educator Standards
The State Board for Educator Certification creates standards for beginning educators. These standards are focused upon the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, the required statewide public school curriculum. They reflect current research on the developmental stages and needs of children from Early Childhood (EC)Ìýthrough Grade 12.Ìý
Additionally, the Commissioner of TEA has adopted new rules pertaining to Texas teaching standards:
The Classroom Teaching Certificate standards below are for all classroom teaching certificates.
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Elementary Certificate Standards
Early Childhood-Grade 3 standards include:
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Core Subjects EC-6 standards include:Ìý
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Middle School Certificate Standards
Core Subjects (Grades 4-8)Ìýstandards include:Ìý
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English Language Arts and Reading (Grades 4-8): The standards include English Language Arts and Reading (Grades 4-8)Ìýand
English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies (Grades 4-8):ÌýThe standards include English Language Arts and Reading (Grades 4-8),ÌýSocial Studies (4-8), and
Mathematics (Grades 4-8): The standards include Mathematics (Grades 4-8)Ìýand
Mathematics/Science (Grades 4-8): TheÌýstandards includeÌýMathematics(Grades 4-8), Science (Grades 4-8)Ìýand
Science (Grades 4-8): The standards include Science (Grades 4-8)Ìýand
Social Studies (Grades 4-8): The standards include Social Studies (Grades 4-8)Ìýand
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Secondary Certificate Standards
The standards for secondary certificates are found below:
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (Grades -12): The standards includeÌýAgriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (Grades 6-12)Ìýand
Business and Finance (Grades 6-12):ÌýThe standards includeÌýBusiness and Finance (Grades 6-12)Ìýand
ChemistryÌý(Grades 7-12): The standards include Chemistry (Grades 7-12)Ìýscientific inquiry and processes, matter and energy, chemical reactions, science learning, and instruction and assessment domains and
Computer Science (Grades 8-12): The standards includeÌýComputer Science (Grades 8-12) PDFÌýsections 1-7, 8, 9, 11, and 14 and
Dance (Grades 6-12): The standards includeÌýDance (Grades 8-12)ÌýandÌý
English LanguageÌýArts and Reading (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýEnglish Language Arts and Reading (Grades 7-12)Ìýand
Family and Consumer Sciences (Grades 6-12): The standards includeÌýFamily and Consumer Sciences (Grades 6-12)Ìýand
Health Science (Grades 6-12): The standards includeÌýHealth Science (Grades 6-12)Ìýand
History (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýHistory (Grades 7-12)Ìýand
Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Sciences (Grades 6-12): The standards includeÌýFamily Consumer Sciences Composite (6-12)Ìýsections I, IV, and V and
Human Development and Family Studies (Grades 8-12): The standards includeÌýFamily and Consumer Sciences Composite (6-12)ÌýsectionsÌýI, II, and III and
Journalism (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýJournalism (Grades 7-12)Ìýand
Life Sciences (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýLife Science (Grades 7-12)Ìýand
Marketing (Grades 6-12): The standards includeÌýMarketing (Grades 6-12)Ìýand
Mathematics (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýMathematics (Grades 7-12)Ìýand
Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering (Grades 6-12): The standards include Mathematics (Grades 7-12), Physical Science (Grades 6-12), Engineering (Grades 8-12), and
Mathematics/Physics (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýMathematics (Grades 7-12), the Physics portion of Physical Science (Grades 6-12)Ìýand
Physical Science (Grades 6-12): The standards include Physical Science (Grades 6-12)Ìýand
Science (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýScience (Grades 7-12)Ìýand
Social Studies (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýSocial Studies (Grades 7-12)Ìýand
Speech (Grades 7-12): The standards includeÌýSpeech (Grades 7-12)Ìýand
Technology Education (Grades 6-12): The standards includeÌýTechnology Education (Grades 6-12)Ìýand
Trade and Industrial Education: The standards includeÌýTrade and Industrial Education: Professional Responsibilities (Grades 6-12)
All-levelÌýCertificate Standards
The standards for all-level certificates are found below:
American Sign Language - written (Grades EC-12): The standards includeÌýAmerican Sign Language - written (Grades EC-12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Art (EC-Grade 12): The standards includeÌýArt (EC-Grade 12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (EC-Grade 12): The standards include Deaf and Hard of Hearing (EC-Grade 12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Health (EC-Grade 12): The standards includeÌýHealth (EC-Grade 12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Languages other than English (EC-Grade 12): The standards include Languages other than English (EC-Grade 12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Music (Grades EC-12): The standards include Music (Grades EC-12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Physical Education (Grades EC-12): The standards include Physical Education (Grades EC-12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Special Education (EC-Grade 12): The standards include Special Education (EC-Grade 12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Technology Applications (EC-Grade 12): The standards include Technology Applications (EC-Grade 12) PDFÌýsections 1-7, 10, 12, and 13 andÌýPedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Theatre (EC-Grade-12): The standards includeÌýTheatre (EC-Grade 12)Ìýand Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (EC-Grade 12)
Supplemental Certificate Standards
The standards for supplemental certificates are found below:
Bilingual Target Language Proficiency
English as a Second LanguageÌýÌý
Gifted and Talented (Supplemental)
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments Supplemental (includes Braille) (Grades EC-12)
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Standards for All Teachers
All teachers must meet the following standards:
Technology Applications (All Beginning Teachers, PDF)ÌýThe first seven standards of the Technology Applications EC-12 Standards are expected ofÌýallÌýbeginning teachers and are incorporated in to the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) test.
Administrative Certificate Standards
The standards for administrative certificatesÌýare found below:
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Student Services Certificate Standards
The standards for student services certificates are found below:
Reading Specialist (EC-Grade 12)