Texas Education Code - Section 21.0482. Master Mathematics Teacher Certification
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§ 21.0482. MASTER MATHEMATICS TEACHER
CERTIFICATION. (a) To ensure that there are teachers with special
training to work with other teachers and with students in order to
improve student mathematics performance, the board shall
establish:
(1) a master mathematics teacher certificate to teach
mathematics at elementary school grade levels;
(2) a master mathematics teacher certificate to teach
mathematics at middle school grade levels; and
(3) a master mathematics teacher certificate to teach
mathematics at high school grade levels.
(b) The board shall issue the appropriate master
mathematics teacher certificate to each eligible person.
(c) To be eligible for a master mathematics teacher
certificate, a person must:
(1) hold a teaching certificate issued under this
subchapter;
(2) have at least three years of teaching experience;
(3) satisfactorily complete a knowledge-based course
of instruction on the science of teaching children mathematics that
includes training in mathematics instruction and professional peer
mentoring techniques that, through scientific testing, have been
proven effective;
(4) perform satisfactorily on the appropriate master
mathematics teacher certification examination prescribed by the
board; and
(5) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the
board.
(d) The course of instruction prescribed under Subsection
(c)(3) shall be developed by the board in consultation with
mathematics and science faculty members at institutions of higher
education.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 834, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 21.043 21.044 21.045 21.046 21.047 21.048 21.0481 21.0482 21.0483 21.0484 21.049 21.050 21.051 21.052 21.053
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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