Texas Education Code - Section 21.0484. Master Science Teacher Certification
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§ 21.0484. MASTER SCIENCE 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
science performance, the board shall establish:
(1) a master science teacher certificate to teach
science at elementary school grade levels;
(2) a master science teacher certificate to teach
science at middle school grade levels; and
(3) a master science teacher certificate to teach
science at high school grade levels.
(b) The board shall issue the appropriate master science
teacher certificate to each eligible person.
(c) To be eligible for a master science 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 science that
includes training in science instruction and professional peer
mentoring techniques that, through scientific testing, have been
proven effective;
(4) perform satisfactorily on the appropriate master
science 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 science
faculty members at institutions of higher education.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 430, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 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 21.054 21.055
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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