Requirements for each Participating Teacher in the Sacramento BTSA
Consortium are the same, whether the participant is signed up for
CSUS graduate level credit or not.
First Year Participating Teacher
Ninety hours of direct participation culminating with a teaching
portfolio. (90 hours is equivalent to 6 units of graduate level credit
from California State University, Sacramento).
Hours
Requirements
2 Hours
BTSA Orientation
40 Hours
Weekly Individual Coaching & Small Group Tutorials based on the California Standards for
the Teaching Profession (CSTP)
and Student Content Standards using the Formative Assessment for CA Teachers (FACT)
as a focus.
24 Hours
Professional Development based
on the California
Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP)
and Student Content Standards. Participating Teachers may attend
four 6-hour Saturdays sponsored by BTSA.
10 Hours
Inquiry cycle: Equity for All Students
12 Hours
Four SCOE Benchmark Seminars. Sessions are determined based on Participating Teachers'
identified needs.
2 Hours
Portfolio Presentation.
Second Year Participating Teacher
Ninety hours of direct participation culminating with a teaching
portfolio.
Hours
Requirements
2 Hours
BTSA Orientation
40 Hours
Weekly Individual Coaching & Small Group Tutorials based on the California Standards for
the Teaching Profession (CSTP)
and Student Content Standards using the Formative Assessment for CA Teachers (FACT)
as a focus.
24 Hours
Professional Development based on the California
Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP)
and Student Content Standards. Participating Teachers may
attend four 6-hour Saturdays sponsored by BTSA.
10 Hours
Inquiry Cycles: Special Populations & English Learners
12 Hours
Four SCOE Benchmark Seminars.
Sessions are determined based on Participating Teachers' identified needs
2 Hours
Portfolio Presentation
First and Second Year course
requirements for Support Providers are very similar to Beginning Teacher, but not exactly the same.
