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Teacher Candidate Support

 

Complimentary Membership for Teacher Candidates Teaching in Fall 24 or Spring 25

 

 

Get Support During the Academic Year of Your Student Teaching!

Take advantage of this opportunity to receive weekly resources, and more, to support you in the last year of your program. CEC, with thanks to the TCSN mentor workgroup of special education professionals, will provide you with the tools you need to be a successful teacher

You will receive:

  • Complimentary CEC Pre-Service Teacher Membership valid from 8/1/2024 – 7/31/2-25 for all who sign up
  • Access to weekly resources to support you in student teaching
  • An online community where you can share questions and gain feedback from your peers along with seasoned special education professionals from CEC’s TCSN mentor workgroup
  • Weekly prompts in the online community, moderated by the TCSN mentor workgroup, to reflect on and apply the weekly resources
  • Opportunity for your cooperating teacher and university faculty member to be provided the same resources, as well as talking points to discuss the resource with the student teacher
  • Monthly Sip & Chats, our version of an interactive webinar
  • Monthly office hours with TCSN mentor workgroup members to ask questions and get support you may need
  • Membership includes $1 Million Student Educator Professional Liability Insurance Policy*

    * For eligibility, restrictions or questions, contact Forrest T. Jones & Company at https://ftj.com/products/detaillink/204

JOIN HERE

To Join the Teacher Candidate Support Network you need to complete the form below, once completed you will receive an email with a promo code that you can use to purchase complimentary CEC Membership

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FAQ

Yes! Click Here to join the cohort! Membership is just a piece of it, by joining the cohort you will gain access to the bi-weekly resources as well as the online community to network with peers.  

 

Your member benefits will not be affected by joining the cohort, and even though the cohort membership only goes until 7/31/2025, your membership will revert back to what you originally had paid for as of 8/1/2025. If your membership was set to expire prior to joining the cohort you will need to renew your membership. 

The Teacher Candidate Support Network Membership is thru 7/31/2025

Yes, this program is open to those in an alternative certification program during the last year of their program.

 

Teacher candidates who are completing paid on-the-job internships as the final part of their education preparation program and who are under the supervision of a university faculty supervisor and/or cooperating teacher may participate in this program or the last year of their special education teacher preparation program

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions

Any candidate in the last year of a special education teacher preparation program qualify to participate in this program

Take advantage of this opportunity to receive resources bi-weekly to support you in your semester long student teaching. CEC will provide you with the tools you need to succeed this semester!

Examples of Resources/Support:

  • Tips for your first week student teaching
  • Working with families & other specific topics to assist area of need
  • Licensure/Test Prep
  • Resume/Interviewing
  • CEC Resources specifically geared towards student teachers
  • Online community peer support
  • and MORE!
Last Updated:  20 September, 2024

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