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Teach Us Texas is committed to delivering high-quality teacher preparation and personalized support to aspiring teachers. Our student-centered approach models optimal teaching and learning principles so that you too can use the same techniques to improve learner outcomes for your future students. 

Teach Us Texas designs learning experiences and learning environments that support your asynchronous teaching and learning, including Quality Matters, which sets the standards for quality assurance of online education. To further promote your engagement, Teach Us utilizes rapid eLearning authoring tools to create interactive course material and assessments, contributing to your growth and continuous improvement throughout the program.

Learn from the convenience of your home or office, at any time, at any pace, and from any place in the world! Our faculty hold advanced degrees and teacher certifications and are dedicated to your success. Our staff provide the highest level of support and strive to make your experience successful and enjoyable. With our year-round application and weekly starts, you can get started as soon as you want on becoming a teacher. Our certification areas include Core Subjects EC-6, Core Subjects 4-8, English Language Arts and Reading 7-12, Mathematics 7-12, and Science 7-12.

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Wraparound Support

  • You are not alone in this journey!

  • Teach Us Texas provides you with comprehensive wraparound support to meet you where you are. When you enroll, you will receive a support team to help you with a variety of areas including academic counseling, coaching, tutoring, and ensuring your clinical practice placements meet Texas requirements.

  • Leveraging the latest technology, Teach Us Texas monitors your individual progress providing you with personalized advising and support to enhance your growth, including tools for linking academic pathways to career opportunities, exploring internship, apprenticeships, and professional certification options.

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Program Structure

  • Our state-accredited program is centered around diversity, equity, inclusivity, and social emotional learning and keeps you engaged through relevant research-based practices and advanced learning technologies.
  • The program is structured into flexible learning blocks of 3-4 months.
  • You’ll take a total of 10 courses plus Clinical Practice (internship or clinical teaching) which allows you to complete an internship in just over a year or clinical teaching in 10 months. Our courses include all content to prepare you for benchmarking and exams!
    • Block 1 Prepares you to meet the Pre-Service Standards (150 hours); complete your Field-Based experience hours; and engage in trainings for code of ethics, professionalism, dyslexia, and proactive strategies to support all students. The estimated time to complete Block 1 is 4 months.
    • Block 2 Focuses on Literacy Across the Curriculum. The estimated time to complete Block 2 is 3 months.
    • Block 3 Focuses on Student-Centered Pedagogy. The estimated time to complete Block 3 is 2 months.
    • Block 4 Clinical Practice runs concurrently in the program during Blocks 2-3. The estimated time to complete Block 4 is dependent on which path you select (i.e., clinical teaching or internship). For more information, see the last bulleted item under the topic ‘Texas Teacher Certification Requirements.’
    • Bilingual or ESL Supplemental Certificate Options Available
    • Texas Teacher Certification Requirements:
      • 300 clock hours of coursework
      • 35 hours of field based experiences (15 hours can be completed virtually)
      • Passing Score on the appropriate content area exam
      • Passing Score on the PPR Exam (EC-12)
      • Successful completion of 1 year internship, or, 14-week full day clinical teaching (alternative of 28 weeks half day clinical teaching) at a TEA accredited school
  • With our year-round schedule, you can get started TODAY on your journey to becoming a Texas educator!

NOTE: Per TEC 21.0452(b)(5), the structure of the program also provides various opportunities for teacher candidates to learn about, practice, and receive feedback on the use of technology to improve teaching and learning for the purpose of increasing student achievement. For more information on how technology is integrated, please see document here.

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