How to Get an Endorsement for Instructional Facilitators in Arkansas

Prerequisites for Instructional Facilitator certification as set out by the Arkansas Department of Education include a Highly Qualified Teacher designation. Forms and instructions for obtaining an HQT designation are available online at the Arkansas Department of Education website. An Instructional Facilitator Endorsement is preferred but not mandatory for IF certification. Instructional Facilitator Licensure Endorsement is a Masters-level 18-hour course of study available at Arkansas universities offering a Master of Education (ME) in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, also known as an MTLL. The following steps assume the person seeking an Instructional Facilitator Endorsement in Arkansas has her Master of Education degree or has the prerequisites to enroll in a Master of Education program.

Things You'll Need

  • Bachelor or Masters degree
  • Valid Arkansas teaching certificate
  • Four years classroom experience
  • Highly Qualified Teacher designation
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Instructions

    • 1

      Locate a university in Arkansas that offers the Instructional Facilitator Licensure Endorsement option in its Faculty of Education's MTLL program. The Licensure Endorsement curriculum was released in early 2010 and has not yet been taken up by all Faculty of Education graduate schools in the state. The first two universities to offer it were Arkansas Tech University and the University of Central Arkansas

    • 2

      Enroll in the Instructional Facilitator Licensure Endorsement option. The curriculum consists of 6 courses. For Non-Traditional Teachers (those engaged in Alternative Learning Environments, Juvenile Detention/Residential Centers, or Special Education), two administrative internships are also mandatory.

    • 3

      Complete course 1, Organizational Change and the Role of the Master Teacher.

    • 4

      Complete course 2, Teaching and Learning for the Master Teacher.

    • 5

      Complete course 3, Advanced Curriculum Design Practicum for the Master Teacher.

    • 6

      Complete course 4, Professionalization of Teaching for the Master Teacher.

    • 7

      Complete course 5, Instructional Leadership for the Master Teacher.

    • 8

      Complete course 6, Cognitive Coaching and Mentoring for the Master Teacher.

    • 9

      Take your ETS (Educational Testing Service) assessment. When you pass the assessment you will be awarded an Instructional Facilitator Licensure Endorsement.

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