Master in Teaching Program Guidebook to Policies, Procedures, and Resources Updated July 2007Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1 Guidebook Purpose............................................................................................................. 1 Master In Teaching Program On The Web......................................................................... 1 Administrative Support Offices.......................................................................................... 1 Principles that Guide Evergreen's Educational Programs................................................... 1 Relation of The MIT Program to Evergreen’s Administration and State........................... 2 Master In Teaching Program Information ................................................................................ 3 Accreditation Status............................................................................................................3 Conceptual Framework and Program Themes.................................................................... 3 Democracy and Schooling..................................................................................... 3 Multicultural and Anti-Bias Perspective ............................................................... 3 Developmentally Appropriate Teaching and Learning ......................................... 3 Program Structure...............................................................................................................4 Differences between Calendars In Years 1 And 2.............................................................. 5 Student Teaching Experience ............................................................................................. 5 Evaluations ......................................................................................................................... 7 Program Credit and Credit Equivalencies .......................................................................... 7 The Program Covenant................................................................................................................. 9 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 9 Expectations and Responsibilities Of Faculty .................................................................... 9 Expectations and Responsibilities Of Program Participants............................................. 10 Program Conflict Resolution Procedures ......................................................................... 12 Grounds for Program Dismissal ....................................................................................... 13 Other Information for MIT Students ........................................................................................ 15 Background Check for Teacher Certification................................................................... 15 Certification Questions and Answers ............................................................................... 16 Curriculum and Resource Rooms..................................................................................... 16 Field Experience Liability Insurance................................................................................ 17 Placement Files................................................................................................................. 17 Workshops and Meetings Held By MIT Staff.................................................................. 17 Teaching in Other States................................................................................................... 18 Teacher Education and the Washington Administrative Code......................................... 18 Campus Information, Resources and Regulations ................................................................... 22 Access for Students with Disabilities ............................................................................... 22 Campus Bookstore............................................................................................................ 22 Campus Parking................................................................................................................ 22 Campus Public Safety....................................................................................................... 23 Center for Mediation Services.......................................................................................... 23 Child Care Center ............................................................................................................. 23 Computing Services.......................................................................................................... 23 Equal Opportunity ............................................................................................................ 24 Evergreen Center for Educational Improvement.............................................................. 24 Evergreen's Social Contract.............................................................................................. 24 Facilities and Related Policies.......................................................................................... 27 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Of 1974 (FERPA)....................................... 28 Food Services ................................................................................................................... 29 Graduate Student Association........................................................................................... 30 Library .............................................................................................................................. 30 Policy Information............................................................................................................ 30 Sexual Harassment............................................................................................................ 30 Health and Counseling Center……………………………………………………………31 The Writing Center……………………………………………………………………….31 Glossary of “Evergreen”