§ 49-5-5612. Coursework on Neurological and Brain Science Research
Teacher training programs at public institutions of higher education are authorized and encouraged to offer coursework on neurological or brain science research.
§ 49-5-5613. Religious Content in Curriculum
Teacher training institutions shall provide candidates with instruction on what is constitutionally permissible when teaching religious content and strategies for dealing with religious content in curriculum that are educationally sound, fair, neutral, and objective.
§ 49-5-5614. Access to Evaluation Data From Teacher Training Programs
The department of education shall provide all state board of education approved teacher training programs access to annual evaluation data for teachers and principals graduating from the programs for a minimum of five (5) years following the completion of the program. Data made available to teacher training programs shall not be a public record and […]
§ 49-5-5615. Training on Teacher Code of Ethics Required
State-approved teacher preparation programs shall require all teacher candidates to complete training on the teacher code of ethics found in part 10 of this chapter as part of the program.
§ 49-5-5616. Report of State-Board-of-Education Approved Teacher Preparation Program
Each state-board-of-education approved teacher preparation program shall report for each school year: The number of its program completers who, in the completer’s first year of service as a teacher of record, received a score of “below expectations” or “significantly below expectations” on the completer’s overall evaluation. The report shall be filed with the Tennessee higher […]
§ 49-5-5617. Requirements for Teacher Endorsement
All courses taken toward meeting the requirement for a teacher endorsement shall be selected from those courses required for an academic major in the various fields of the arts and sciences or from colleges of business or engineering, if applicable. This requirement shall not apply to standard methods courses or other courses designed especially for […]
§ 49-5-5618. Teacher Training Faculty Involvement in Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
All full-time educator preparation program faculty members, including academic deans or executive leaders of such educator preparation programs, who are involved in the preparation of teachers, shall further their professional development through direct personal involvement in the public school or local education agency setting of pre-kindergarten through grade twelve (pre-K-12) on an annual basis. The […]
§ 49-5-5607. State Board Review of Teacher Training Institutions — Probation — Revocation of State Approval — Annual Performance Reports — Promulgation of Rules
The state board of education shall review the scores on the state teachers examination from each public and private teacher training institution. Any institution that had thirty percent (30%) or more of its students fail the examination in the previous year shall be informed and placed on probationary status. Any institution that has thirty percent […]
§ 49-5-5608. Training for Teaching Children With Behavioral or Emotional Disorders
All teacher training institutions are encouraged to offer, and encourage all students to take, a course specifically designed for prevention and intervention strategies in behavioral/emotional disorders. This course should include information from the fields of psychology and education.
§ 49-5-1006. Report of Breach of Teacher Code of Ethics — Failure to Report
An educator who has personal knowledge of a breach by another educator of the teacher code of ethics prescribed in §§ 49-5-1003 and 49-5-1004 shall report the breach to the educator’s immediate supervisor, director of schools, or local board of education within thirty (30) days of discovering the breach. Failure to report a breach of […]