Texas Even Start Administrative Manual

June 2004, (Revised January 2008, September 2008)

Credential Model CREDITS

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The Texas Adult Education Credential Model is the outcome of a three-year Adult Education Credential Project conducted by the Texas State University The Education Institute (TEI). The main objective of the project was to study the nature of the adult education workforce and to propose a credentialing process that would support the field. The GREAT Centers have been asked to develop a plan for implementation of the Texas Adult Education Credential Model within their regions.

Participation in the Credential Model is voluntary. Teachers who desire to seek the Adult Education Credential must complete at least 125 points assigned to six different content areas:

Content Area	Points
Principles of Adult Learning	25
The Teaching-Learning Transaction with Adult Students	30
Diverse Learning Styles, Abilities and Cultures	20
Integrating Technology into Adult Learning	20
Accountability Systems	15
Field Participation	15

Each content area is assigned a minimum number of points which the teacher must acquire in order to be eligible for the credential. Teachers may accrue points by participating in various activities that might include a combination of the following:

• attendance of an institute
• university course
• online course
• instructor observation
• mentorship
• study group
• workshop
• conference session
• presentation at a conference
• development of web pages
• instructional evaluation
• Project IDEA
• Teacher Action Research Externship

CREDITS

All professional development activity incurred into by instructional staff pursuing the Adult Education Credential will be entered into CREDITS, an interactive web-enabled system designed to manage, track, and report the Credentials of the Adult Education staff and the progress toward achieving that credential of individual instructors. CREDITS will be maintained at TEA and interact with the Texas Educating Adults Management System (TEAMS) database. Educators selecting to pursue a credential must be a teacher in the Texas Educating Adults Management System (TEAMS).

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