OAR 584-220-0170
Social Studies
(1)
Purpose: A Social Studies endorsement indicates that an educator is qualified to teach prekindergarten through grade 12 assignments in Social Studies as provided by the TSPC course catalogue for Social Studies.(2)
An educator is not authorized to teach in the endorsed area unless and until the endorsement is officially added to the license, except as provided OAR 584-210-0170 (Atypical Assignments) Atypical Assignments and OAR 584-210-0160 (License for Conditional Assignment), License on Conditional Assignment.(a)
Meet one of the following Social Studies content knowledge requirements:(A)
Provide documentation of a passing score on the Commission-approved subject mastery test for Social Studies; or(B)
Complete Commission-approved coursework of at least fifty-four quarter or thirty-six semester hours designed to develop competence in social studies, distributed as follows:(i)
World history;(ii)
Geography;(iii)
Political science;(iv)
Sociology;(v)
Psychology;(vi)
Anthropology;(vii)
Economics; and(viii)
U.S. history.(C)
At least fifty percent (50%) of the Social Studies coursework must have been completed within five years prior to the date of application for the endorsement.(b)
Meet one of the following Social Studies pedagogy requirements:(A)
Admission to and Completion of a Commission-approved Social Studies preparation program; or(B)
Complete a Social Studies pedagogy course of at least three quarter or two semester hours acceptable to the Commission. The course must include the word pedagogy or methods in the course title or must be acceptable to the Commission upon evaluation of course syllabi or other evidence; or(C)
Complete a supervised practicum in a Social Studies assignment in a public school setting. To verify the practicum, a school district must submit a PEER form and a statement verifying that:(i)
The applicant completed at least 60 hours of a supervised practicum in Social Studies courses;(ii)
The practicum was supervised by a teacher holding a Professional, Teacher Leader or Legacy Teaching license with a Social Studies endorsement. If the school or school district is unable to provide a teacher with a Social Studies endorsement, the school or school district may permit a teacher holding a Professional, Teacher Leader or Legacy Teaching license with an alternate endorsement to supervise the practicum, as approved by the Director of Licensure. The reason for using a supervisor with an alternate endorsement must be noted on the verification statement for the practicum; and(iii)
The applicant has obtained the required pedagogy skills to teach Social Studies.(D)
At the Executive Director’s or Licensure Director’s discretion, other Social Studies teaching experience such as teaching in at a post-secondary institution or in a private school setting may qualify to satisfy the practicum experience. In these settings, verification from the employer of satisfactory completion of the teaching experience with at least 60 clock hours of Social Studies instruction is required to qualify as a suitable practicum to add the endorsement.(c)
Submit a complete and correct application to obtain the endorsement in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050 (Fees).(4)
Adding to Other Existing Licenses: To be eligible to add a Social Studies endorsement to a Professional, Teacher Leader or Legacy teaching license, an applicant must:(a)
Meet one of the following content knowledge requirements:(A)
Provide documentation of a passing score on the Commission-approved subject mastery test for Social Studies; or(B)
Complete Commission-approved coursework of at least fifty-four quarter or thirty-six semester hours designed to develop competence in social studies, distributed as follows:(i)
World history;(ii)
Geography;(iii)
Political science;(iv)
Sociology;(v)
Psychology,;(vi)
Anthropology;(vii)
Economics; and(viii)
U.S. history.(C)
At least fifty percent (50%) of the Social Studies coursework must have been completed within five years prior to the date of application for the endorsement.(b)
Submit a complete and correct application to obtain the endorsement in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050 (Fees).
Source:
Rule 584-220-0170 — Social Studies, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=584-220-0170.