Next Step Guide (updated 6/1/21)
Welcome! We are excited you will be joining us this summer as the thirteenth UOTeach cohort.
The UOTeach/CTED Blog is designed to provide you with a searchable resource or roadmap to help you stay on top of classes, navigate program and licensure procedures, and access career prep opportunities. Please bookmark the UOTeach Current Student BLOG for use throughout the year.
We are taking advantage of ZOOM to invite you to a pre-orientation, Welcome & Summer Term Registration meeting. These meetings will briefly cover the material in the Next Step guide and open it up for questions. If you are unable to attend, be sure to follow the Next Step guide to register for summer courses.
Welcome & Summer Term Registration Meetings
| Mid-High Cohort Mtg | Elementary Cohort Mtg | Make up Drop-in Session |
| April 19 (video link) | April 20 (video link) | April 30 |
1) Getting In the System
If you are a new DUCK, before you can register, you’ll need to claim your DUCKID. To do this you need the PAC (Personal Access Code)# listed on your official UO Admissions Letter. With your DUCKID# you can set up your uomail.uoregon.edu and create your DUO two-step login. For help, you can watch the How to Claim your DUCKID video
Tech Service Support for Students is 6:00am to midnight daily.
| a) Claim your DUCK ID (95#) and UO email “___@uoregon.edu | b) Activate your UOmail |
| c) Check your DuckWeb for your Financial Aid award | d) Upload ID Card Photo |
| e) Download the Be a DUCK app | f) myUOHealth Student Portal upload immunizations |
| g) Activate your DUO two-step login |
For a healthier community and cleaner environment, the University of Oregon is Smoke- and Tobacco-Free, including e-cigarettes. See Alcohol and Other Drug policies.
2) Field Placement
Your field placement experience is central to your pre-service teacher training, as such, we are continuously working with district partners to make purposeful placement improvements.
Student teaching assignments are made by the faculty and partner school districts and not finalized until August. You will get your information on your Student Teaching assignment at the UOTeach Field Placement Orientation in August.
When you start your field placement in August is dependent on what district you are placed in and when that district has teachers reporting to work/training. You will be responsible for completing TSPC, UO, and district clearance requirements, prior to entering a building. This will be discussed at our August field placement orientation.
Candidates with accessibility issues should contact the Accessibility Education Center (AEC) to begin to make appropriate arrangements. See Get Started https://aec.uoregon.edu/getting-started
3) 2021-22 Financial Aid
By the first week in April, you should receive your 2021-22 (Fall-Spring) Financial Aid award letter. Your award will be based on your FASFA application and for up to the total cost of attendance, minus any other aid. Eligible students will also have the option of adding a Graduate PLUS loan to help cover the gap between the first loan and the rest of costs.
To receive summer term financial aid you will need to 1) enroll in your summer classes in May and 2) have completed a FAFSA for 2020-2021.
Financial Aid Timeline:
- Jan – March: Students should complete FAFSAs for both 2020-21 and 2021-2022
- April 1: new UO Ducks can start claiming UODuck ID# to access DuckWeb, UOmail, and
- Early April: 2021-22 Academic Year award letters for new UOTEACH students, current UO undergrads may find their letters in their DUCKWEB account.
- May 3-7: Student register for 2021 Summer term classes
- June 21: “Summer” Fin Aid awards available in DuckWeb.
- June 24 (Thurs) at 9:00AM: UOTeach FinAid Workshop zoom link (see “Fund My MEd“)
- July 1 Summer 2021 tuition due (assessed tuition, plus current and past-due balance)
If you have not received an email, please email the Financial Aid office to check on your status (financialaid@uoregon.edu).
4) Immunization Requirements
The University Health Center (UHC) requires you to submit evidence of immunizations (vaccines) and to complete a Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Questionnaire before arrival. If you haven’t already, please complete your mandatory vaccines:
See immunization requirements https://health.uoregon.edu/immunization-requirements
Using your UOID to login to myUOHealth Student Portal and enter the dates of your completed vaccines. Then upload a copy of either your vaccine record or the Certificate of Immunization Status form provided by the UO. Complete the “Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Questionnaire” in myUOHealth Student Portal. If you are at a higher risk of TB, you will be notified of further instructions.
The Health Center will place a pre-emptive hold on all incoming student accounts until they submit the immunization form and complete the TB screening questionnaire. For international students only, there is an additional pre-emptive hold that will be released only after submitting the health insurance compliance form.
5) Summer Class Registration
Follow these links to your summer class registration. Fall Term class registration is not until August.
6) Final Degree Transcripts
If you are completing your undergraduate degree spring 2021 from a university other than the University of Oregon, please be sure to have your official final degree transcript sent to the Office of Admissions. If your degree institutions offers official electronic copies you may have them send your transcripts directly to registrar@uoregon.edu (link sends e-mail).
7) Testing Extension
Mid-High cohort – COVID testing extension:
- Candidates who are not able to email a passing NES/ORELA subject area test by June 15, will now have until August 6 to obtain a passing test result. Candidates who are unable to meet this COVID emended deadline are responsible for setting up a meeting with the UOTeach director.
Elementary cohort:
- Candidates who were admitted to UOTeach prior to providing official evidence of having completed the required 200 level or higher Math or physical education prerequisites, will now have until August 6, to provide official course or passing NES/ORELA Elementary subtest II (Math) documentation. Candidates who are unable to meet this COVID emended deadline are responsible for setting up a meeting with UOTeach director.
- Elementary candidates with the required pre-requisite math courses (MATH 211-213, EDST 471/472), are not required to submit passing NES/ORELA Elementary Subtest I&II scores for program admission. However, it is highly recommendation that these licensure required tests are taken before entering the UOTeach program or soon after.
Resolving Conditional Admission Status
Incoming candidates offered “Conditional” admission in February will need to complete the Graduate School’s “Change of Graduate Classification” process and upload it to the UOTeach Program CANVAS by August 6. All conditional admit status must be resolved for teacher candidates to enter any form of UOTeach field placement.
Candidates with unresolved conditional status will be required to postpone the start of field experience, EDST 627 course, and fall term course registrations. Candidates in this predicament have two options, 1. take a leave from the program until the NES/ORELA admission requirement is resolved or 2. switch to the degree only Curriculum & Teacher Education program for an MS degree (this does not include any field placement or path to licensure).
8) Searching for Housing Options?
See our Cohort to Cohort: Program FAQ
9) Recommended Reading
Foundational reading is critical to begin your journey into the field of education. Many of you will ask for reading recommendations to get you started on this path. Below are three books I recommend you read over the next few months as you prepare to begin your master’s program in teaching.
| 1. What Kind of Citizen? Educating Our Children for the Common Good, |
2. Teaching To Change The World, 5th Edition |
3. PreReading for class * Sceneonradio.org (podcast) |
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These books help introduce you to the learning you will experience in UOTeach. They present the current state of education in the U.S. and explore what we need to do to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that “ensures every child the right to learn.”
10) Plan Ahead: UOTeach Calendar
You will need a planner for your year in UOTeach! You will be juggling classes, your field placement, trainings/workshops, and your home life. To help, please purchase a physical “Teacher Planner” and bring it to orientation. Here are some calendar options:
- Today’s Teacher by Blue Sky
- Amazon Calendar
- Teacher LESSON PLANNER
- Rethinking Schools – Planning to Change the World
Summer Start Up Calendar & Orientation
- April 20 Elementary Next Step Guide: Zoom Check In, 5:00-6:00pm
- April 30 Make up Drop in Session: 4:00-5:00pm
- May 3-7 Summer Course Registration to qualify for Summer FinAid
Orientation is an opportunity to learn about UOTeach, COE, and the university from the people who know it best, a combination of professional staff, professors, and current students. Be ready to become part of an educational learning community.
Throughout summer, we will offer various ongoing program orientation event / workshops to help support cohort building, career teacher knowledge and resilience.
| Date | Elementary Cohort | Mid-High Cohort | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/15 | Math Pre-Req admission documentation | Final NES/ORELA admission results | Extension to Aug 6 if necessary |
| 6/18(F) | Elementary Orientation: 9:00 – 11:30am (link) | Mid-High Orientation: 12:30 – 3:30pm (link) | Zoom |
| 6/19 (S) | Juneteenth Celebration | Juneteenth Celebration | UO/Oregon Holiday |
| 6/21 (M) | Financial aid refunds become available | Financial aid refunds become available | check DuckWeb |
| 6/21 (M) | Summer session-1 classes begin | Summer session-1 classes begin | Details in Canvas |
| 6/24 (R) | Financial Aid workshop 9:00 - 10:00am | Financial Aid workshop 9:00 - 10:00am | Zoom mtg (link here) |
| 7/1 | Summer 2021 tuition due | Summer 2021 tuition due | |
| 7/5 (M) | Holiday observed | Holiday observed | |
| 7/9 (F) | TSPC Clearance Workshop | TSPC Clearance Workshop | Via zoom |
| 7/19 (M) | Summer session-2 classes begin | Summer session-2 classes begin | |
| 8/13 (F) | All cohort mtg 1:30 - 3:00 | All cohort mtg 1:30 - 3:00 | Field Placement Orientation & Registration Advising |
| 8/31 | Fall Registration Re-Opens | Fall Registration Re-Opens | DuckWeb |
| 8/15-29 | Course break | Course break | |
| 8/30 - 9/24 | Start of School Field Placement | Start of School Field Placement | Designated site |
| 8/31 (T) | EDST 627 Intro Supp Learning Communities | EDST 627 Intro Supp Learning Communities | Practicum Observation |
| 9/6 (M) | Labor Day | Labor Day | observed |
| 9/23 (R) | All Cohort Sept Mtg | All Cohort Sept Mtg | 3:00-5:00pm |
11) Student Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
You should familiarize yourself not only with the UO student records privacy policy, but as a future teacher with student rights in general and the issues around consent and procedures for reviewing educational records. Under FERPA eligible students have the right to a) inspect and review student’s education records, b) request amendment of inaccurate/misleading records, c) prevent disclosure of information without consent.
As a UOTeach students we will have you submit a signed FERPA Release Form during orientation to authorize UOTeach to work with district partners to arrange your field experience. This release will remain in effect until and unless specifically revoked by me in writing.
12) Summer in Eugene
- When on campus, carry a water bottle because, yes, it gets hot in the summer, and one-time disposable plastic water bottles are the enemy. In addition bring your hiking shoes, sun screen and swim suite. Oregon is lovely in the summer.
- Connect & create UOTeach community activities – when campus re-opens, organize or join a softball team, ride the Blackberry Bramble, or float down the Willamette river.
- Maintain healthy school life balance habits – join a Rec Center yoga class, climbing, or basketball team. Stop by the UO Health Center to for health check ups and to access dental care, and the pharmacy. Be well by attending a Counseling Center support group services.
- Bring your BIKE – don’t have a bike, get one through the UO bike rental program or sign up for the Eugene Bike Share! Our campus and community is bike-friendly, with trails, bike lanes, and bike events. Join Eugene Moonlight Mash rides