English OSAT Taken, Results Dec. 11

November 16, 2009 in Theory & Policy

I took my English OSAT yesterday. For those of you who don't know, OSAT stands for Oklahoma Subject Area Test. This is the second step in getting my certification, after taking the OGET (Oklahoma General Education Test). I'll take the Journalism OSAT, which corresponds to my degree, in January.

If (Wait, let's be confident and say “when!”) I pass the OSATs, I'll need to pass an OSBI (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation) and FBI check, which shouldn't be a problem. I don't even have a speeding ticket. (Now watch. Since I just published that, I'll go out tomorrow and get one. ha ha.)

I'll then need to apply to and receive a recommendation from the Teacher Competency Review Panel. This will get me the alternative certification, which I am qualified to seek because I have a college degree.

After that, I'll have three years in which to take 6 semester hours of professional education courses to receive a standard teaching certification.

Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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Michelle Boyd Waters is the founder of reThink ELA, where she creates research-informed resources that help middle and high school English teachers build stronger communities of readers and writers. After teaching secondary English for 10 years, Michelle has continued working alongside educators and students as a university composition instructor, writing center director, teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project, and mentor to new teachers. Her work brings together classroom experience, literacy research, and writing center pedagogy to create practical resources that support authentic reading, meaningful writing, and student voice. Through reThink ELA, she helps teachers create classrooms where both students and educators can thrive.