§ 20-28-5-16.5 — Initial practitioner license; degree in STEM subject; academic credit; requirements

Indiana § 20-28-5-16.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 28: SCHOOL TEACHERS
• Ch. 5: Licenses

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5. (a) The department shall grant an initial
practitioner license to an individual who meets the following
requirements:
(1) The individual holds a bachelor's degree with a grade point
average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale from an accredited
postsecondary educational institution with a major in any
combination of the following:
(A) Science.
(B) Technology.
(C) Engineering.
(D) Mathematics.
(2) The individual successfully completes a total of at least nine
(9) academic credits in courses that include instruction on the
following:
(A) High impact practices in:
(i) lesson planning;
(ii) instructional design;
(iii) instructional activities;
(iv) integrating learning modalities; and
(v) developing laboratory experiments.
(B) The use of:
(i) digital media;
(ii) learning management software; and
(iii) technology to maximize learning.
(C) Teaching:
(i) inductive and deductive reasoning;
(ii) metacognition;
(iii) problem framing;
(iv) interpreting results; and
(v) data based decision making.
(D) Best practices to evaluate student learning through:
(i) diagnostic assessment;
(ii) direct and indirect assessment; and
(iii) formative and summative assessment.
(E) Creating feedback loops.
(F) Fostering engagement and using peer to peer learning and
other small group strategies.
(G) Providing constructive feedback and preventing disruptive
behavior.
(H) Early intervention strategies and professional standards.
(I) Teaching students with disabilities.
(3) The individual demonstrates proficiency through a written
examination in the knowledge of the areas in which the individual
is required to have a license to teach, as described in section
12(b)(2) of this chapter.
(4) The individual has completed the training described in section
12.3 of this chapter.
(5) The individual participates in one (1) or more of the following,
as determined by the department:
(A) Job shadowing.
(B) Field experiences.
(C) Teaching cooperatives.
(D) Full-term student teaching.
(b) An individual who receives an initial practitioner license under
this section:
(1) may only teach in any combination of grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, or 12, as determined by the department;
(2) shall be treated in the same manner as an individual who
receives an initial practitioner license after completing a
traditional teacher preparation program; and
(3) must be treated in the same manner as a traditional teacher
preparation program graduate during the transition from an initial
practitioner license to a practitioner license.
(c) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer
this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.194-2025, SEC.2.