The iteach Virginia coursework consists of an introductory course, and 6 pedagogical content courses. Certain certification areas will require additional coursework during the residency phase of the program.
Please keep in mind that, regardless of any previous educator training or experience, each course must be completed and passed per our program approval with the state.
Below is a list of the courses and their titles. You can find more information about these courses and the activities you may complete while taking them in the master syllabus, which is found in course TCVA 5000 and online on the iteach VA website.
To be completed for program application evaluation:
- Introduction to iteach: Provisionally Licensed (Provisional Holders)
- Introduction to iteach: Non-Provisionally Licensed (Provisional Seekers)
Pegagogical Courses: (Courses taken sequentially, one at a time, after full enrollment)
- TCVA 5000 – Professional Learning and the Path to Certification
- TCVA 5100 - Learning Environments
- TCVA 5200 - Learner Development
- TCVA 5300 - Planning for Instruction & Assessment
- TCVA 5400 - Literacy, Technology, & Pedagogical Content Knowledge
- TCVA 5500 - Learner Differences and Adaptations for Students with Disabilities
- TCVA 5600 - Diverse Populations, ELLs, & BILs
Some areas of certification require additional courses after beginning the residency phase of the program. Each of those areas is listed below.
Middle-Grade Certifications 6-8
- CCVA 6005 - Critical Reading and Writing
Special Education: Adaptive Curriculum K-12
- CCVA 6600 – Teaching Special Education **
- CCVA 6601 – Special Education in the School Community
- CCVA 6602 – Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities
- CCVA 6603 – Special Education Transitions
Special Education: General Curriculum K12
- CCVA 6600 – Teaching Special Education **
- CCVA 6601 – Special Education in the School Community
- CCVA 6603 – Special Education Transitions
- CCVA 9002 – Teaching Elementary English
- CCVA 9003 – Teaching Elementary Math
** 6600 meets the prerequisite for Special Education Provisional Licensure, but is also required as part of the full course sequence**
Elementary Education PK-6:
- CCVA 9002 – Teaching Elementary English
- CCVA 9003 – Teaching Elementary Math
- CCVA 9004 – Teaching Elementary Science
- CCVA 9005 – Teaching Elementary Social Studies