Section R7-2-601. Definitions

In this Article, the following definitions apply unless the context otherwise requires:

1.        “Accredited institution” means one which is listed as accredited in the current Higher Education Directory. An institution based outside the United States shall be con- sidered accredited if an approved foreign document eval- uation firm approved by the Department declares it to be comparable to an accredited American institution.

2.        “Board” means the State Board of Education.

3.        “CTE” means Career and Technical Education.

4.        “Department” means the Arizona Department of Educa- tion.

5.        “Practicum” means a period of structured observation and practice of the skills being learned, supervised by an indi- vidual trained in that area. The commonly used terms “student teaching,” “internship,” “residency,” or “obser- vation course” are included in this definition.

6.        “Professional development” means training to increase skills related to the occupation of education.

7.        “Teaching experience” means full-time employment which included full responsibility for the planning and delivery of instruction and evaluation of student learning.

Historical Note

Former Section R7-2-601 repealed, new Section R7-2- 601 adopted effective December 4, 1978 (Supp. 78-6). Amended subsection (C) effective May 31, 1983 (Supp. 83-3). Amended subsection (I) effective September 12, 1989 (Supp. 89-3). Amended effective August 14, 1991

(Supp. 91-3). Amended effective July 30, 1992 (Supp. 92-3). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective March 10, 1994 (Supp. 94-1). Amended effective July 25,

1994 (Supp. 94-3). Amended effective September 20,

1996 (Supp. 96-3). Amended effective March 6, 1997 (Supp. 97-1). Typographical error corrected in subsection

(A) (Supp. 97-3). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective December 3, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1249, effective May 24,

2010 (Supp. 10-4).