Participants must create a personal account to access and complete the program modules.

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Concordia College Information

B.R.E.W. Statement

The mission of Concordia College and the Department of Education offers the means to engage in humane, energetic, knowledgeable, and professional ways with your immediate world setting as well as globally. The effort you put toward being responsibly engaged in the world should be evident in the way you approach teaching and students.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Concordia College values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to providing students with access to mental health services and equitable access to learning opportunities.

The Counseling Center and Disability Services Office (Old Main 109A) is the campus office that helps students find solutions and relief through talk therapy, and reasonable accommodations. Additional Community and Online Resources are also available on Cobbernet.

• If you feel stressed, anxious, worried, or lonely, please consider contacting a staff member in the Counseling Center and Disability Services Office to learn more, or to set up an appointment with a counselor. All appointments are free and confidential and can be arranged by emailing counseling@cord.edu, or calling (218)299-3514, or by stopping in Lower Level, Old Main, room 109A.
• If you have, or think you may have, a disability (e.g., mental health, attention, learning, autism spectrum disorders, chronic health, traumatic brain injury and concussions, vision, hearing, mobility, or speech impairments), please contact the Director of the Counseling Center and Disability Services Office to arrange a confidential discussion regarding equitable access and reasonable accommodations. Appointments can be arranged by emailing counseling@cord.edu, or calling (218)299-3514, or by stopping in Lower Level, Old Main, room 109A.
• Accommodations can be coordinated with the staff in the Counseling Center and Disability Services Office. To receive reasonable and appropriate accommodations in your course(s), you will need to share your Letter of Accommodation (LOA) with your class instructor(s) as soon as possible so necessary arrangements can be made. Accommodations can start only after the LOA has been shared with your instructor, and accommodations are not retroactive. Your information will be kept confidential.
• For additional information on accommodations (e.g., accommodation petition process or appeal process for accommodation plans) please see the Policy for the Accommodation of Students with Disabilities in the Concordia College Course Catalog.

Please contact me if you feel there are aspects of my instruction, or design that are making that could better support your learning.

Diversity Statement

Concordia College aspires to be a diverse community that affirms an abundance of identities, experiences, and perspectives in order to imagine, examine, and implement possibilities for individual and communal thriving. Critical thinking grounded in the liberal arts compels us to participate in intentional dialogue, careful self-reflection, and honest interactions about difference, power, and inequity. As responsible engagement in the world calls us to recognize worlds that are familiar or unfamiliar, visible or less visible, Concordia will act to increase and support diversity in all areas of college life.

Academic Integrity

The students and faculty of Concordia College are committed to the expectations and procedures set forth in the joint statement on academic responsibility. Academic honesty is expected of all students at all times. Dishonesty (e.g., cheating or plagiarism) will result in a minimal penalty of failing the exam or assignment in question. Some offenses constitute grounds for failing the course.

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PELSB Information

Licensure via Portfolio is a non-traditional option for earning a Minnesota teaching license. The portfolio provides an alternative process to assess the knowledge, skills and competencies of individuals seeking a license who may not have completed an approved teacher preparation program in the licensure field being sought.

Licensure via Portfolio Handout

Step 1: Eligibility Determination

If you would like to apply for an initial Tier 3 license

• An applicant must have a minimum of a regionally accredited baccalaureate degree (or Career and Technical Education exception), and one of the following; (1) a year-long mentorship program aligned to board-adopted criteria; or (2) two years of experience teaching as the teacher of record in the licensure area sought, may be able to use the licensure via portfolio process as an alternative pathway to a Tier 3 license.
• Review the Licensure Grids for specific standards to determine ability to demonstrate competency for all standards.
• Download the Eligibility Form-Initial. Submit to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board along with requested documentation.
• After the documents are reviewed by the PELSB committee, applicants are notified if they are eligible to submit a portfolio, and if they are they will receive instructions and guidelines on how to prepare the portfolio.

After the documents are reviewed by the PELSB committee, applicants are notified if they are eligible to submit a portfolio, and if they are they will receive instructions and guidelines on how to prepare the portfolio.

Step 2: Portfolio Evaluation

• The evaluation of your portfolio will be completed 90 days after the submission of your portfolio and review fee. Evaluation review of portfolios is performed by external content experts. Initial licensure applicants will have their Standards of Effective Practice portfolio reviewed by a panel.
• The portfolio fee is $300 for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted subsequently.
• Portfolio Review Fees are non-refundable.

Step 3: Testing Requirement

In order for the application to be complete, you must pass all required testing. Please refer to the testing requirements for information about the required testing.

Step 4: Final Recommendation

The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board provides recommendation for approval or denial of the submitted portfolio.

• Approved
  You will be recommended for licensure and may submit an application for a Minnesota Teaching License. Application fees will apply.
• Not Approved
  You may resubmit your portfolio one time to provide further competency in areas identified as deficient in the evaluation. Mailing expenses will be billed to the applicant.

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Education Department

Dr. Cassandra Glynn
Associate Professor of Education
Director of Graduate Education
cglynn@cord.edu

Dr. Teri Langlie
Associate Professor of Education
langlie@cord.edu

State Information

Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
pelsb@state.mn.us
651.539.4200

For technical assistance, please contact the Graduate & Continuing Studies team at the email below.

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