Requirements vary depending on the TLC Certificate track you choose to pursue:

Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Track: 

1. Submit your Plan of Study for approval
2. Participate in at least 6 workshops that align with the objectives in your Plan of Study
3. Complete the 10 hour volunteer experience in an education setting

UI REACH Track: 

1. Participate in the mandatory UI REACH training workshop, plus 3 UI REACH identified workshops and 2 workshops of your interest
2. Complete 10 hours of UI REACH-focused volunteer experience (preassigned)

Multilingual Learners (ML) Track: 

1. Participate in the 4 predefined mandatory workshops of this track and 2 workshops of your interest
2. Complete 10 hours of volunteer experience with a focus on English Language Learners, preferably in an educational setting

Social-Emotional-Behavioral Mental Health (SEBMH) Track:

1. Participate in the mandatory Introduction to SEBMH workshop, plus 3 SEBMH-identified workshops and 2 workshops of your interest
2. Complete 10 hours of SEBMH-focused volunteer experience in the ICCSD (preassigned)

Advanced Academics and Talented Development (AATD) Track:

1. Participate in 4 AATD-identified workshops plus 2 workshops of your interest
2. Complete 10 hours of volunteer experience with a focus on gifted and talented students, preferably in an educational setting

Dyslexia (D) Track:

1. Participate in all 5 mandatory D-identified workshops plus 1 workshop of your interest
2. Complete 10 hours of volunteer experience with a focus on children identified as dyslexic (language-based learning disability), preferably in an educational setting

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Design, and Math (STEAM) Track:

1. Participate in 6 mandatory STEAM-identified workshops (7 workshops offered). Student must attend the first and last workshops (offered multiple times throughout the semester) and choose 4 of the remaining 5 workshops of your interest
2. Complete 10 hours of volunteer experience in the College of Education’s temporary educational makerspace currently being outfitted at the Kirkwood Regional Center (preassigned)

Global Opportunities (GO) Track:

1. Participate in 4 GO-identified workshops plus 2 workshops of your interest 
2. Complete 10 hours of volunteer experience preferably in an educational setting

Be sure to visit the information page for your desired TLC Certificate track in ICON for more detailed information about your track requirements.

Workshops and volunteer hours must be completed prior to student teaching. The volunteer hours you complete for the Teacher Leader Certificate are separate from the hours you completed prior to admission into the Teacher Education Program. The hours you completed for admission do NOT count toward the completion of your Teacher Leader Certificate. The volunteer experience required for the certificate does NOT include the volunteer hours necessary prior to admission into the Teacher Education Program.