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Getting Started
Why teach, and why choose EIU to become a teacher?
EIU teacher education programs
Admission to Teacher Education meetings
University Admission to Teacher Education
Making Progress
Creating an ISBE ELIS account
Financial aid for education majors
Criminal history check
Speech and hearing clearance
Illinois Mandated Reporter Training
Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) - Required content tests
Professional education budget considerations
Ballenger Teachers Center (Booth Library)
Instructional Technology Center (Buzzard Hall)
EIU Rural School Initiative / Rural Teacher Corps
Finishing Up
Student teaching handbook
Subsequent teaching endorsements
Additional Entitlement Request Form
IASA Illinois Education Job Bank
Current Positions Posted at EIU Career Services
Out of state teacher licensure information
General Information
EIU Council on Teacher Education
Conceptual Framework brochure
Annual Reporting Measures
State of Illinois Links
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Illinois Professional Teaching Standards
Illinois Learning Standards