UH ACP Application Video Instructions
1. Choose a desired certification from the list below:
- EC-6 Core Subjects
- EC-6 Core Subjects + Bilingual Supplemental
- EC-6 Core Subjects + Special Education
- 4-8 Mathematics
- 4-8 Science
- 4-8 English Language Arts
- 4-8 Social Studies
- 7-12 English
- 7-12 Social Studies
- 7-12 History
2. Record a 3–5 minute video responding to the following:
- Thinking of your desired certification, why do you want to teach this age and/or content?
- How will you be an effective teacher?
- What is your biggest challenge for completing your teaching certification?
- How will you support the learning of all the students in your classroom?
- What experience do you have that has helped prepare you to be a teacher?
- What is your teaching philosophy?
*Helpful tips to consider
- Read through each question and consider your response before recording.
- Remember the goal is to showcase your strengths.
- Practice before you record.
- Dress professionally.
- Check your recording device and internet connection.
- Find a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed to record your interview.
- Save your video to MP4 or MOV format.
- Sign into YouTube or create an account.
- Upload your final video to YouTube.
- Set your video privacy to “unlisted.”
- Test your link to ensure it’s working and available for viewing.
- Save the link to your video for your UH ACP application.
4. Complete your UH ACP Application
- Review the Texas Administrative Code of Ethics (sections 247.1 and 247.2)
- Estimated time:15 minutes
- Watch the TEA Teacher Ethics Training Series (10 short videos)
- Estimated time: 1 hour
- Save the link of your recorded video. Question 14 is a field for your video link.
Thank you for your interest in UH ACP!