Sentences with phrase «alternative certification programs allow»

Alternative certification programs allow those who hold at least a bachelors» degree in anything but education to obtain a teaching license.

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New Jersey's alternative - certification plan, which allows prospective teachers to bypass traditional teacher - training programs, has attracted nearly 1,000 candidates, one fouth of whom are from the state's parochial and private schools, a state education official reported last week.

Nontraditional candidates - namely recent college graduates and career changers who haven't attended a standard teacher - preparation program - often encounter serious roadblocks, even with the state's full endorsement of alternative certification programs that allow -LSB-...]

Meanwhile, states enacted new programs that allowed for the alternative certification of teachers, opening the school door to talented college students not willing to suffer through the mindless education courses states had mandated.

In 26 of the 47 states that allow alternative certification, the situation is as Finn describes, similar to standard - issue education school programs.

But regulations put forth by the Education Department in 2002 allow uncertified candidates in alternative - route programs to teach for up to three years while seeking certification.

-- At least 39 states, plus the District of Columbia, allow for alternative routes to initial school leader certification, either through an innovative or experimental preparation program or through nontraditional paths to certification.

Since last fall, he has been in charge of his own fourth - grade classroom through the state's Alternative Routes to Licensure program, which allows teachers to complete on - the - job certification in lieu of a university education program.

If you're looking to become a teacher in South Dakota but hold a bachelor's degree in a different field, the Alternative Route to Certification Program and Certificate Only options are that will allow you to become a certified teacher in a short amount of time.

Part of the federal budget agreement reached over the weekend by Congressional leaders and the Obama administration leaves in place a long - standing policy allowing teachers in alternative certification programs to be labeled highly qualified» under the No Child Left Behind Act.»

The intent of the law was to allow for an alternative to traditional college teacher - training programs, but much of the hang - up seems to be the fact that the alternative certification candidates, by definition, lack the university transcript the board expects to see.

Some have questioned whether teachers prepared through alternative certification programs meet those requirements, but Congress approved language that allows such teachers to be considered highly qualified through the 2012 — 13 school year.

NTEC specializes in the design of on - the - job alternative certification programs that allow committed adults to earn their license while serving their communities as full - time paid teachers.

This alternative certification program is available through various higher education universities throughout the state to allow candidates to choose the school that best serves their needs.

As commissioner, Steiner expanded the role of alternative training programs to allow them to certify teachers, a policy that two of his co-panelists — Hostetter and Macdonald — are now making the most of with their certification programs.