Sentences with phrase «allow alternative certification»

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

One of those who testified against allowing alternative certification candidates to teach ELLs was a TFA alumna Rigel Massaro (pictured, courtesy EdSource Today).

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Cruzan entered the high school teaching profession through one of the so - called «alternative pathways» to certification that exist in nearly every state, which allow participants to earn state teaching credentials without taking a traditional bachelors or graduate degree in teaching.

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.

Districts were allowed to offer alternative certification.

It has also participated in the development of the Common Core Standards initiative; created alternative - certification routes that allow organizations other than education schools to give teachers credentials; improved its teacher pipeline through strong partnerships with the New Teacher Project and Teacher for America; and experimented with performance - based compensation in 41 school districts.

The variation in state practice allows us to provide some preliminary answers to questions frequently raised about alternative certification: Do states that provide a genuine alternative, not simply a symbolic one, recruit more teachers who take the alternative certification route?

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.

71 % agree that in order to attract new teachers, alternative certification methods must be expanded, allowing degreed professionals an easier path to the classroom.

Continue reading Hearing on HB 1498, allowing alternatives to certification for CTE instructors, on January 30 at 10 a.m.

-- 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.

Although alternative pathways to a teaching career were rare in the 1980s, 49 U.S. states now allow some form of alternative certification (Feistritzer, 2008).

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.

Alternative 5 is an on - the - job training option which allows an individual to attain certification in elementary and secondary teaching areas if the candidate has a bachelor's degree, (a 2.50 GPA overall and at least 30 credits in the area they wish to pursue certification), and if a local school district is willing to assume the responsibility for training and supervising the teacher candidate.

Title II allows states to expand alternative routes to certification and recruitment of industry professionals.

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

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.

This will allow companies to make their existing range of smart home devices compatible with Apple's framework, even if they were created without MFi certification or use alternative networking protocols such as ZigBee or Z - Wave.