Not exact matches
Authorized
by Congress in 2002, the Noyce
program gives funding to partnering college - and university - based
alternative certification programs to recruit and provide scholarships and stipends to people in the process of earning degrees in STEM disciplines.
For scientists looking for such
programs, a good place to start is the National Center for
Alternative Certification (NCAC), which offers a state - by - state guide to alternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate t
Alternative Certification (NCAC), which offers a state - by - state guide to alternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate
Certification (NCAC), which offers a state -
by - state guide to
alternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate t
alternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate
certification requirements and links to
programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate the process.
In a news release on the study
Alternative Teacher Certification: A State - by - State Analysis 2000, the NCEI reported that, in the past two years alone, 14 states have either passed or introduced legislation to establish alternative programs that prepare and certify individuals with bachelor's degrees (and often advanced degrees) who want to becom
Alternative Teacher
Certification: A State -
by - State Analysis 2000, the NCEI reported that, in the past two years alone, 14 states have either passed or introduced legislation to establish
alternative programs that prepare and certify individuals with bachelor's degrees (and often advanced degrees) who want to becom
alternative programs that prepare and certify individuals with bachelor's degrees (and often advanced degrees) who want to become teachers.
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.
The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department
by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified
by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to
alternative high school and high school equivalency
programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess
certification.
Indeed, many states have created «
alternative -
certification» routes, though many look a whole lot like (and are largely controlled
by) traditional
programs.
The three - year study of
alternative certification programs was conducted
by Pforzheimer Professor Susan Moore Johnson and HGSE graduates Sarah Birkeland, Ed.D.» 05, and Heather G. Peske, Ed.D.» 05.
While virtually all paths to the classroom have seen declines since 2003, according to Fuller's analysis, for - profit
alternative certification programs have grown
by 23 percent.
Successful completion of an
alternative certification program pursuant to s. 1004.85 and achievement of a passing score on the professional education competency examination required
by rule of the State Board of Education.
Many CMOs accomplish more diverse hiring
by partnering with
alternative certification programs such as Teach for America and the Relay Graduate School of Education.
Responding to a calling to teach, Grant became an Arizona Teaching Fellows, an
alternative certification program sponsored
by The New Teacher Project.
Amy is certified (grades K - 8 Elementary, and grades 9 - 12 Secondary Social Studies)
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and also has
certification in the Teacher Education
Program by the National Coalition of
Alternative Community Schools.
The nonprofit New Teacher Project (TNTP), an
alternative teacher -
certification and advocacy group, surveyed more than 10,500 teachers in three large public school districts and one charter school network to assess whether teacher development
programs organized
by the districts have helped teachers improve.
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.»
Professionals with a bachelor's degree in other areas can fill some of these teaching jobs
by transitioning into teaching through
alternative certification programs.
She enrolled in an
alternative certification program in June, and
by August she was the teacher of record in her own self - contained classroom with profoundly disabled students.
But Senator Bernie Sanders's (I - VT) proposal to add some teeth to the bill's highly qualified teacher provisions
by requiring districts to provide mentoring and professional development to teachers who have not completed a state - approved teacher preparation
program and obtained full
certification was rejected out of concerns that it would harm Teach For America and other
alternative certification programs.
On top of the flexibility created
by last year's
alternative certification law, CSP's bill would give charters where at least half of students are impoverished the ability to hire teachers who are licensed in other states and those who have completed
alternative licensure
programs in other states and taught for at least two years in high - poverty schools.
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.
However, observations conducted
by the author as a mathematics teacher and mentor in the district's
Alternative Certification Program revealed that most teachers were not using the available technology effectively to promote student learning.
The Training and Knowledge Management team shares Flamboyan's approach to effective family engagement with educators at all points in their careers
by managing, supporting, developing, and facilitating trainings and learning opportunities for the Family Engagement Partnership (FEP),
Alternative Certification Programs and in Flamboyan's Professional Learning Communities and Fellowships.
Conceptions of teaching science held
by novice teachers in an
alternative certification program.
If you already have a Bachelor's degree, you may get certified fairly quickly
by pursuing an
alternative certification program or a Master's degree.
JSU's online master of arts in teaching degree adheres to guidelines defined
by the Mississippi Department of Education as an «
alternative route»
program to teacher
certification.
Federal data about the state's accredited teacher preparation
programs analyzed
by StateImpact show that most Indiana colleges offer both traditional
certification programs as well as «
alternative»
certification programs.
Whether such
programs are run
by traditional teacher preparation
programs, districts, or
alternative certification providers, they have great potential to transform teachers» entry into the teaching profession.
Additionally,
programs that offer
alternative routes to
certification other than the traditional model, such as Teach For America, provide perhaps the ultimate field experience
by placing teaching students in classrooms after completing limited training.
A final
alternative is to wow the employer with a list of relevant
certifications, licenses, and / or professional development courses, including training
programs, seminars, and workshops provided
by credentialed services.