Sentences with phrase «alternative certification programs like»

We argue that universities» teacher education programs — and highly - touted alternative certification programs like Teach for America — perpetuate out - of - date models of teaching and learning.

Additionally, in 2013 the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) approved a series of new standards for teacher certification preparation programs that hold both traditional four - year university - based programs and alternative certification programs like TFA to the same standards.

I agree with the «grow - your - own» strategy; our network of schools has partnered with alternative certification programs like Relay Graduate School of Education to try to get more of our graduates to look at education as a viable and valuable career.

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Furthermore, with the proliferation of alternative certification and programs like Teach for America, the practice of hiring teachers without formal degrees in education or classroom experience is fairly well established.

Four visits over two years may not seem like much, but the two - year idea exchange between an ACE teacher and a respected veteran provides far more follow - up than most other alternative certification programs.

Like alternative certification programs, ACE considers the teachers» classroom immersion their teaching practicum, granting eight credits for an ongoing class called Supervised Teaching.

Indeed, many states have created «alternative - certification» routes, though many look a whole lot like (and are largely controlled by) traditional programs.

Those changes have made the city fertile ground for the expansion of alternative - certification programs like Teach for America and Teach Memphis, according to Athena Turner, the executive director of Teach for America in Memphis.

Although schools of education are in competition with some of the alternative certification programs for students, some of the schools like what they see in the residency model.

Craig, who spoke on behalf of the Indianapolis NAACP at Wednesday's State Board meeting, says she liked what she heard from McGrew and doesn't have a problem with all alternative certification programs.

In the 2000s, the state supported districts developing alternative certification programs to target shortage areas, like special education, math and science.

How do alternative teacher certification programs like Teach for America (TFA), which require a two - year commitment from corps members to teach in low - income urban and rural schools, contribute to teacher attrition?