«White smoke»: A wag's apt metaphor for Monday's news of an end to Dayton's stalemate with the Legislature over
alternative teacher licensing.
Teach for America — Nashville,
an alternative teacher licensing program, recruited here two years into Dean's tenure in 2009, is now the # 1 teacher prep program in the state!
Charter schools, school uniforms, year - round calendar, and
alternative teacher licensing programs all hit the scene hard and fast and met resistance every step of the way.
Not exact matches
California, where thousands
teachers are either working with emergency
licenses or teaching outside their fields of expertise, has set up a network of
alternative - certification programs in its drive to train more
teachers.
In the new Wisconsin requirements,
teacher - preparing institutions and
alternative providers alike must give evidence of multiple, complex assessments tied to the standards for the initial
license.
Studies also have found that
teachers coming through
alternative routes perform at least as well, if not better, on state
licensing exams than traditional graduates.
You're considered to have received full state certification even if you received your certification through
alternative routes to certification or by passing the state
teacher licensing examination.
Among the many strategies for improving public school teaching — performance pay,
alternative certification,
licensing exams, and professional practice schools — reformers have long neglected a potentially powerful one:
teacher evaluations.
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Teacher Development Center (TDC) Program is a one - to - three year accelerated, performance based, intensive Alternative Licensure teacher preparation program for emergency licensed teachers and those wanting to add a l
Teacher Development Center (TDC) Program is a one - to - three year accelerated, performance based, intensive
Alternative Licensure
teacher preparation program for emergency licensed teachers and those wanting to add a l
teacher preparation program for emergency
licensed teachers and those wanting to add a
license.
Anyone with a bachelor's degree who has completed an
alternative teacher certification program and has passed a background check also could receive a teaching
license under the plan.
For instance, the number of
alternative certification programs, that offer a teaching
license without completing a traditional
teacher certification program, and their graduates have skyrocketed since the Bush administration first published their America 2000 educational strategic plan, widely promoting their use to meet the growing need for certified
teachers.
Last November, the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC), on which I was appointed to serve by Governor Rick Perry, narrowly approved a very controversial rule authorizing probationary certification to aspiring
teachers who want to be
licensed to teach using an
alternative to the traditional certification route, typically through the colleges of education.
An Assembly companion bill, AB 423, to a Senate proposal (SB 299) was introduced to expand the
teacher education programs that allow educators to obtain an initial teaching
license under the
alternative teacher licensure path to include
teacher education programs approved by the Association Montessori Internationale.
As a secondary classroom
teacher of 30 years, I fully support the new Academic Path to Teaching program for its rigor and its accessibility to potential
teachers seeking an
alternative licensing route.
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On top of that, our state board recently approved yet another
alternative licensing route that will result in even more
teachers entering classrooms unprepared to teach.
Mainly for international readers, this section provides a brief history of
teacher education in the United States and discusses such issues as who grants the teaching
license, recent developments and future trends in
teacher preparation (e.g., high - stakes testing, disallowing «education» as a major,
alternative certification), and the emergence of the bilingual education endorsement.
§ 49-5-108 (a), the Board of Education has promulgated rules (which have the force of law) for
alternative license paths for
teacher and principal preparation programs.
No more than 10 percent of the state's funds can be spent on state activities, such as reforming special education and regular education
teacher certification (including recertification) or
licensing requirements and carrying out programs that establish, expand, or improve
alternative routes for state certification of special education
teachers.
One of the state's Regional
Alternative Licensing Centers (RALC) can help determine what coursework is needed and perform evaluations geared to the needs of lateral entry
teachers.
Yep, as in
alternative pathways to
teacher licensing, one of the education reforms currently under debate in statehouses coast to coast.
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.
Critics, including leaders at Education Minnesota and some of the state's traditional
teacher colleges, argue the opposite, insisting that schools staffed by
alternative license holders do not post higher test scores.
Most school boards will seek
licensed teachers and use
alternative licensure only when necessary.
The new state «
alternative certification» law was supposed to go into effect Aug. 1, 2011, but the Minnesota Board of Teaching has yet to create a process for
licensing the
teachers.
Critics countered that the law did not ask the board to evaluate the quality of the out - of - state programs, instead requiring it to «issue a standard
license to an otherwise qualified
teacher candidate under this section who successfully performs throughout a program under this section, successfully completes all required skills, pedagogy and content area examinations,» and either demonstrates proficiency to a site - based evaluation team or completed an
alternative certification program in another state.
I also worked with the legislation on changing the
alternative licensing process and will continue to do whatever it takes to support this process if it means
teachers like Mrs. Spotts and Mrs. Pastor will be able to touch the lives of all of our children.
Two years ago, Gov. Mark Dayton signed two laws that would enable
teachers certified by
alternative training programs to qualify for Minnesota teaching
licenses.
«The Board of Teaching must issue a standard
license to an otherwise qualified
teacher candidate under this section who successfully performs throughout a program under this section, successfully completes all required skills, pedagogy and content area examinations,» and either demonstrates proficiency to a site - based evaluation team or completed an
alternative certification program in another state.
Montana offers a Class 5
alternative license which lasts for three years while a candidate completes a valid
teacher preparation program and / or the requisite coursework.
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.
The improvements in
teacher quality could also be a reflection of policy changes begun in 1998 to embrace
alternative certification and to disallow emergency
licenses, the research surmises.
Reports indicate that part of this increase is related to potential
teachers being unable to pass a new state test, known as the Foundations of Reading Test.74 As a result of staffing issues, the Wisconsin DPI has issued an emergency rule easing
licensing requirements and is pursuing a rule that would further ease the
licensing process and eliminate state GPA and Praxis test score requirements for
teacher prep programs.75 This increase in
teachers with
alternative forms of certification may lead to future problems with
teacher retention.
Complete a state - approved
teacher preparation program through an accredited institution or approved
alternative - route program, or verify at least 3 years of K - 12 teaching experience outside of Washington State and hold a valid teaching
license in another state
The only
alternative license available in Tennessee is the Transitional License, which is issued to an individual who is employed as a teacher while still completing specific licensure requirements and is only valid for
license available in Tennessee is the Transitional
License, which is issued to an individual who is employed as a teacher while still completing specific licensure requirements and is only valid for
License, which is issued to an individual who is employed as a
teacher while still completing specific licensure requirements and is only valid for a year.
have obtained full certification as a special education
teacher (including certification obtained through
alternative routes to certification), or passed the state special education
teacher licensing examination and hold a
license to teach in the state as a special education
teacher;