The goal of this performance assessment is to set the bar higher for teacher certification and to be able to provide accountability across state lines and
among teacher certification programs and schools.
Not exact matches
Among a number of efforts nationally to upgrade the teaching profession by recognizing exemplary
teachers, the social - studies
certification program was unveiled last January.
We also noted that eight of the
programs of
teacher certification we reviewed did not cover either the philosophy or the history of education
among the courses required for
certification.
And
among the 42 states and the District of Columbia, which provided a detailed description of their criteria to the federal government, 17 states and the District of Columbia used only a single criterion to evaluate
teacher preparation
programs, such as the
program's completion rate or its pass rate on state
certification assessments.
To ensure there is an adequate supply of
teachers in the long term, the report recommends that higher education
teacher preparation
programs expand bilingual
certification and credentialing opportunities, and that future bilingual
teachers are recruited from
among the 126,000 students who earn the Seal of Biliteracy.
Study researchers identified six major themes derived from the data gathered: (a) engagement, (b) a strong focus on student learning, (c)
certification of knowledge and skills, (d) POS connected secondary and postsecondary systems, (e) POS raised the understanding of and respect for CTE
among stakeholders, and (f) high - quality
teachers made a difference in the delivery of
programs.
These
programs lead many Yalies to believe that they will be able to exercise their autonomy when teaching for an alternative
teacher certification program, yet another reason why these
programs have a high enrollment rate
among Yale graduates.
TFA's high ranking on this list reveals the popularity of alternative
teacher certification programs among Yale graduates; however, it does not necessarily explain why Yalies are attracted to such
programs.