Qualified applicants will hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, have completed a state
approved teacher education program, and passed all three examinations required for teacher certification.
They must also pass the required Praxis Series exams and be recommended by an institution of higher education with
an approved teacher education program.
To add a field to a secondary license, teachers in Hawaii may choose one of the following: complete a state -
approved teacher education program, submit proof of teaching experience and 18 hours of coursework (current rules are being revised to require 30 hours of coursework), or submit proof of teaching experience and a passing score on a Praxis II content test.
In North Carolina, teachers can be certified in two common ways: (1) by completing a state
approved teacher education program from an approved, accredited college or university (generally, a bachelor's degree with a student teaching program); or (2) by completing another state's approved route to teacher certification, meeting certain federal standards for «Highly Qualified» teachers, and possessing a bachelor's degree.
All teachers in South Carolina must have a bachelor's degree or higher from an institution that meets one of these requirements: has a state -
approved teacher education program and is accredited for general collegiate purposes by a regional accreditation association; a South Carolina institution that has programs approved for teacher education by the State Board of Education; or has programs approved for teacher education by NCATE.
The traditional route to receiving teaching certification in California is to complete a state -
approved teacher education program from a regionally accredited university and follow through on these specific credentials.
Completion and passing of the Principles of Teaching and Learning (PLT) Assessment is required for those who have not completed a State
Approved Teacher Education Program (SATEP).
Teachers in Vermont are required to complete
an approved teacher education program from an accredited college or university.
The traditional route to acquiring a teaching license in Washington DC requires completion of a bachelor's degree and
approved teacher education program from a regionally accredited college or university.
For anyone pursuing teaching certification in Ohio, one of the most important steps is finding a state -
approved teacher education program at an accredited school.
Based on an exchange agreement with nine other states, teachers who have completed
an approved teacher education program can teach for two years while completing any licensure deficiencies, including subject - matter assessments.
Passing the CORE tests is required for admission to
an approved teacher education program in North Carolina.
Successful completion of all three (3) CORE tests are is required for admission into any state -
approved teacher education program
Teacher preparation includes the completion of an accredited, state -
approved teacher education program.
One - year certification is available for applicants who have completed a state -
approved teacher education program, but have not met other requirements for college credits, courses or Praxis II examinations.
In 2003, the Board of Regents revised the certification requirements for teachers by creating a pathway for individual evaluation for candidates who have not completed
an approved teacher education program.
The State Education Department today proposed regulatory changes to reinstate an individual evaluation pathway in certain certificate titles for teacher candidates who have not completed
an approved teacher education program but have completed coursework and field experience.
The Provisional License, issued to graduates of Hawaii State
Approved Teacher Education Programs, and is a 3 - year nonrenewable license.The Standard License is available to approved applicants with valid teaching licenses or degrees from another state or with teaching experience outside Hawaii and have taught 3 of the previous 5 years.
Notably, the Supreme Court of Canada examined a similar controversy when the BC College of Teachers refused to allow TWU to assume full responsibility for its teacher education program, on the basis that the public interest was not served by
its approving a teacher education program offered by a private institution that appeared to follow discriminatory practices.
Not exact matches
The UFT Delegate Assembly on Feb. 11
approved one resolution endorsing David Kazansky for election as a
teacher - member of the city's
Teachers» Retirement Board and another calling on the city Department of
Education to restore comprehensive hearing - screening
program for young students.
The investment tax credit, which is aimed at encouraging donations to public schools and non-profit scholarship
programs for private schools, remains a heavy lift for Assembly Democrats, who already trying to calm the statewide
teachers union for
approving a variety of Cuomo's
education reform proposals.
The issue is not whether
teacher education improves the performance of graduates, but whether we ought to - as best we are able - bar from teaching those who have not completed an
approved preparatory
program.
Deals on school construction, after - school
programs, and hiring new
teachers appeared to be in jeopardy, as the Senate
approved a temporary spending measure to keep
education programs funded at current levels until Nov. 14.
Currently,
teacher candidates must complete a board -
approved education program and pass two
teacher - certification tests before they can earn a license to teach.
The Hawaii board of
education has voted not to pay for a new drug - test
program for
teachers that was
approved last year in contract negotiations between the state and the
teachers» union.
In August 1990, Richard P. Mills, Vermont's commissioner of
education, and the state board of
education challenged the 12 institutions in Vermont that educate
teachers to devise a new process by which the state would
approve their
programs.
Under a 10 - principle plan to improve
teacher preparation
programs unanimously
approved by the Georgia state regents last month, elementary
education candidates will be required to complete an academic minor in both reading and math.
Provides reimbursement of eligible student loan expenses; must complete an
approved professional
teacher education program from an Oklahoma - accredited
teacher education unit; certified to teach mathematics or science at the secondary level; teach five years in Oklahoma's secondary public schools.
The state of Tennessee offers a number of
approved educational options, with numerous schools and
teacher preparation
programs in the state
approved by the Tennessee Department of
Education.
The State Board of
Education has
approved a new
program to help get more
teachers of color certified, though not without controversy.
Completion of an
approved teacher preparation
program at a postsecondary educational institution within this state and achievement of a passing score on the professional
education competency examination required by state board rule;
A student who is enrolled in a state -
approved teacher preparation
program in a postsecondary educational institution that is
approved by rules of the State Board of
Education and who is jointly assigned by the postsecondary educational institution and a district school board to perform a clinical field experience under the direction of a regularly employed and certified educator shall, while serving such supervised clinical field experience, be accorded the same protection of law as that accorded to the certified educator except for the right to bargain collectively as an employee of the district school board.
This training may be completed through coursework from an accredited or
approved institution or an
approved district
teacher education program.
The Florida Department of
Education echoed these requirements for exemplary professional practitioners in the Florida Educators Accomplished Practices (Florida
Education Standards Commission, 1999), a document offering 12 standards, in which all preservice
teachers in state -
approved teacher preparation
programs must demonstrate proficiency prior to certification.
All individuals who wish to earn a Texas
teacher license and become a classroom
teacher must earn a bachelor's degree, complete an
approved educator preparation
program, pass a certification exam for the area they will be teaching, submit a state application, and submit to fingerprinting, according to the Texas
Education Agency.
The
program is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education, and
approved by the Colorado Commission on Higher
Education (CCHE) and the Colorado State Board of
Education.
The plan also includes extending the probationary period of
teachers;
approving the new school accountability plan from the state board of
education; establishing the first state evaluation criteria for principals; adding new ways to become a
teacher; and creating a plan to pay
teachers more for innovation, improving achievement gaps, or developing science and technology
programs.
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.
Teacher evaluations: Requires the commissioner, in consultation with UConn's Neag School of Education, to administer a teacher evaluation pilot program in 10 districts — five using the teacher evaluation framework developed earlier this year and approved by the State Board of Education, and five using a new model to be developed by Neag.
Teacher evaluations: Requires the commissioner, in consultation with UConn's Neag School of
Education, to administer a
teacher evaluation pilot program in 10 districts — five using the teacher evaluation framework developed earlier this year and approved by the State Board of Education, and five using a new model to be developed by Neag.
teacher evaluation pilot
program in 10 districts — five using the
teacher evaluation framework developed earlier this year and approved by the State Board of Education, and five using a new model to be developed by Neag.
teacher evaluation framework developed earlier this year and
approved by the State Board of
Education, and five using a new model to be developed by Neag.»
Both our commission -
approved General
Education and Clear
Education - Specialist Induction
Programs are available through an innovative online structure that offers
teachers a unique, flexible, and shared learning experience through self - reflection and relevant problem solving.
Though it
approves 80 % of applicants, making it less selective than the other universities on this list, Grand Valley State University still provides high quality
teacher education programs.
Individuals wishing to teach in Missouri public schools must hold a bachelor's degree from a college or university with a
teacher education program approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Educatio
education program approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
EducationEducation (DESE).
Programs headquartered out - of - state or that provide online
teacher preparation must be
approved by the board of
education or
teacher licensing agency for the state in which the
program is headquartered.
Candidates for
teacher certification in Alaska must complete a
teacher preparation
program that is
approved by the Alaska Department of
Education & Early Development.
A list of state -
approved college and university teacher preparation programs can be found at the Virginia Department of Education's list of Approved Educator Preparation P
approved college and university
teacher preparation
programs can be found at the Virginia Department of Education's list of Approved Educator Preparation P
programs can be found at the Virginia Department of
Education's list of
Approved Educator Preparation P
Approved Educator Preparation
ProgramsPrograms.
To be eligible for licensure, teaching candidates must complete a
teacher preparation
program that has been
approved by the state Board of
Education.
In order to ensure that educators are thoroughly prepared for the demands of teaching, Utah's State Office of
Education approves teacher preparation
programs at institutions headquartered within the state or from colleges and universities that are regionally accredited.
A list of
approved teacher preparation
programs in Nevada can be found on the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and P
programs in Nevada can be found on the U.S. Department of
Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and
ProgramsPrograms.
Getting a good
teacher education from an
approved program is an essential first step toward Washington
teacher certification.
For those attending
programs out of state, it's important to note that Michigan will only issue teaching certificates to
teachers who have attended an accredited
program that is
approved for the preparation of
teachers by that state's Board of
Education.