Not exact matches
Some states are moving away from
licensure based on paper - and - pencil
tests in favor of assessments that demonstrate competence to teach and to raise Pre-K — 12 student learning.
«Their legislation seeks to change teacher licensing standards from requiring that teachers pass a Praxis exam to requiring that they pass the much more rigorous North Carolina Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum
tests, which are
based on Massachusetts» MTEL teacher
licensure exam.»
Some new
licensure exams require prospective teachers to demonstrate their skills leading a classroom in order to pass.23 These types of skills -
based tests have the potential to more meaningfully measure teaching skills.
NJ EXCEL Model # 1: For practicing supervisors with at least 5 years of supervisory experience; leads to New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility for Principal and certification for Director of School Counseling Services * upon completion of the State - approved program of instruction plus minimum of 300 hours of field -
based experiences and School - Based Internship within a 12 - month period, and a passing score on the State - required test for Principal Certification (School Leader Licensure Assessment / S
based experiences and School -
Based Internship within a 12 - month period, and a passing score on the State - required test for Principal Certification (School Leader Licensure Assessment / S
Based Internship within a 12 - month period, and a passing score on the State - required
test for Principal Certification (School Leader
Licensure Assessment / SLLA).
NJ EXCEL Model # 2: For classroom teachers and educational specialists holding supervisor certification and practicing supervisors with less than 5 years of supervisory experience; leads to New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility for Principal and certification for Director of School Counseling Services * upon completion of the State - approved program of instruction plus field -
based experiences and School - Based Internship within a 12 to 15 - month period, and a passing score on the State - required test for Principal Certification (School Leader Licensure Assessment / S
based experiences and School -
Based Internship within a 12 to 15 - month period, and a passing score on the State - required test for Principal Certification (School Leader Licensure Assessment / S
Based Internship within a 12 to 15 - month period, and a passing score on the State - required
test for Principal Certification (School Leader
Licensure Assessment / SLLA).
The program's problem -
based curriculum and performance -
based assessment also prepare candidates for the School Leader
Licensure Assessment (SLLA), the state - required
test for principal certification.
Field
testing of edTPA ended in 2013, and teacher preparation programs in 33 states use it in some capacity.111 Some states are beginning to require some form of performance -
based assessment as a condition of
licensure.
Pushing his education reform agenda, Bush called for ending teacher tenure, implementing teacher evaluations and compensation
based on standardized
test scores and utilizing alternative paths to certification /
licensure.
PSI Services is the
testing vendor that the CDI uses to administer state -
based regulatory
licensure exams.