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.
«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.
Alternative 2 is a process whereby New Hampshire accepts candidates from all states and other jurisdictions if the candidate graduated from an approved state program, or has been employed as a certified teacher for at least three years out of the last seven, or
completed an alternative certification program.
Not exact matches
Margie also
completed a Presidential Management Fellowship at the U.S. Department of Education where she oversaw evaluations of various
programs under No Child Left Behind, including
alternative teacher
certification, state and local flexibility provisions, and out - of - school - time
programs.
Alternative - route
programs vary widely in their approach, but a defining feature is that participants begin teaching before
completing certification requirements.
This is in addition to any coursework they must
complete under their district or state's
alternative certification program.
In response to the need for qualified math teachers and the difficulty of directly recruiting individuals who have already
completed the math content required for qualification, some districts, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City, have developed
alternative certification programs with a math immersion component to recruit otherwise well - qualified candidates who do not have undergraduate majors in math.
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.
Since last fall, he has been in charge of his own fourth - grade classroom through the state's
Alternative Routes to Licensure
program, which allows teachers to
complete on - the - job
certification in lieu of a university education
program.
Those interested in teaching who have earned a bachelor's degree but did not
complete an approved teacher preparation
program may be eligible for
alternative teacher
certification in Washington DC.
Those who hope to become a teacher in Rhode Island must
complete an approved preparation
program in Rhode Island or in another state, which will result in a bachelor's or higher degree or
alternative certification.
But Senator Bernie Sanders's (I - VT) proposal to add some teeth to the bill's highly qualified teacher provisions by requiring districts to provide mentoring and professional development to teachers who have not
completed a state - approved teacher preparation
program and obtained full
certification was rejected out of concerns that it would harm Teach For America and other
alternative certification programs.
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.
There are two ways to become certified to teach in Florida —
complete a bachelor's degree in an education
program or
complete an
alternative certification route.
Candidates who hold a bachelor's degree but did not
complete a teacher preparation
program may be interested in
alternative teacher
certification in Delaware.
Program Overview The New Mexico Alternative Certification program requires prospective teachers to complete 12 to 21 semester hours of coursework through an approved program in addition to student - te
Program Overview The New Mexico
Alternative Certification program requires prospective teachers to complete 12 to 21 semester hours of coursework through an approved program in addition to student - te
program requires prospective teachers to
complete 12 to 21 semester hours of coursework through an approved
program in addition to student - te
program in addition to student - teaching.
Whether referred to as
alternative certification or internship
programs, participants are able to work as full - time paid teachers while
completing the coursework to earn
certification or licensure.
This
program requires candidates to
complete approximately 30 credit hours of coursework through one of the institutions that offers
alternative certification programs.
There are many ways of
completing the requirements for
certification, including earning a bachelor's degree in education or an
alternative educator
program.
Those who are seeking to teach at the high school level and do not
complete a teacher preparation
program while earning their bachelor's degree will typically return to school for an
alternative route teacher
certification program or a master's degree in education.
The State of Washington requires prospective teachers either to
complete a state - approved teacher preparation
program at an accredited college or university, or to
complete a state - approved
alternative certification program.
Although some preparation
programs require that students
complete as many as 600 clinical training hours through student teaching, other
programs — which are all low - quality
alternative certification programs — report that their students did not
complete any clinical training hours.25 Even the most intensive teacher preparation experiences pale in comparison with the 10,000 hours of deliberate practice that researchers say are needed to develop expertise in any given field.26 While there are isolated examples of excellent clinical residency models that provide students with ample time to practice their skills in a classroom setting, 27 there is not an entire system that supports this approach.
Additionally,
programs that offer
alternative routes to
certification other than the traditional model, such as Teach For America, provide perhaps the ultimate field experience by placing teaching students in classrooms after
completing limited training.