Mr. Hess has made a name for himself tackling everything
from teacher licensure and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to the difficulties of turning around...
Not exact matches
And the evidence on the importance of
teacher academic proficiency generally suggests that effectiveness in raising student test scores is associated with strong cognitive skills as measured by SAT or
licensure test scores, or the competitiveness of the college
from which
teachers graduate.
However, the labor market for
teachers has features that create «mobility frictions» preventing
teachers from moving to open jobs, such as state - specific
licensure policies and importable pensions.
Seductive and reasonable as it sounds to wrest
teacher standards and
licensure from the bureaucratic grip of the state - after all, lawyers do much the same thing through the bar association - in reality these structures nearly always turn out to be dominated by
teacher unionists and ed school faculty.
In most professions, eligibility for advanced certification is determined by three coordinated «screens:» graduation
from a nationally accredited professional program, successful performance on a written examination (in teaching, most frequently the National
Teacher Examination), and state
licensure.
The focus on licensing standards got a boost
from the work of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, even though the National Board was concerned more with certifying accomplished
teachers than with state
licensure.
A seasoned musician or painter in the community may be kept
from teaching art or music by
licensure requirements, even if no «highly qualified»
teacher can be found and classrooms lie fallow.
The ETS reexamined previous research by comparing the academic qualifications of
teacher candidates who took its Praxis assessments for
teacher licensure from 2002 through 2005 with the qualifications of a cohort
from eight years earlier.
In fact, we might get more academically qualified and pedagogically effective
teachers if we simply eliminated completion of an approved program
from licensure requirements.
HTF is a combined fellowship and Master's program
from the Harvard Graduate School of Educaiton (HGSE), offering Harvard College seniors and alumni a fully funded
teacher licensure / certification pathway and a paid year - long teaching placement; additionally, Fellows have the opportunity to earn a majority - funded Ed.M
from HGSE during their teaching placement, and receive continuous coaching and support throughout the program.
Most charters are union - free and in some cases free
from state
licensure of principals and
teachers.
(Minn.) Lawmakers in Minnesota are reworking the state's
teacher licensure system
from the ground up in a bipartisan effort to address long standing
teacher shortages in career technical education.
Suzanne Wilson
from the University of Connecticut and Brian Rowan
from the University of Michigan discussed the different options and ideas regarding
teacher preparation accountability, and considered: program accreditation, program approval,
teacher licensure, and the impact of
teacher preparation.
Wisconsin considers certification
from all other states, as long as the applicant completed a
teacher preparation program with requirements comparable to Wisconsin's, offered by a regionally accredited institution, that is approved by the other state and qualifies the applicant for
licensure in the other state.
To gauge the level of belief in specific brain myths, the author relied on a paper by Paul Howard - Jones recently published in Nature, and the author used some items
from Howard - Jones» research.21 The author also used test items
from the Educational Testing Service's
teacher licensure exam to determine if the public could accurately answer such questions.
The study will draw on a range of evidence (for example, TEAM results, surveys, and so on)
from teachers who have earned microcredentials for
licensure advancement and compare their experiences with those of their peers who continue to use more traditional models of professional development.
This report
from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) provides state - by - state information on CTE
teacher licensure policies, including certification routes, length of
teacher certifications or renewal, professional development and recruitment for all 50 states and D.C.
The training programs also dedicate less course time to training
teachers in the content they will teach (in part because curriculum can vary significantly
from state to state) and
teacher licensure exams do not include as difficult questions on content pedagogy as those in top - performing countries.
«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.»
Although many states have reciprocity agreements, these aren't always guaranteed and many
teachers face burdensome and opaque
licensure requirements if they want to move
from one state to another.
The Role of
Teacher Preparation,
Licensure, and Retention in Creating High - Performing Middle Schools, C. Kenneth McEwin, Thomas S. Dickinson, and Tracy W. Smith Lessons Learned
from Comprehensive School Reform Models, Nancy Ames State - Level Policy Development, David A. Payton Creating Common Middle - Level Knowledge: A New York Story, Jeannette Stern and Sandra L. Stacki A New Vision for Professional Learning, Stephanie Hirsh.
In addition, they successfully pushed for proposals that would enhance union operations, which would allow it greater access to
teacher information (such as demographics, personal contact information, and
licensure, among others) and additional days for union leaders to be released
from their teaching duties to carry out union business.
The standards for highly qualified in Arizona include state
licensure or certificate, a bachelor's degree
from a four - year university or institution, and competence in the
teacher's content area as measured through an assessment (Dinnell, 2014).
The data included (a) 344 work samples collected at the end of half - time Student Teaching I and full - time Student Teaching II
from 223 preservice
teachers and (b) 151 final reflections
from preservice
teachers at the end of the
licensure program.
SANTA FE — A state district judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Public Education Department
from using its
teacher evaluation system to make employment, advancement and
licensure decisions until a trial is held next spring.
Sen. Alberta Darling and Rep. Dale Kooyenga want to take away the locally controlled and accountable school board
from the people of Milwaukee, while lowering
teacher licensure standards for the educators teaching those students, but the people of Milwaukee are fighting back.
Reducing barriers to entry for veteran
teachers moving
from other states through stronger
licensure reciprocity and cross-state pensions or portable retirement benefit plans (70 %)
Four factors perpetuate this patchwork system:
from state - to - state,
licensure exams are rarely a meaningful measure of readiness to teach; the bar for passing is often set too low; little uniformity exists across state lines; and current processes limit the ability of
teachers to easily transfer their licenses to other states.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stronger
licensure standards for
teachers and principals, identification of skills educators need
from their first day in the classroom, and more rigorous preparation programs for
teachers and school leaders are among the steps state education chiefs can -LSB-...]
Creating a uniform standard for
teacher licensure may also reduce inequities in
teacher quality and provide more flexibility for
teachers to move
from state to state.25 If
teacher licensure were universal across states, school districts would enjoy an expanded pool of qualified
teachers from which to fill their vacancies.
Many
teachers are unable to transfer their teaching license to other states due to red tape and disparate requirements for entry into the teaching profession.20 In Minnesota, which has some of the most difficult - to - navigate
licensure laws,
teachers who move
from out - of - state famously spend thousands of dollars to complete additional requirements, classes, and tests in an attempt to receive a license — and often, to no avail.21
These bureaucratic hurdles are particularly absurd when some states have shortages so severe that they have to recruit
teachers from other countries, such as the Philippines, to find qualified candidates.26 Though
teacher shortages are the product of several shortcomings in the
teacher pipeline, including low
teacher salaries and poor working conditions,
licensure can serve as a meaningful lever to begin to address
teacher vacancies.
To qualify for initial
teacher licensure in Wyoming, you will need to complete a state - approved educator preparation program
from an accredited college, complete a student teaching component, and pass the required Praxis tests.
The law also includes language that allows funds to be used for voluntary
teacher licensure reciprocity across states.34 By embracing a set of similarly high standards for
licensure, more states can enter reciprocal agreements that allow
teachers to move
from state - to - state without
licensure impediments.
Currently,
teacher licensure processes vary
from state - to - state, creating a confusing and inconsistent patchwork system.
Four key results are likely to emerge
from ensuring that
teacher licensure systems are uniform and include exams that are meaningful measures of readiness to teach.
Lawsuit Raises Questions About
Teacher -
Licensure Portability Educators
from out of state cite barriers Education Week
A confusing
licensure system should not dissuade the prospective next generation of
teachers from considering a career in teaching.
The Lewis and Clark Region Troops to
Teachers program also offers an alternative route to
licensure in Wyoming, specifically for qualified military personnel looking to transition
from the armed services to service in public school classrooms.
Candidates for Michigan
teacher certification who are applying for
licensure through the traditional route must complete a state - approved
teacher preparation program
from an accredited institution and hold a bachelor's degree in a teachable subject.
In order to graduate
from a
teacher education program at The University of Iowa and be recommended for licensure to teach in the state of Iowa, teacher candidates must demonstrate competence according to eleven standards, derived from the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), and aligned with the eight standards used to evaluate teachers i
teacher education program at The University of Iowa and be recommended for
licensure to teach in the state of Iowa,
teacher candidates must demonstrate competence according to eleven standards, derived from the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), and aligned with the eight standards used to evaluate teachers i
teacher candidates must demonstrate competence according to eleven standards, derived
from the Interstate
Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), and aligned with the eight standards used to evaluate teachers i
Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), and aligned with the eight standards used to evaluate
teachers in Iowa.
In order to obtain
teacher licensure, a baccalaureate or higher degree, except in professional education,
from a regionally - accredited college or university is required.
Dr. Arfstrom has a degree in English and
licensure in secondary education
from Augsburg College in Minneapolis and is a former language arts
teacher in Minnesota.
With a graduate - level teaching degree and
licensure from UNC, you'll be a highly - valued
teacher candidate — UNC is the premier
teacher preparation university in Colorado.
The ruling [therefore] prevents the Public Education Department [PED]
from denying
teachers licensure advancement or renewal, and it strikes down a requirement that poorly performing
teachers be placed on growth plans.»
Teacher candidates who choose to pursue our
Licensure Pathway can choose
from one of two tracks: PreK - 6 or 5 - 12.
Aside
from agricultural education, there seven undergraduate education programs at SAU's College of Education, all of which lead to
teacher licensure.
If you already hold a bachelor's degree but not in education, a master's degree
from a state - approved initial
licensure program (sometimes called a «career switcher» program) can provide a path to becoming a
teacher.
Krissy earned a B.A. in psychology
from Minnesota State University, Mankato and completed her
teacher licensure program in special education - EBD at Bemidji State University.
To be a certified
teacher in Oklahoma, all applicants must gain
licensure from the Oklahoma Department of Education.