Sentences with phrase «good alternative certification programs»

Feldman expressed support for «good alternative certification programs that bring talented career changers into teaching» but emphasized that alternative certification is a slippery slope.

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For scientists looking for such programs, a good place to start is the National Center for Alternative Certification (NCAC), which offers a state - by - state guide to alternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate tAlternative Certification (NCAC), which offers a state - by - state guide to alternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigateCertification (NCAC), which offers a state - by - state guide to alternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate talternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigatecertification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate the process.

Furthermore, with the proliferation of alternative certification and programs like Teach for America, the practice of hiring teachers without formal degrees in education or classroom experience is fairly well established.

Far from being the cause of many of the problems associated with our schools, genuine alternative certification programs may prove to be our best hope for putting in our schools trained professionals who can truly make a difference.

Project director Anita Ramsey is quick to point out that her program represents the best example of what alternative certification can be.

In her May 13, 1999, testimony before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Feistritzer acknowledged that the term alternative teacher certification can mean many different things, «from emergency certification to very sophisticated and well - designed programs that address the professional preparation needs of the growing population of individuals who already have at least a baccalaureate degree and considerable life experience and want to become teachers.»

«We have actively increased recruitment efforts through traditional certification programs at colleges and universities as well as through alternative routes.»

Both university - and district - based alternative certification programs are now well established in the state.

Third, I have concerns about common narratives around recruiting the «best and brightest» through some alternative certification programs.

Highly Qualified Teachers Enrolled in Programs Providing Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification or Licensure (2015) summarizes state - and district - level data on the numbers of full - time equivalent (FTE) highly qualified teachers who were enrolled in alternative route programs for three groups of teachers --(1) all teachers, (2) special education teachers, and (3) teachers in language instruction educational programs for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural school diPrograms Providing Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification or Licensure (2015) summarizes state - and district - level data on the numbers of full - time equivalent (FTE) highly qualified teachers who were enrolled in alternative route programs for three groups of teachers --(1) all teachers, (2) special education teachers, and (3) teachers in language instruction educational programs for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural schoolAlternative Routes to Teacher Certification or Licensure (2015) summarizes state - and district - level data on the numbers of full - time equivalent (FTE) highly qualified teachers who were enrolled in alternative route programs for three groups of teachers --(1) all teachers, (2) special education teachers, and (3) teachers in language instruction educational programs for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural schoolalternative route programs for three groups of teachers --(1) all teachers, (2) special education teachers, and (3) teachers in language instruction educational programs for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural school diprograms for three groups of teachers --(1) all teachers, (2) special education teachers, and (3) teachers in language instruction educational programs for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural school diprograms for English learners (ELs) under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-- as well as for teachers in high - poverty and rural school districts.

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.

· We must aggressively encourage the creation of a competitive critical mass of privately and publicly sponsored alternative preparation and certification programs as well as other non-traditional routes to the profession so as to «let many flowers bloom» and create an atmosphere of competitive certification, with value - added assessment of the graduates tied to student achievement.

SAT scores and GPAs are important measures of the academic abilities of incoming prospective teachers, but they are only moderate predictors of later teaching performance.13 Both teacher preparation programs and alternative certification programs are beginning to search for other traits and dispositions that may be better predictors of teachers» abilities to drive student learning once in the classroom.

Teacher Certification Degrees provides detailed information on some of the most popular and in - demand education and teaching careers; see our teaching degree programs resource and review our guides to state requirements for beginning teacher certification as well as alternative route cCertification Degrees provides detailed information on some of the most popular and in - demand education and teaching careers; see our teaching degree programs resource and review our guides to state requirements for beginning teacher certification as well as alternative route ccertification as well as alternative route certificationcertification.

With the alternative certification programs in place, NTEC partners with school districts to help them recruit adults committed to the doing what's best for the children and families they serve.

Are alternative certification programs as good as, if not better than, traditional teacher training programs in preparing teachers for the classroom?

This alternative certification program is available through various higher education universities throughout the state to allow candidates to choose the school that best serves their needs.

Federal data about the state's accredited teacher preparation programs analyzed by StateImpact show that most Indiana colleges offer both traditional certification programs as well as «alternative» certification programs.