Grand Valley State University's College of Education offers a number of programs to help prospective teachers achieve their career goals including degrees, teacher preparation programs, and
graduate teacher certification.
Not exact matches
Jennifer holds bachelor's degrees in English and history from the University of the Incarnate Word and received her Waldorf
teacher training
certification from Antioch New England
Graduate School.
Eligible
teacher candidates include those
graduating from educator preparation programs, as well as experienced educators who currently hold professional
certification in Georgia or another state.
New
teachers with advanced
graduate training and
teacher certification can start on a higher grid and are likely to earn between $ 36,000 and $ 50,000.
In 2012 I left a high - stress job in fashion, and that same year I
graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and earned
certification as a yoga
teacher.
I'm a natural
teacher and mentor who holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Rutgers University, a
Graduate Certificate in Administrative Management from George Washington University, a
Certification in Health Coaching from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and I'm a certified raw food chef.
After the
certification, our
Graduates will become Certified yoga
Teacher under our school.
Rhode Island State
certification requires
teachers to earn nine
graduate credits every five years.
Nontraditional candidates - namely recent college
graduates and career changers who haven't attended a standard
teacher - preparation program - often encounter serious roadblocks, even with the state's full endorsement of alternative
certification programs that allow -LSB-...]
There is no evidence, for example, that female math
teachers were given larger classes or were less likely to hold the proper subject - specific qualifications, such as proper state
certification or a subject - specific degree at either the undergraduate or
graduate level.
That system is based on a variety of measures: results from
teacher -
certification tests;
graduates» ratings of their satisfaction with their programs; and the ratings of
graduates» mentor
teachers on the quality of the programs in preparing novices according to state standards for
teachers.
Not only had she taught this woman, but also she had just endorsed graduation
certification for 1,000 other elementary school
teachers and knew that none of the
graduates were equipped with the skills needed to help kids, like her son, who struggled with learning disabilities.
Alternative routes to
certification are programs that prepare people to be public school
teachers outside of a traditional undergraduate or
graduate program.
For experienced
teachers in
graduate programs, NCATE suggests that they work to meet the requirements of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for advanced
certification.
The case study tells the stories of the efforts these schools went through to launch their programs — the High Tech High
Graduate School of Education, the Relay
Graduate School of Education, and Match Education's Charles Sposato
Graduate School of Education — to help illuminate the benefits and challenges that schools face when creating their own
teacher certification and master's degree programs.
And all
graduates leave the school with a career portfolio that, in addition to a high school diploma, includes
certifications showcasing professional expertise and letters of recommendation from
teachers and the company where they did their school - sponsored internship.
What makes these programs particularly interesting is that their founders were leaders from the charter school sector who created their own
teacher certification and master's degree programs after concluding that the
teachers who
graduate from most traditional
teacher education programs lack the skills needed to teach successfully.
The reports include
graduates» passing rates on
teacher -
certification tests.
To receive a standard state
certification in most states, prospective
teachers not only must be college
graduates but also must have taken a specific set of education - related courses that comprise approximately 30 credit hours of coursework.
If that is so, then both the teaching shortage and the paucity of minority
teachers can be alleviated by opening the classroom door to all college
graduates, not just to those who have taken the required courses associated with state
certification.
That program is now known as the Relay
Graduate School of Education (RGSE)-- an independent graduate school focused exclusively on teacher preparation and certification in New York City and Newa
Graduate School of Education (RGSE)-- an independent
graduate school focused exclusively on teacher preparation and certification in New York City and Newa
graduate school focused exclusively on
teacher preparation and
certification in New York City and Newark, N.J.
Most research on
teacher effectiveness has focused on
teacher attributes, finding that readily measurable characteristics such as experience,
certification, and
graduate degrees generally have little impact on student achievement.
There are great outfits today (examples include Teach For America, the Relay
Graduate School of Education, New Leaders for New Schools, and the Broad Fellows program) that assist talented individuals who want to work in education to gain entry — as
teachers, principals, leaders, and so on — without requiring them to pass through all the traditional
certification hoops.
In particular, Westly suggests expanding alternative
certification programs, improving outreach to college
graduates, and utilizing funding and other incentives to attract STEM
teachers, particularly in low - income communities.
Brownback proposed several initiatives, including affordable internet access for all students, expanded scholarships for college students who agree to stay and teach in Kansas and relaxing
teacher certification standards to make it easier for college
graduates in other fields to transition to the classroom.
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.
West Aurora District 129 has developed a program that supports this approach by encouraging staff members to participate in one of the various professional learning models by granting
certification clock hours, internal and external
graduate credit, and professional learning stipends for participating
teachers.
Nationwide, in order for
graduates of
teacher education programs based in colleges and universities to gain state
certification as a
teacher, the programs must follow state requirements such as required entrance and exit exams and the number of credit hours in specific subjects such as reading, math and special education.
Relay
Graduate School of Education — Illegal lobbying marks effort to undermine Connecticut's
teacher certification law
We are also deeply troubled by the prospect that if virtually unregulated
teacher certification academies with little academic quality control are allowed to proliferate, the employers of their
graduates will be either charter schools, many operating in high - poverty communities, or traditional public schools that lack the resources to be selective and competitive in hiring the best - qualified
teachers.
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He served as the coordinator for the
graduate ESL
teacher certification program at Millersville University and has been an educational program consultant for several schools in various countries seeking to improve their school programs.
TNTP Teaching Fellows is a rigorous alternative
certification program that recruits and trains talented career changers and recent college
graduates to be outstanding
teachers in high - need schools across the country.
Over the past two years, thousands of
teachers as well as undergraduate and
graduate students field tested three components of the revised Board
certification process.
Master of Arts in Education / Early Childhood Education (
certification)-- The Master of Arts in Education (MAED) with a specialization in Early Childhood Education is a
graduate degree program preparing candidates for
teacher licensure in the field of early childhood (birth to age eight).
Each year, over 200,000 new
teachers come into the classroom from
graduate schools of education and alternative
certification programs.
Under a series of actions taken over the past year and a half by the New York State Board of Regents, the body that oversees P - 12 education, higher education, and
teacher certification, the doors have been opened for nonuniversity programs to prepare
teachers at the
graduate - degree level.
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.
The
teacher scholarships provide
teachers with funding to further themselves professionally by attending and completing professional development conferences,
graduate courses, or pursuing National Board
Certification.
Secondary
teacher certification programs are offered at both undergraduate and
graduate levels.
The project supported
teacher preparation and
certification through alternative
teacher certification routes for bilingual and Spanish - dominant career - changing professionals and recent college
graduates — in fields other than education — who wanted to enter teaching and have a specific interest in bilingual education.
The women featured in this video series were participants in IDRA's Caminos project, which prepares mid-career professionals and recent
graduates as
teachers with EC - 6 bilingual / ESL
certification, with an optional
certification in special education.
She noted that the district uses federal funds to help pay for
teachers to obtain
graduate certifications as literacy specialists, and it sponsors biweekly parent nights with advice on homework help for children, nutrition and immigration status.
A Master of Education degree is also available for
graduates, as well as supplemental
teacher certification in Water Safety Instruction (WSI), Cardio - Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Hunter Education.
In terms of programmatic goals and policies, the administrators in charge of the
teacher certification programs indicated that there was a programmatic expectation that students would
graduate with the ability to integrate technology in the classroom in accordance with NETS - T.
Wendy Aracich is the first virtual
teacher to
graduate from the Georgia Charter Schools Association's GaTAPP program, an alternative
certification program for existing
teachers in Georgia's charter schools.
The
Teachers College offers six education undergraduate and
graduate majors leading to teaching
certification: elementary, secondary, special education, early childhood, physical education, and bilingual education.
Teacher candidates can complete the UTeach program in four years,
graduating with their math or science degrees along with
certification.
Raise Your Hand partnered with the Relay
Graduate School of Education in Houston to administer a competency - based program in Texas that provides graduate - level classes to certified teachers, and certification for teaching residents and novice t
Graduate School of Education in Houston to administer a competency - based program in Texas that provides
graduate - level classes to certified teachers, and certification for teaching residents and novice t
graduate - level classes to certified
teachers, and
certification for teaching residents and novice
teachers.
The projects support
teacher preparation and
certification through alternative
teacher certification routes for bilingual and Spanish dominant career - changing professionals and recent college
graduates — in fields other than education — who desire to enter teaching and have a specific interest in bilingual education.