$ 7,662,612 in Teacher Quality Partnerships grants to improve student achievement; improve the quality of new prospective teachers by improving their preparation and enhancing professional development activities for teachers;
hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education accountable for preparing highly qualified teachers; and recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force.
And we should expand truly alternative routes to the teaching profession and
hold teacher preparation programs accountable for the effectiveness of the product they deliver.
The Obama administration is taking steps to strengthen teacher preparation by
holding teacher preparation programs accountable for how well they equip teachers to succeed in the classroom.
GROUPS URGE GUIDANCE ON TEACHER PREP: Several groups today are urging the Obama administration and members of Congress to provide states with guidance when it comes to
holding teacher preparation programs accountable for their outcomes.
In each of this year's seminars, the presenter will present a perspective on what would be both appropriate and feasible in
holding teacher preparation programs accountable, and will offer concrete examples of how to carry that out, and will also share challenges of the particular perspective.
Not exact matches
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.
Oddly enough,
teacher preparation programs occasionally argue against being
held accountable for things like placement rates because they don't believe they have any control over how many of their
teachers receive jobs.
Delaware also does not
hold its
teacher education
programs accountable for the quality of
preparation that their students receive, nor does it identify low - performing
teacher -
preparation programs or publish passing rates or rankings by institution.
But it does not
hold teacher -
preparation programs accountable for the performance of their graduates in the classroom.
First, such a connection can protect the public by identifying
programs that have provided evidence of offering legitimate, credible
preparation that is linked to the standards to which new
teachers will be
held.
We believe this model
holds the potential to enhance
teacher preparation programs; strengthen school - university partnerships; and connect
teacher educators,
teacher candidates, and school - based practitioners via collaboration on intervention - based instructional research projects.
That was used to undo the Obama administration's rule for
holding schools accountable for student performance under the Every Student Succeeds Act and an Obama - era regulation aimed at strengthening
teacher preparation programs.
Meanwhile, Connecticut will
hold a summit in partnership with educator
preparation programs focused on increasing the number of
teachers certified in priority shortage areas and recruiting more
teachers from under - represented backgrounds.
The state uses its
program - approval and - review process to identify low - performing
teacher -
preparation programs, but it does not
hold such
programs accountable for the classroom performance of their graduates.
If the recent reaction from some schools of education to proposed federal regulations aimed at improving the quality and impact of
teacher preparation programs is any indication, we can expect the traditional cacophony of complaints, such as «We can not
hold preparation programs accountable for factors outside our control.»
Recommendations, for example, for emerging
teachers (those who
hold an initial license or certificate after successfully completing a
teacher preparation program and begin their careers for the first time as
teacher of record) include:
TNTP's Teaching Fellows
programs hold the highest standards for certification of any
teacher preparation provider in the country, and our
teachers are widely recognized for their ability to help high - need students make dramatic learning gains.
Teacher preparation programs need to be
held accountable, and data should be able to be disaggregated by race to determine which
programs are serving students...
In the letter, we call for draft regulations that will enable states to better learn about, support and
hold accountable
teacher preparation programs.
Additionally, in 2013 the Council for the Accreditation of Educator
Preparation (CAEP) approved a series of new standards for
teacher certification
preparation programs that
hold both traditional four - year university - based
programs and alternative certification
programs like TFA to the same standards.
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed regulations to improve
teacher preparation programs by
holding institutions of higher education accountable for how well they train graduates for the classroom.
The converse also
holds true: In states where the percentage of students of color enrolling in higher education is higher, the percentage of students of color enrolled in
teacher preparation programs also tends to be higher.
«We think it's much more possible that the
teacher preparation programs are just not
holding the candidates themselves to a high enough standard,» he said.
Late yesterday afternoon, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
held a press conference to announce the release of proposed federal regulations for
teacher preparation programs.
Alternative
teacher preparation programs should have flexibility to create and adhere to their chosen model, while also being
held accountable for their outcomes.
If a prospective
teacher already
holds a bachelor's degree, he or she may apply to graduate school or an alternative
teacher preparation program to prepare for a teaching career.
To qualify for initial
teacher licensure in Montana, you will need to
hold a Bachelor's degree, have completed an accredited professional educator
preparation program, and successfully completed a supervised teaching experience.
Additionally,
teacher preparation programs may
hold accreditation from the national Council for the Accreditation of Educator
Preparation (CAEP).
Delaware requires all
teachers to
hold a bachelor's degree and complete an acceptable
teacher preparation program.
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.
Teacher candidates pursuing a traditional route to Michigan teacher certification should hold a bachelor's degree, complete a state - approved teacher preparation program, and earn passing scores on the state - required
Teacher candidates pursuing a traditional route to Michigan
teacher certification should hold a bachelor's degree, complete a state - approved teacher preparation program, and earn passing scores on the state - required
teacher certification should
hold a bachelor's degree, complete a state - approved
teacher preparation program, and earn passing scores on the state - required
teacher preparation program, and earn passing scores on the state - required tests.
Candidates who
hold a bachelor's degree but did not complete a
teacher preparation program may be interested in alternative
teacher certification in Delaware.
If you are so inclined, you may also want to read the recent Washington Post (10.24.16) article, entitled «The big problem with the Obama administration's new
teacher - education regulations», in which the chair of Connecticut College's Education Department co-wrote that the «academy provisions» which were incorporated into ESSA (after initially being developed by the two charter lobbyist organizations New Schools Venture Fund and Relay Graduate School of Education) would exempt «entrepreneurial «start - up
programs» (i.e.
teacher preparation «academies»)... from many of the requirements that states will enforce for other
programs — such as hiring faculty who
hold advanced degrees or conduct research,
holding students to certain credit hours or course sequences, or securing accreditation from the field's accrediting bodies.»
Complete a state - approved
teacher preparation program through an accredited institution or approved alternative - route
program, or verify at least 3 years of K - 12 teaching experience outside of Washington State and
hold a valid teaching license in another state
To be certified as a
teacher in Tennessee, applicants must have competed an educator
preparation program from an accredited institution and
hold a bachelor's degree.