Not exact matches
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.
Those changes have made the city fertile ground for the expansion
of alternative -
certification programs like Teach for America and Teach Memphis, according to Athena Turner, the executive director
of Teach for America in Memphis.
Although schools
of education are in competition with some
of the
alternative certification programs for students, some
of the schools
like what they see in the residency model.
I agree with the «grow - your - own» strategy; our network
of schools has partnered with
alternative certification programs like Relay Graduate School
of Education to try to get more
of our graduates to look at education as a viable and valuable career.
Craig, who spoke on behalf
of the Indianapolis NAACP at Wednesday's State Board meeting, says she
liked what she heard from McGrew and doesn't have a problem with all
alternative certification 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.
We argue that universities» teacher education
programs — and highly - touted
alternative certification programs like Teach for America — perpetuate out -
of - date models
of teaching and learning.