Instead of relying solely on individuals who graduate with a degree in education, California
offers alternative certification programs designed to train individuals to teach without going through the traditional methods of certification.
This program requires candidates to complete approximately 30 credit hours of coursework through one of the institutions that
offers alternative certification programs.
Florida Teachers is a state approved Educator Preparation Institute (EPI)
offering an alternative certification program (ACP) for teachers who want to earn a Professional Certificate.
Not exact matches
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 t
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
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 t
alternative certification requirements and links to programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate
certification requirements and links to
programs that are designed to help career - switchers navigate the process.
Even in states that appear to
offer a bypass around
certification, these
alternative programs are structured so that retrofitting - taking education coursework while teaching - is almost always required.
Teacher recruitment: The DOE further developed an
alternative certification program (the Teaching Fellows
program) and altered its recruitment efforts, its selection model, and the timing of
offers for teachers.
Second, public schools are eligible to earn funding for a full day if they provide at least 43,200 minutes (4 hours per day) of instructional time to students enrolled in (1) a dropout recovery school; (2) an
alternative education
program; (3) a school
program located at a day treatment facility, a residential treatment facility, psychiatric hospital, or medical hospital; (4)
program offered at a correctional facility, or (5) a charter school providing adult high school diplomas or industry
certification under Section 29.259.
«The for - profits will take anyone,» said Nell Ingram, director of the Dallas Independent School District
alternative certification program, adding that her
program will not
offer courses in subjects that are not in demand.
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.
Alternative programs to
certification are now
offered in 47 states and the District of Columbia.
Most
alternative certification programs offer little or no student teaching.8
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.
The College of Education at Georgia State University
offers more than 60 degree and non-degree
programs, including
alternative certification, within six academic departments.
Additionally,
programs that
offer alternative routes to
certification other than the traditional model, such as Teach For America, provide perhaps the ultimate field experience by placing teaching students in classrooms after completing limited training.