Sentences with phrase «required licensing tests»

In these instances, it is reasonable for a state to give teachers up to one year to pass required licensing tests.

The state Education Department has said it will review another required licensing test, the Educating All Students exam, which measures teachers» skills at reaching students with disabilities and those learning English, to see if it should be adjusted to also assess literacy skills.

Not exact matches

Every state requires you to get licensed, which involves completing a number of courses and passing a licensing test.

Four of the licenses target Kupferchiefer style sedimentary copper mineralization; soil sampling highlights large anomalies; drill testing required.

When she took the state test to receive her license, she found that her classes had not covered most of the required material.

We have laws requiring anyone operating a vehicle to obtain a drivers license which includes a written test and a driving test.

Even before you apply for a driver position you need to first have a commercial driver's license (which requires they pass a specific federal test), clean driving record, pass a drug test and a physical examination by a medical doctor (not a chiropractor or holistic healer).

I started Jurassic Sands back in 1992 and as a licensed professional geologist, I ensure the play sand we sell meets all the rigorous safety tests required by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The U.S. government cracked down after both nations tested nuclear weapons in May 1998, requiring U.S. organizations to obtain a license before shipping civilian materials deemed to have a dual military use to more than 300 institutions (Science, 24 July 1998, p. 494).

Namco designs the games to appeal to a wide audience; they don't require an in - depth knowledge of intricate vehicle mechanics, and they don't require things like license tests.

In fact co-habitation should be as required by law just as are the requirements of a blood test for a marriage license.

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Although Delaware requires only a basic - skills test for teachers to earn their initial licenses, it also has a performance assessment, consisting of classroom observations, to evaluate novice teachers once they are in the classroom.

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Arkansas has established a comprehensive system of teacher testing that continues after teachers enter the classroom.The state requires its prospective teachers to pass basic - skills, subject - knowledge, and subject - specific - pedagogy tests to earn their beginning licenses.

South Carolina requires future teachers to pass basic - skills, subject - knowledge, and subject - specific - pedagogy tests to earn their licenses.

So I call on the states to require new math and science teachers to pass high - level competency tests in their subjects before getting licensed.

State efforts to improve teacher quality by requiring that candidates pass a test before receiving their licenses may weed out only the most incompetent teachers, according to the coordinator of a new federal study.

In Massachusetts The public and legislators are calling for better - prepared teachers, so many states — including Massachusetts — are raising the requirements for teacher licensing and requiring new teachers to pass certification tests.

Minnesota has a series of tests that teachers are required to pass to be licensed.

The rigorous state test may be a state - required certification or licensing test or tests in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the basic elementary school curriculum.

I'm talking about things like teacher licensing mandates, which researchers have long found do not improve teacher quality and traffic in disproven education fads (but do provide easy - access cash cows for state departments of education and teacher colleges since teachers are required to keep buying their products to maintain certification); ever - increasing testing and data - entry mandates; centralized curriculum mandates like Common Core; centralized teacher evaluation and ratings systems; and the massive data entry required to document things like student behavior problems and special education services.

Elementary teacher candidates who were licensed as a teacher in any state after July 1, 2006 are required to produce evidence of passing the accepted content knowledge test.

«Their legislation seeks to change teacher licensing standards from requiring that teachers pass a Praxis exam to requiring that they pass the much more rigorous North Carolina Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum tests, which are based on Massachusetts» MTEL teacher licensure exam.»

Arizona is 1 of 9 states that DOES NOT require secondary teachers to take the Praxis or a content test in every subject they are licensed to teach

We do, however, take issue with assessments that are implemented in a rushed manner, that have elementary school students sitting for longer periods of time than are required for most professional licensing and certification exams, and that test learning without students and teachers having the benefit of materials and resources necessary to receive and deliver appropriate instruction.

After mentioning NCTQ's plans for a nation - wide review of teacher preparation programs, McKee suggested that in order to improve teacher effectiveness the federal government should provide funding for high - performing teacher preparation programs, issue state teacher preparation report cards, and research best practices, while states should strengthen their oversight practices, and require rigorous licensing tests that do not act as a rubber stamp for all teacher candidates.

Although Virginia requires that its secondary teacher candidates pass a Praxis II content test to teach any core secondary subjects, the state permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing general social studies licenses, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within this discipline.

If the candidate does not already have an elementary teacher license, they are also required to pass the Elementary PLACE test or the Elementary PRAXIS test.

All that is required is a Subject Area Competence test, which can be fulfilled by the PLACE (Program for Licensing Assessments for Colorado Educators) or the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessment.

The state, however, permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing a combination science license, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within the discipline (see Goal 1 - G).

If teaching students to become «little test taking machines» does not require deep knowledge, meaningful experiences, and professional discernment, then it really does not matter if preparation to teach requires less time than obtaining a cosmetology license.

The state issued 1,969 emergency licenses and permits for the 2015 - 16 school year, double that in 2013 - 14, when 957 licenses were issues the year before the test became required.

Applicants for the initial license are required to submit passing scores on the Praxis test.

This means that USDE's proposed evaluations of specific teacher education programs (e.g., art education at Ohio State University) will be aided by the use of extensive «teacher of record» data routinely gathered by schools and districts, including personnel files that typically require the teacher's college transcripts, degree earned, certifications, scores on tests for any teacher license and so on.

Under his new proposal, teachers will no longer be required to have a degree in education to teach, but instead would be given licenses if they can simply pass a test by the Pearson Company.

Content Test Requirements: North Dakota requires early childhood education candidates, who are licensed to teach elementary grades through grade 3, to pass the new Praxis II Early Childhood Education (5025) tTest Requirements: North Dakota requires early childhood education candidates, who are licensed to teach elementary grades through grade 3, to pass the new Praxis II Early Childhood Education (5025) testtest.

State does not require single - subject test for every subject a teacher is licensed to teach.: AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, OR, RI, WY

Unfortunately, Hawaii permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing both general science and general social studies licenses, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see Goals 1 - G and 1 - H).

Not only do Indiana and Tennessee require that secondary teacher candidates pass a content test to teach any core secondary subjects, but these states also do not permit any significant loopholes to this important policy by allowing secondary general science or social studies licenses (see Goals 1 - G and 1 - H).

Tennessee's initial license (the Practitioner License) requires admission to or completion of a preparation program, a bachelor's degree and passage of all required content and pedagogylicense (the Practitioner License) requires admission to or completion of a preparation program, a bachelor's degree and passage of all required content and pedagogyLicense) requires admission to or completion of a preparation program, a bachelor's degree and passage of all required content and pedagogy tests.

Unfortunately, Idaho permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing both general science and general social studies licenses, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see Goals 1 - G and 1 - H).

Expanding criteria for renewal of emergency licenses to include attempting required tests for licensure.

Require secondary teachers with umbrella certifications to pass a content test for each discipline they are licensed to teach.

This edict led states and teacher education programs to require teachers to pass a battery of tests before they exited teacher education programs and / or before they were licensed by states.

By allowing teachers on any permits or certificates to teach without passing required state licensing tests, Texas puts the instructional needs of students at risk in favor of accommodating adults who may be unable to meet minimum standards.

Washington requires passing scores on subject - specific content tests for teachers who are licensed in core secondary subjects and wish to add another subject area, or endorsement, to their licenses.

Oregon also permits another significant loophole by allowing both general science and general social studies licenses, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see Goals 1 - G and 1 - H).

Financial Information: The District Intern Certificate requires candidates to pay all fees for testing and licensing.

North Dakota requires early childhood education candidates, who are licensed to teach elementary grades through grade 3, to pass the new Praxis II Early Childhood Education (5025) test.

Washington permits other significant loopholes to this important policy by allowing both general science and general social studies licenses without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see «Secondary Teacher Preparation in Science and Social Studies» analysis and recommendations).

To add a field to a secondary license, teachers in Hawaii may choose one of the following: complete a state - approved teacher education program, submit proof of teaching experience and 18 hours of coursework (current rules are being revised to require 30 hours of coursework), or submit proof of teaching experience and a passing score on a Praxis II content test.