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.
To become a certified teacher in North Carolina, you must complete and pass the required basic skill tests and
subject area competence assessments for all desired areas of instruction.
To qualify for initial teaching certification in New Hampshire, you will need to demonstrate basic academic skills by passing the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, as well as
subject area competence by passing the Praxis II Subject Assessment Test for your specific licensure area.
Teachers can search for customized information of certification requirements on a state - by - state basis, including skill testing,
subject area competence testing, and pre-requisite coursework.
Not exact matches
A third
area of focus for continuing education is therefore topical or
subject matter
competence.
The scientist has his or her own
subject, methodology, and
area of
competence.
As you'll know, the Coalition Agreement contains a policy whereby «any proposed future [European Union] treaty that transferred
areas of power, or
competences, would be
subject to a referendum on that treaty.»
This would see 24 powers return from Brussels to Westminster in
areas that the Welsh Assembly and Scottish parliament have traditionally had
competence over (
subject to Brussels's precedence).
But NCLB's demand that all new teachers hold at least a baccalaureate degree or higher, be fully licensed, and have demonstrated
subject - matter
competence in the
areas they teach surely heightened the anxiety.
Candidates who have not met the coursework requirements may demonstrate their
subject -
area competence by taking one or more tests — a policy that is reflected in a footnote on Page 50 of the report.
The NCLB mandate for highly qualified teachers requires educators to be licensed and to show
competence in their
subject area.
The examinations used for demonstration of mastery of general knowledge, professional education
competence, and
subject area knowledge shall be aligned with student standards approved by the state board.
The Florida Department of Education requires that all candidates who want to become teachers at Florida public schools and many private schools earn at least a bachelor's degree and demonstrate mastery in three key
areas: (1) general knowledge, (2) designated
subject knowledge, and (3) professional preparation and education
competence.
In Transforming Teaching, the National Education Association called for a career continuum based on national professional teaching standards that guide preparation and teacher performance assessments completed before licensure.8 In Raising the Bar, the American Federation of Teachers called for a «bar exam» for teaching that offers a nationally available performance assessment for licensure, along with evidence of
competence in the
subject area and strong clinical training.9
It's no shock that the House Education Committee chose to eliminate NCLB's highly qualified teacher requirements (bachelor's degree, full - state licensure, and demonstrated
competence in the
subject areas they teach).
Develop outcome - oriented performance metrics that will be utilized to measure the impact of the professional learning in
areas such as standards - based, data - driven, and differentiated instruction, equitable access to high - quality instruction, cultural
competence,
subject - and content - specific issues, and the effective leveraging of resources to address equity and excellence.
The Program Manager occupation involves managing or directing, one or more programs, including appropriate supporting service organizations, when the paramount qualification requirement of the positions is management and executive knowledge and ability and when the positions do not require
competence in a specialized
subject - matter or functional
area.
On a tangent about continuing
competence, not just entry - level, what about requiring lawyers in active practice to write and pass a version of the multiple - choice bar admission tests online at least every year or two (and if particular
subject area failed, restricted from practicing in that
area?).
After all, we as lawyers (except for real estate restrictions) are allowed to practice in any
area subject of course to the duty of
competence, shouldn't we be able to pass (perhaps with a slightly more lenient pass mark) the same multiple - choice exam questions we expect of new calls to ensure their
competence?