Other policies for regulating teacher preparation — such
as teacher licensure requirements and institutional accreditation — often hinder innovation more than they help to improve quality.
Although some reciprocity between states exists already, especially through a collection of agreements between states brokered by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, an overall lack of uniformity
among teacher licensure requirements persists.19 This incoherence makes it challenging for the public to view the teaching profession as a career that ensures that its practitioners are held to a constant, high standard.
We urge educators working in states that have yet to add edTPA to the list
of teacher licensure requirements to resist pressures to accept what might appear to be an inevitable change, and encourage those who, like us, work in states that have adopted the edTPA as a high - stakes assessment instrument, to lobby for its elimination as a mandated licensure requirement.
Making adjustments to
state teacher licensure requirements to allow teaching candidates to demonstrate their competency through rigorous but more authentic performance assessments, such as the edTPA, that do not have the degree of racial disparity in pass rates that traditional exams have had.
Another provision in earlier versions of the bill would have changed North Carolina law by doing away with
all teacher licensure requirements for public charter schools.
HB 719:
teacher licensure requirements would be amended to include the requirement of ten continuing education credits that are linked to digital learning and innovative and alternative methods of teaching.
SB 361:
teacher licensure requirements would be amended to include the requirement of continuing education credits that are linked directly to a teacher's academic subject area and also credits related to literacy.
Before enrolling in any online program, research your state's
teacher licensure requirements and contact prospective schools» admissions offices to ensure the program you're considering fulfills your state's guidelines.