Not exact matches
It will launch in September next year and will mirror entry criteria and high - quality
course content currently required of all other
teacher trainees and will give schools
across the country the opportunity to use the apprenticeship to recruit and
train new
teachers in - house.
The lack of rigorous SEN
course content at Initial
Teacher Training (ITT) level was also highlighted as a concern, along with the lack of SEN knowledge
across the workforce, an issue compounded by funding not being provided for CPD.
By contrast, Early Head Start
teachers do not even have to have a bachelor's degree, and the standards for caregivers at scores of unaffiliated day care centers
across the country are typically low — with just a high school diploma and some short
training courses considered sufficient.
Now, universities
across the country are trying to increase the number of online
courses they offer, and online
teacher training programs are part of the explosion.
K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from
teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent
trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week)
teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students
across the United States in similar virtual academies and
across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery
courses, remedial
courses, and AP
courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.
Three months after announcing plans for a new postgraduate
course of instruction and
training for College students interested in obtaining a Massachusetts teaching certificate, leaders at the Harvard Graduate School of Education are determining the logistical details of the upcoming Harvard
Teacher Fellows Program, as well as forging plans for expanding the model
across the country.
Online
courses are exploding
across the country at every level of education, and
teacher training is no exception, fueled by
teachers seeking master's degrees as well as career switchers looking for a convenient way into a new field.
Focus on SEND
training is a free
course aiming to help
teachers and educational practitioners working
across the 0 — 25 years age range to develop high quality practice in order to better meet the needs of their learners with SEND.