Ironically enough, Butler University's
traditional certification program requires the most student teaching time of any program in the state: 900 hours (a full school year in grades K - 6).
Not exact matches
There are great outfits today (examples include Teach For America, the Relay Graduate School of Education, New Leaders for New Schools, and the Broad Fellows
program) that assist talented individuals who want to work in education to gain entry — as teachers, principals, leaders, and so on — without
requiring them to pass through all the
traditional certification hoops.
The state has created only five alternative
certification routes other than the
traditional method of
certification at an undergraduate university or college: Alternative One
requires a
program of professional preparation in education along with a chairperson recommendation, Alternative Two is open for certified teachers from other states, Alternative Three
requires a written exam and oral review, Alternative Four
requires superintendent recruitment for teaching in high - need areas, and Alternative Five is an on - the - job training option that nevertheless
requires a Bachelor's degree.
Teacher candidates pursuing a
traditional route to Michigan teacher
certification should hold a bachelor's degree, complete a state - approved teacher preparation
program, and earn passing scores on the state -
required tests.
In order to get an initial certificate through a
traditional teacher preparation
program as an elementary school teacher for grades 1 - 6, a prospective teacher at any of the institutions on this list must complete an NYSED registered
program that has been determined to contain the «studies
required» to become a teacher, must be recommended to NYSED by that
program, must pass the state
certification exam, must pass the state content specialty exam for elementary teachers, must pass the externally evaluated performance assessment called edTPA, must take workshops on the Dignity for All Students Act, and pass a criminal background check based on their fingerprints.
NJEXCEL is an innovative state - approved
program that provides alternatives to the
traditional graduate coursework
required for supervisor
certification and the master's degree in educational administration that has been
required for principal and school administrator
certification.
Since electrician jobs usually
require licensing and
certification, you should follow suit and include any relevant vocational or technical studies, even if they aren't part of a
traditional degree
program.