National Center For Alternative Certification Alternative Route to teacher certification, E, 141. iowa, teacher Intern License, D, 143. KANSAS, Restricted Teaching License, D, 146 http://www.teach-now.org/frm2004TableofContents.asp
Extractions: Select a State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Page INTRODUCTION ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO TEACHER CERTIFICATION: AN OVERVIEW STATES IMPLEMENTING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO TEACHER CERTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES SUMMARY OF ENTRY AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASSES A AND B ALTERNATIVE TEACHER CERTIFICATION ROUTES Tables for Entry Requirements for Classes A and B for ATC Tables for Program Requirements for Classes A and B for ATC
Extractions: Only the National Education Association and some of the other members of the educational establishment continue to defend teacher certification and high qualification standards for homeschoolers, in spite of the overwhelming research against the need for such teaching standards. Their vested interest in certified teachers may explain their blindness to the facts. This report summarizes research and opinions of professional educators, confirming the absence of a positive correlation between teacher qualifications and student performance. There is also a clear trend in the legislatures and the courts away from enacting or enforcing certification and other teaching standards to restrict homeschoolers.
Teacher Certification Publications - Requirements At A Glance iowa is a member of the Interstate New teacher Assessment and Support Consortium iowa does NOT belong to the Interstate certification Compact or the http://home.earthlink.net/~teachercertification/AtGlance.htm
Extractions: TCP Requirements At A Glance Our "Requirements At A Glance" section has become a popular addition to our states' requirements coverage. We include it in our complete reference guide to present various common facts about each state's application requirements. The references to "items also needed" at the beginning of each state refers to fifteen of the most common items required by each of the fifty states and D.C. for application. For your convenience, you may find their descriptions here, at the end of this listing. The following table with its associated links will assist you in locating the states quickly. Updated on 10/1/2003. Teacher Certification Publications Home Page Teacher Certification Publications State Locator Alabama Hawaii Massachusetts New Mexico ... District of Columbia " Items Required " List Alabama Also needed will be items: A, B, F, J and K (See page 2.) Supplemental application forms are required for many types of certificates. The fee is $20.00 (non-refundable) for initial certificates and renewals. Scores on the National Teacher's Examination Test are NOT required. All professional educator and renewable Career/Technical Certificates are valid for 5 years. Alabama DOES belong to the Interstate Certification Compact and has pacts with NCATE and the NASDTEC Interstates as well. Major revisions became effective July 1st, 1997 and were further revised as of March, 2002. Alaska Also needed are items A, B, C, F (for preliminary certificate), J, K, M, and N - See page 2. Fee for all initial certificates is $125.00, and a $66.00 background check fee*. Submit all required documents in a single packet. Renewal fee is $125.00 per certificate. Updated background check for renewals. Praxis I Reading, Writing and Math IS required of all initial applicants. Alaska DOES belong to the Interstate Certification Contract and the NASDTEC Interstate Contract (Teachers, Support Professionals, and Administrators). Alaska does NOT require courses or competencies in Special Education. Major revisions are expected this year (04-05).
Upper Iowa University Residential University Fayette, Iowa Campus Major in Social Science (for 712 teacher Licensure) Note Those seeking secondary teacher certification in the State of iowa in Sociology must already http://www.uiu.edu/fields/baccalaureate/education/ed_degrees/ed_majors/ba_social
Extractions: Undergraduate ... UIU Home Major programs of undergraduate study offered are listed on the following pages. Each Center, the External Degree and the Online Programs offer specific majors and minors. Check with your academic advisor to determine the availability of a particular major or minor. Those graduating from programs offered through the Extended University (Center, Online, and External Degree learners) will receive a Bachelor of Science (Bachelor of Arts for elementary education learners). learners cannot seek two of the same degrees at UIU. That means that if an individual earns a Bachelor of Arts, then a second Bachelor of Arts is not allowed. However, if you are the holder of a Bachelor of Arts from UIU, you can seek the Bachelor of Science from UIU. Additional majors may be earned and will be reflected on the UIU transcript. A double major requires completion of two Senior Projects, one for each major. Topics On This Page Endorsements Admission to the Teacher Education Program Expectations For learners Who Are Admitted (For Iowa Teacher Licensure Only) Upper Iowa University's Teacher Education Program is committed to preparing teachers who are well-informed, reflective, professional, competent and sensitive to the diverse needs of their future pupils. Each teacher education student is provided with current, practical, applied knowledge and a variety of classroom experiences. The Teacher Education Program is dedicated to the development of teachers with personal education philosophies and systems of beliefs that encourage a lifelong commitment to inquiry and excellence.
Iowa State Policy Network Education Policy Forum iowa Education Policy Forum. What Are We Learning About Alternative Paths to teacher certification? Dr. Marie Theobald, executive director of the http://www.ncrel.org/policy/states/files/ispf03.htm
Extractions: Des Moines, Iowa Prepared by Hoor Bhanpuri, Learning Point Associates On December 18, 2003, members of the Iowa House and Senate Caucus staff, the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa State Board of Education, the Iowa Board of Examiners, and other state education policy leaders convened in Des Moines to discuss the emerging policy issue of alternative routes to preparation and licensure of teachers. Dr. Ginger Reynolds of Learning Point Associates began the meeting with a brief welcome and overview of the transition of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) to Learning Point Associates. Learning Point Associates was founded as the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory in 1984. NCREL continues its research and development work as a wholly owned subsidiary of Learning Point Associates. Dr. Reynolds followed the welcome by discussing the agenda and presenting an overview of the day's events. She briefly explained the purpose of the forum and spoke on the challenges and successes of dealing with alternative routes to preparation and licensure of teachers.
Extractions: Professional development financial data by itself is not as meaningful as analyzing it in the context of state policies, requirements, and practices. This section discusses that policy context. Outside of the North Central Region, a number of states reported that they require intermediate service agencies to develop plans for teacher professional development. These state are California, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Texas, and Oregon. Ten states reported requiring local school districts to develop annual plans for teacher professional development (California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas). No such requirements exist in Nebraska, New Hampshire, and South Dakota. Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Texas also imposed such requirements on individual schools. Within the North Central Region, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio all reported having requirements that certified teachers enroll in continuing education courses for continued certification. Only Illinois reported that it did not. Indiana and Michigan also reported that such an action was required for continued employment.
Teacher Certification Offices In The United States teacher certification Unit 1535 W. Jefferson PO Box 85002 State of iowa Grimes State Office Building Des Moines, IA 503190146 515-281-3245 http://hypertextbook.com/eworld/certification.shtml
Esd123.org Arizona State teacher VTE Degree certification Requirements INDIANA, iowa. Address Indiana Professional Standards Board teacher certification Program http://www.esd123.wednet.edu/Inst_support/certification/
Extractions: Home About ESD 123 Staff Directory ESD 123 Board ... Directions Delivering Collaborative Solutions That Promote Learning ESD123 Services Administration Administrative Services Strategic Plan ESD 123 Webmail ESD 123 Intranet ... ESD 123 School Districts Workers Compensation Claims Safety Teaching and Learning ESD 123 Classes Instructional Support Instructional Support Information Certification and Clock Hours Special Services Early Childhood Paraeducator Special Education Transistion Services Prevention Services SDFS Services Community Services School Health Services School Nurse Corp Educational Technology Educational Technology Online Curriculum Statewide Software Technology
Extractions: The Secretary of Education is required by statute to publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations which the Secretary determines to be reliable authorities as to the quality of training offered by educational institutions and programs. The National Advisory Committee on Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility assists the Secretary in determining which accrediting bodies should be listed. Accrediting bodies that achieve recognition are reviewed at least every 4 years thereafter. The commissions of the regional associations and the national institutional and specialized accrediting agencies which are recognized by the Secretary have no legal control over educational institutions or programs. They promulgate standards of quality or criteria of institutional excellence and approve or admit to membership those institutions that meet the standards of criteria.
Extractions: and Endorsement Categories in the States July 2004 Teacher certification in special education has become a hot topic after the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 along with the highly qualified teacher definition that accompanied it. With the ever-present teacher shortage in special education, states are becoming hard pressed to properly staff and train special education teachers for their school districts. In the past several years, many states have been re-organizing of their special education teacher certification system to meet the changing demands on certifying special education teachers. This StateNote focuses on the different types of certification systems and the endorsement areas for special education teachers in the states. The certification systems have been divided into three categories: generalist, mild/moderate-severe/profound and categorical. These categories were used because it nearly splits the states into thirds. The mild/moderate-severe/profound classification, even though it relies on a general classification, was used because of the increase in this type of certification system. States such as Kansas and North Carolina recently have revised their systems to adopt the mild/moderate-severe/profound classification. Brief definitions of the classification categories are as follows:
U. S. State Teacher Certification Offices iowa Board of Education Examiners teacher Licensure Bureau of Higher Education, teacher certification and Continuing Education 626 North 4th Street http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/CTE/cert/State_Teacher_Cert_Off.html
Buena Vista University > Teacher Education Program This program has been approved by the iowa Department of Education and Completion of the BVU Post Baccalaureate certification teacher Education Program http://www.bvu.edu/academics/education/teachered/certification.asp
Extractions: ABOUT BVU ACADEMICS ADMISSIONS ATHLETICS ... Ask a Question Post Baccalaureate Certification Program* Program Description http://www.bvu.edu/academics/education/teachered/portfolio.asp The following coursework and assigned portfolio artifacts for each course must be completed: The Education Core The Education Core is the nucleus of the BVU Post Baccalaureate Certification Teacher Education Program and includes the following courses: EDCO 250 Educational Psychology/Human Development 3 CR EDCO 260 Directed Observation 1 CR EDCO 280 Structure and Philosophy of American Education 3 CR EDCO 290 Supervised Participation 2 CR EDCO 300 Exceptional Learner 3 CR EDCO 370 Human Relations 3 CR EDCO 390 Instructional Technology 3 CR EDCO 401 3 CR Education Core Total 21 CR * This program has been developed by and is specific to Buena Vista University. It is approved by the Iowa Department of Education; however, it is not the Iowa Teacher Intern Preparation Program. Therefore, it is not listed on the Board of Educational Examiners web site. Methods Courses for the Post Baccalaureate Certification (PBC) Program A two hour general methods course (SEDU 448) and a one hour methods course specific to the content area are required of each person seeking regular education endorsement. Those completing a special education endorsement will take SPED 401 as the generic methods course and SPED 403 as the specific methods course. The methods courses follow:
Buena Vista University | BVBriefs Spring 2001 She earned National Board certification last year, won the Presidential Award for Excellence in iowa teacher of the Year Shares Expertise with BVU http://www.bvu.edu/alumni/bvbriefs/spring2001/iowateacher.html
Extractions: Shares Expertise with BVU Gail Wortmann, general physical science instructor at the Buena Vista University Ottumwa Center and anatomy and physiology teacher at Ottumwa High School, was recently chosen as the 2000-2001 Iowa State Education Association's Iowa Teacher of the Year. Wortmann, who received this top educational honor for her work in the K-12 educational system, has been an instructor at the BVU Ottumwa Center since 1984, and credits her contact with the BVU Center as one of the reasons for her professional growth during the past seventeen years. "I have always enjoyed several science disciplines," says Wortmann, "but I only teach in the life sciences area at OHS. The BVU classes allow me to keep current in the physical and earth sciences. That was immensely helpful when I took the Assessment Center tests for my National Board Certification two years ago." Throughout her 27 years of teaching, Wortmann has won several professional honors. She earned National Board Certification last year, won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics in 1997, and from 300 applicants nationwide was selected as a "pioneer mentor" to other teachers across the country in using technology in the classroom. Wortmann is the second Center instructor in the past three years to earn Iowa Teacher of the Year. Jan Mitchell, a communications instructor at the Marshalltown Center, was chosen as the Iowa Department of Education's Teacher of the Year in 1997 and recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the Iowa Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts.
Iowa Code 2003: Section 256.44 iowa Legislative Information System iowa Code 2003 Section 256.44. However, if the teacher does not achieve certification on the teacher s first http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003/256/44.html
Extractions: A national board certification pilot project is established to be administered by the department of education. A teacher, as defined in section 272.1, who registers for or achieves national board for professional teaching standards certification, and who is employed by a school district in Iowa and receiving a salary as a classroom teacher, may be eligible for the following: a. If a teacher registers for national board for professional teaching standards certification prior to June 30, 2005, a one-time initial reimbursement award in the amount of up to one-half of the registration fee paid by the teacher for registration for certification by the national board for professional teaching standards. The teacher shall apply to the department of education within one year of registration, submitting to the department any documentation the department requires. A teacher who receives an initial reimbursement award shall receive a one-time final registration award in the amount of the remaining national board registration fee paid by the teacher if the teacher notifies the department of the teacher's certification achievement and submits any documentation requested by the department. b.
Extractions: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/index.html (for complete document) Demonstrates the ability to enhance academic performance and support for and implementation of the school district's student achievement goals. Demonstrates competence in content knowledge appropriate to the teaching position Demonstrates competence in planning and preparing for instruction. Uses strategies to deliver instruction that meets the multiple learning needs of students Uses a variety of methods to monitor student learning. Demonstrates competence in classroom management. Engages in professional growth. Fulfills professional responsibilities established by the school district. 4. Levels: Are the standards used to distinguish various degrees of certification/licensure?
Archived: State Regulation Of Private Schools - Iowa iowa Code § 280.3. teacher certification By definition, nonpublic schools must Accredited nonpublic schools must employ certified teachers. iowa Admin. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/RegPrivSchl/iowa.html
Extractions: A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n State Regulation of Private Schools - June 2000 Iowa Registration/Licensing/Accreditation: The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that "The state has a clear right to set minimum educational standards [including instruction by a certified teacher] for all its children and a corresponding responsibility to see to it that those standards are honored." Johnson v. Charles City Community Schools , 368 N.W.2d 74 (1975). Recordkeeping/Reports: Length of School Year/Days: Nonpublic schools must prescribe an attendance policy which requires student attendance for at least 148 days, i.e. Teacher Certification: Instruction in English: Curriculum: Nonpublic schools serving grades 9-12 must provide 5 units of occupational education subjects e.g. Health Safety: Transportation: School bus drivers must meet statutory qualifications, e.g. Home Schooling: Public Aid for Private Schools/Private School Students: School districts and area education agency boards may provide public school services, e.g.
Extractions: Information For Students Parents Teachers Administrators Information About Financial Aid Policy Programs State Alternative route name Is practice teaching required? Same assessments used for traditional route certification? Other assessments? Is the route supported by a national organization? Alabama Alternative Master's Level (Fifth Year) Yes Yes No No " Baccalaureate Level No Yes No No " Preliminary No Yes No No Arkansas Master of Arts in Teaching Yes Yes No No " Nontraditional Licensure Program No Yes No No California CCTC Alternative RouteSB 57 Private School Experience No Yes No No " District Intern Program Yes Yes No No " Individualized Intern Certificate Yes Yes No No " Troops-to-Teachers NA Yes No No " University Internship Yes Yes No No Colorado Alternative Teacher Licensing Program and Teacher in Residence Programs No Yes No No Connecticut Alternate Route to Teacher Certification I and Alternate Route to Teacher Certification Yes Yes No No Delaware Delaware Alternative Routes to Certification Program No Yes No No Florida State Approved Competency Based Alternative Certification Program. Reference: Section 1012.56(7)(a), Florida Statutes (2002)
Student Teaching Coordinator of teacher Education and certification State Dept. of Education iowa State of iowa Board of Educational Examiners and Licensure http://www.lhup.edu/student_teaching/cert_require.htm
