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New York Teacher Certfication Story - Earning Certification Without Student...
On of the lingering frustrations of my own certification saga has been the fall out of my decision not to student teach. Having been hired to teach private school at age 22, without formal...
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From Boston... (Part One)
A teacher formerly of Massachusetts, now of California, tells her story...Although I was a psychology major, I had no interest in becoming a psychologist. During my junior year at BU, I began...
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Teacher Certficaton Tests in Massachussets - Something Doesn't Add Up!
Seems there's trouble with the aspiring math teachers in Massachusetts. I wonder how many of them were education majors?
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...To California (Part Two)
A teacher formerly of Massachusetts, now of California, tells part II of her story...After a year in Massachusetts [see From Boston (Part One)], I decide to move to California where I have to start all...
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More on the trouble in Massachusetts...
Eduwonk offers a good back and forth on the issue of Massachusetts teachers and their failure on the new math test. The massive failure is an embarrassment, clearly, but the question is for who: the...
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California Teacher Certfication Story - Earning a Credential While Teaching
A California teacher describes his time in teacher training classes...During my first year of teaching, I found a way to teach and receive my credential at the same time. I enrolled in a preliminary...
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Minnesota Teacher Certfication - Alternative Programs on the Horizon?
Seems someone in the Minnesota House had a simple plan to provide teacher certification to those who didn't want to go through a traditional education program. It didn't make it into the final bill,...
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The California Teacher Certification of a Teach for America Corps Member
A Teach for America Corps member tells the story of her ongoing certification work.---As a first year teacher who was charged with teaching English Language Arts young minds straight after a degree in...
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Connecticut Teacher Certification - Fumble on the Goal Line
That State of Connecticut was on the verge of some very rational reforms to its certification requirements, but the State Senate decided not to act.The Hartford Courant summarizes the bill as...
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National Board Certified Teachers?
The Center for Teaching Quality reports that using National Board Certified Teachers is that answer. As they put it:Our own research at the Center for Teaching Quality has taught us how powerful the...
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Why All This Fuss About Teacher Certification?!
This came out a while ago, but it has interesting findings where this blog is concerned. Richard Ingersoll looks at teacher certification and the debates surrounding it. He points out that US teacher...
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Education's Iron Triangle
This recent defense of traditional education programs, written by an expert from one such education program, highlights one of the fundamental problems in American education. In the present case, we...
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Alternative Certification in Pennsylvania
Governor Ed Rendell is asking the legislature to create a fast track certification program for math, science, engineering, and technology professionals (full story here).The gist is that professionals...
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Teaching Certification in Iowa - An New Alternative
Looks like Iowa has decided to get on the bus and make transitions to teaching a little easier. Iowans (or aspiring Iowans) out there should look into Iowa's new Intern License Program.
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A Quality Teacher Certification Program in Florida
Given my frequent broad-stroke bashing of teacher education programs, I think it's only fair to share news of this University of Florida program, which is apparently doing great work. For full coverage...
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A Teacher Certification Alternative in Michigan (but is it necessary?)
Continuing this week's spate of shout outs to states trying to increase their alternative certification offerings, I'd like to shine some light on Michigan's Non-Traditional Route to Teacher...
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Update: Teacher Certification Reform in Connecticut
It what seems to have been an impressive fit of partisan bickering, Connecticut has officially failed to make some much needed reforms to its teacher certification process.For details on the proposed...
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Strange Bedfellows: Home Schoolers in the Teacher Certification Debate
WorldNet Daily serves up this report on the home schooling community's stance on teacher certification (like I said, strange bedfellows). As one might guess, many in the homeschooling community are...
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Teacher Certification and the Rhee Firings
Late last week, DC School Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee fired 250 teachers for a mix of poor performance and certification problems. Details are still flowing in as to the exact numbers, but...
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Student Quality in Teacher Education Programs: What GRE Data Tells Us
While I'm not a regular reader of the Indianapolis Business Journal, I was intrigued by this recent article on student quality in teacher education programs. The Journal looked at students entering...
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Proceed with Caution on School Closings
Though I generally hesitate to stray too far from the issue of teacher certification, the buzz around shutting down failing schools has me concerned. Lately, I've been struck by the burst of folks...
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Update: Alternative Certification in Pennsylvania
This first surfaced a few weeks ago, but here are some updated details on Ed Rendell's plans to ease teacher certification in Pennsylvania (for teachers in shortage areas only). If you think...
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Alternative Certification Opportunity in Oklahoma
For you Oklahomans out there with pedagogical aspirations, keep an eye out for an opportunity this summer. In addition to the TFA folks that are arriving this year, Oklahoma has invited the American...
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Improving Teacher Education Programs
Good news for the quality of teacher education programs: the NCATE, which accredits about half of the schools of education nationwide, has issued new standards for reaccreditation. Under the new plan,...
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A Call for Alternative Certification in North Dakota
From The Grand Forks Herald, in a story nominally about Teach for America, comes this call for alternative certification in the Peace Garden State. One roadblock could be the state’s few alternative...
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