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Chancellor
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Florida has an alternative cert program that requires evening study at community colleges, and it's cheap and very doable. In one year you can be certified or nearly so, depending on your own progress of course. All subject areas are covered. Best of all, you don't need to have been an Education major to enroll; all you need is a bachelor's degree and some patience. I have more of one than the other.
http://www.fldoe.org/EdCert/ |
Well, when Florida didn't respond to my request for additional information, I decided to consider another state. After looking at a few different states, I went with a program in Texas (I'm presently up here in Buffalo, NY) - I'll be taking the content exam for EC-4 (which also includes some elements of teaching English language learners) next week. For more about that program: http://www.texasteachers.org/. |
UPDATE: I passed the EC-4 content exam. |
I completed the Texas Teachers pedagogy requirements. The only thing left is to get hired by a school in Texas so that I can begin my one-year probationary period (I have to get hired by a school in order to get the state probationary teaching certificate), during or right after which I take the pedagogy (PPR) exam and, from there, get the full teaching license. |
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shantaram
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Location: Montreal, Quebec
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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This thread is really helpful, thanks to everyone who has given advice. 'Bookmarking' it!
So, what are you going to do? |
That is a long story! |
Every story starts with a single word. |
Well, the first word in that story was Move. The first word in the sequel to that story is Get. The following words are My, Electricity, Connected, Before, I, Go, Insane. |
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Zero
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What about online or other, for lack of a better term, "more alternative than alternative" programs?
Three that I know of are:
-Western Governor's University. The work is all distance learning until the student teaching portion. They help you arrange the student teaching with a school district local to you.
-The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence. It is distance learning, but only counts for certification in nine states.
-Fast Train. Onsite program done at George Mason University in Virginia in two summer sessions. Geared toward preparing people to work in international schools.
Has anyone tried one of these or heard much about them? |
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Chancellor
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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What about online or other, for lack of a better term, "more alternative than alternative" programs?
Three that I know of are:
-Western Governor's University. The work is all distance learning until the student teaching portion. They help you arrange the student teaching with a school district local to you.
-The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence. It is distance learning, but only counts for certification in nine states.
-Fast Train. Onsite program done at George Mason University in Virginia in two summer sessions. Geared toward preparing people to work in international schools.
Has anyone tried one of these or heard much about them? |
But you still have to take whatever certification tests are required by a particular state (e.g. Praxis I and II). Also, it's up to the states to determine what programs they will accept. I wouldn't even bother with any of those programs you listed until I was sure a particular state I might be interested in was going to accept that program. |
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somewhere_else
Joined: 14 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| -Western Governor's University. The work is all distance learning until the student teaching portion. They help you arrange the student teaching with a school district local to you. |
I don't know much about the program other than you are required to be in the US to be accepted to it. I also believe it is the only online teacher certification program that is accredited by NCATE (which is the main accrediting body for teacher ed programs).
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-The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence. It is distance learning, but only counts for certification in nine states. |
Don't really know anything about it.
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| Fast Train. Onsite program done at George Mason University in Virginia in two summer sessions. Geared toward preparing people to work in international schools. |
I think this is a fairly reputable program. It was originally designed for spouses of diplomats to get certification so they could work in international schools, but it has been opened up to anyone seeking alternative certification.
No matter what state you seek certification in you will have to pass some sort of standardized tests. Many states have their own state specific tests and others use the PRAXIS exams. |
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Chancellor
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| jg wrote: |
Florida has an alternative cert program that requires evening study at community colleges, and it's cheap and very doable. In one year you can be certified or nearly so, depending on your own progress of course. All subject areas are covered. Best of all, you don't need to have been an Education major to enroll; all you need is a bachelor's degree and some patience. I have more of one than the other.
http://www.fldoe.org/EdCert/ |
Well, when Florida didn't respond to my request for additional information, I decided to consider another state. After looking at a few different states, I went with a program in Texas (I'm presently up here in Buffalo, NY) - I'll be taking the content exam for EC-4 (which also includes some elements of teaching English language learners) next week. For more about that program: http://www.texasteachers.org/. |
UPDATE: I passed the EC-4 content exam. |
I completed the Texas Teachers pedagogy requirements. The only thing left is to get hired by a school in Texas so that I can begin my one-year probationary period (I have to get hired by a school in order to get the state probationary teaching certificate), during or right after which I take the pedagogy (PPR) exam and, from there, get the full teaching license. |
Update: I passed the ESL Supplemental exam. |
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