Teacher Education: Resources Professional accrediting body for teacher preparation. for Alternative certification,Alternative certification options. arrow arizona Education Association, AZ http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/academic/teachered/resources.html
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U. S. State Teacher Certification Offices arizona 1 Department of Education teacher certification Unit 1535 West JeffersonPhoenix 85007, (602) 542 4367 www.ade.state.az.us/certification. http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/CTE/cert/State_Teacher_Cert_Off.html
Extractions: Calvert Institute for Policy Research Calvert E-Mail Volume IV, Number 1, Spring 1999 Jeffry L. Flake Five minutes into any discussion on the subject of teacher certification you're bound to hear the analogy: "If you needed heart bypass surgery, wouldn't you insist on having a licensed surgeon perform the procedure? Well, then, you certainly wouldn't want an uncertified teacher instructing your child, would you?" But is an uncertified teacher with a piece of chalk really as dangerous as an unlicensed physician wielding a scalpel? Hardly. In fact, on the whole, teacher-certification requirements do more to deter good teachers than to ensure them. There has long been anecdotal evidence that non-certified teachers do a pretty good job educating children. Most of the teachers employed in private schools are not certified, yet private school students routinely outscore their public school counterparts. Similarly, students who are home-schooled score better than students in public schools, although their parents rarely have the credentials required of public school teachers. Such evidence, however, is usually dismissed as just another indication that public schools are teaching those kids who are hardest to educate. Thus, the "certified means qualified" argument survives to this day. Times are changing. Arizona's charter school law, unlike most charter school laws around the country, allows non-certified teachers in any classroom. While most of the 250-plus charter schools around Arizona still have self-imposed requirements to use certified teachers, a good number do not. Therefore, we finally have a substantial pool of non-certified public school teachers. While it is still too early to make many scientific comparisons, anecdotal evidence tends to confirm the suspicions of those who dismiss the value of teacher certification.
State Contacts For Alternative Teacher Certification arizona. arizona Dept. of Education teacher certification Unit 1535 West JeffersonPhoenix, AZ 85007 Attn R. Berkley Lunt (602) 5424367. Arkansas. http://www.ncei.com/02_state_contacts.htm
State Contacts For Alternative Teacher Certification arizona Department of Education teacher certification Unit. 1535 WestJefferson Phoenix, AZ 85007 Attn R. Berkley Lunt (602) 5424367. http://www.ncei.com/State-alt-contact.htm
ASIS Yoga Teacher Certification School of Integrative Studies Licensed by arizona State Board BS, CYI, Every BodysYoga teacher since 1980 Cheryl obtained her certification in the East West http://beyondthenet.com/asismassage/programs/yogateachers/
Teachers @ Work Unit 1535 W. Jefferson Phoenix AZ 85007 (602) 5424367 Fax (602) 542-1141 certificationOffice teacher certification Unit arizona State teacher certification. http://www.teachersatwork.com/cert.html
University Of Phoenix Education Programs for elementary and secondary teacher certification are 33creditMasters Degree (MAED) programs, leading to arizona teacher licensure. http://university-of-phoenix.online-degrees.net/education.htm
Extractions: University Of Phoenix University Of Phoenix Master of Arts in Education/Teacher Education for Elementary Licensure The Teacher Education specializations develop Elementary or Secondary teachers who, as an integral part of the school community, facilitate the development of students who are secure and productive citizens in a changing society. The new Masters of Arts in Education/Teacher Education Programs for elementary and secondary teacher certification are 33-credit Masters Degree (MAED) programs, leading to Arizona teacher licensure. The program recognizes and addresses the developmental process of teaching and learning in a diverse society. Although this program is accepted by the Arizona Department of Education for teacher licensure, this may not be the case in all states, please check with your State Department of Education and your district to obtain licensure requirements Request Information Today Master of Arts in Education/Teacher Education for Secondary Licensure The Teacher Education specializations develop Elementary or Secondary teachers who, as an integral part of the school community, facilitate the development of students who are secure and productive citizens in a changing society.
Arizona Western College - Course Descriptions on the 1996 elections and how people vote and why they don't. This course fulfillsthe federal constitution requirement for teacher certification in arizona. http://www.azwestern.edu/courses/index.asp?pre=POS
Teacher Certification/jobs The arizona State teacher certification Requirements URL http//www.nau.edu/~vte/state.htmlURL http//www/ade/state/az.us/teachcert/index.html URL http http://www.askeric.org/Old_Askeric/InfoGuides/alpha_list/teachercert12_96.html
Extractions: An AskERIC InfoGuide Date compiled: December 11, 1996 Compiled by: Martha Tuning INDEX 1) Introduction Internet Resources Gopher (3) Listservs (none) Telnet (none) WWW (36) Optional: Electronic Journals and Newsletters (1) FTP (none) Other (none) 3) ERIC Resources ERIC Clearinghouses (3) ERIC Citations (none) ERIC Digests (2) 4) How to Retreive ERIC Journal Articles and Documents Hard Copy Resources Bibliographies (none) Biographical Sources (none) Directories (5) Encyclopedias/Dictionaries (none) Full-Length Studies (none) Geographical Sources (none) Government Sources (none) Indexes (none) Periodicals (none) Reviews (none) Statistical Sources (none) 1. INTRODUCTION 2. INTERNET RESOURCES Gopher Arkansas Department of Education URL: gopher:// calypso.oit.unc.edu/7waissrc%3a/ref.d/indexes.d/eric-digests.src Online Educational Resources URL: gopher://chronicle.merit.edu/77/.ads-by-search/.all/.waisindex/index?teacher This site has employment opportunities for educators. US Department of Education Gopher URL: Gopher://gopher.ed.gov/1
Questions/Answers What are the requirements for teacher certification in arizona? The arizonaDepartment of Education requires the following for Elementary http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/teacherprep/page3.html
Extractions: The STEP post-baccalaureate teacher certification program is a field-based immersion program that requires full time participation by students for one semester and one academic school year. Students attend one session of summer school from July 7- August 1, 2003 from 8:00 AM- 3:30 PM daily. During the school year, beginning August 6th, students will work side-by-side with master teachers in classrooms. On Mondays and Wednesdays, students follow the elementary school schedule for teachers. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, students spend the morning at field-bases schools and attend classes at SCC from 1:005:30 PM. Friday is a flexible day, where students may attend special seminars or choose to be available as a substitute teacher. During the nine weeks of student teaching at the end of the program, students spend full time, five days per week, at the school with no classes at SCC. The program ends May 14, 2004.
Sedona Spirit: Transformational Yoga Retreats In Sedona, Arizona Kripalu Yoga Center Advanced 500 Credit certification. Vernon, internationally knownYoga teacher, President of International, will return to arizona to lead http://www.sedonaspirityoga.com/trainings.htm
Extractions: Jan. 15-16, Apr. 15-16, July 8-9, Oct. 14-15 Learn to relax your body and expand into yoga poses by breathing into your back, extending your tailbone, and lifting your heart into each pose as an offering. This workshop will demonstrate hands-on techniques for creating space to deepen poses organically from the inside out. You will be guided to do asana in such a way that the pose itself embodies the warm-ups, the pranayama, the bhandas and in-depth sadhana. Day One will include five hours of asana and pranayama, one hours of yoga sutras.
Extractions: Effective March 1, 1996, Rhode Island adopted "Enhance Reciprocity" as a route to certification. This route provides that certification be granted to an applicant who holds a valid and comparable certificate from another member state, provided the applicant has complied with any requirements of the receiving state regarding degrees held, citizenship, and moral, ethical, physical, and mental fitness. A copy, including any translation key, of a valid teaching support administrative , or vocational certificate from the member state is required. NOTE: This certificate must be a Level II certificate as defined in the Interstate Contract. NOTE: This certificate must be valid during the period for which reciprocity is sought and must also be valid in the teaching area for which certification is desired. NOTE: If you are eligible for certification by enhanced reciprocity, you do
Ildi Laczko Effects of teacher certification on Student Achievement An analysis of the StanfordNine. Paper presented at the meeting of the arizona Educational Research http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~gail/programs/ildi.htm
Extractions: Ildiko Ilona Laczko, MS ildiko.laczko@asu.edu Farmer 120-U Mail Code 2411 Tempe, AZ 85287-2411 Faculty Mentors: Ive worked closely with David C. Berliner, Raymond Kulhavy, and Jay S. Blanchard. Additionally, I have been fortunate to work with Gene V Glass and Thomas Barone. Current Projects: Laczko, Ildiko I. (In Progress). The Effects of Teacher Certification on Student Achievement: An analysis of Stanford Nine achievement for students with emergency and standard certified teachers . Dissertation Laczko, Ildiko I., Blanchard, Jay. (In progress). Educational Portals and Web-Based Learning. Self-centered, irreverent, arsty-farsty inquiry: girl talk about narrative research Exemplars in narrative research methodology Laczko, Ildiko I. and Berliner, David, C. (In Progress). An Evaluation of National Board Certified Teachers Laczko, Ildiko I. and Berliner, David, C. (In Progress). An Analysis of the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment To new doc students: My advice to new graduate students would be to make sure that you have clearly defined goals for yourself before you begin your graduate study. Having goals established prior to entering a graduate program with help you make important decisions during your graduate career.
Extractions: Online Directory For Masters and Graduate Degrees in Education (MAed) Continuing Teacher Education (CTE) Programs, Courses, Degrees and Career Paths featuring both online and campus programs at a location near you. Requesting Information is Quick and Easy Masters and Graduate Degrees in Education Descriptions
National Council On Teacher Quality - Arizona Maricopa County (arizona) Community College is developing what they thinkis the first online teacher certification program in the country. http://www.nctq.org/states/az.html
Extractions: News, analysis, and research by topic... TEACHER PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION Alternative certification Unconventional recruiting Reform of teacher education Subject-matter knowledge Pedagogy Teacher testing SCHOOL STAFFING Principal autonomy Teacher career ladders Tenure Seniority and union issues TEACHER PAY Teacher salaries Pay-for-performance and merit pay Higher pay for math, science and other shortage fields Higher pay for hard-to-staff urban or rural schools EVALUATING AND IMPROVING TEACHER PERFORMANCE Value-added analysis Peer review Tools for evaluators Mentoring Professional development National board certification (NBPTS) ACCOUNTABILITY Holding schools accountable Holding teachers accountable
$5 Million To Launch New Teacher Certification Board Leaders Council (ELC) and former arizona Superintendent of have been looking fora certification system that Former National teacher of the Year Tracey Bailey http://www.nctq.org/press/2001-11-8.html
Extractions: News, analysis, and research by topic... TEACHER PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION Alternative certification Unconventional recruiting Reform of teacher education Subject-matter knowledge Pedagogy Teacher testing SCHOOL STAFFING Principal autonomy Teacher career ladders Tenure Seniority and union issues TEACHER PAY Teacher salaries Pay-for-performance and merit pay Higher pay for math, science and other shortage fields Higher pay for hard-to-staff urban or rural schools EVALUATING AND IMPROVING TEACHER PERFORMANCE Value-added analysis Peer review Tools for evaluators Mentoring Professional development National board certification (NBPTS) ACCOUNTABILITY Holding schools accountable Holding teachers accountable National Council on Teacher Quality Michael Poliakoff , President Kathleen Madigan , Executive Director WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 8, 2001)America's elementary and secondary education system can look forward to more qualified individuals entering the teaching profession thanks to a new plan for teacher certification. The
Sopris West on July 31, the arizona Republic reported that approximately 16 percent, or onein every six teachers, didnt complete teacher certification (based on http://www.sopriswest.com/headline20.asp
Extractions: No Child Left Behind Challenge With the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act , Congress issued a challenge that calls for a highly qualified teacher to be in every American classroom by the end of the 2005-2006 school year. How far do states have to go to meet this challenge? Well, some may have a longer road to travel than others. The inaugural report to Congress on teacher quality was released in June 2002. According to the federal report, Meeting the Highly Qualified Teachers Challenge , many state certification programs allow into their classrooms teachers who lack solid content knowledge in the areas they teach. State certification programs vary, and many are outdated or weak. The report argues that raising academic standards and lowering barriers (such as methods or theory courses) will attract more highly qualified candidates to the teaching profession (U.S. Department of Education, 2002b). One option for recruiting qualified candidates is implementing alternative certification programs that aim to transition retired military personnel, midlevel professionals, and college graduates into the field of teaching. Popular alternative certification programs include Troops to Teachers, Transition to Teaching, and Teach for America. In contrast to the standard course work at a school of education, these alternative certification routes generally provide a fast track to teaching for those who lack the requirements for traditional certification but have strong subject knowledge backgrounds. Currently, 45 states offer alternate certification routes, but only 175,000 teachers nationwide hold alternative certificates, accounting for only six percent of the teacher workforce (U.S. Department of Education, 2002b).
Extractions: International Employment for Teachers Alternative Certification Many states have developed or are initiating programs that provide alternative routes to teacher certification, particularly for mid-career professionals. The goal of such programs is to draw a diversity of individuals with in-depth subject matter backgrounds into teaching careers. Requirements for an alternative teaching license vary by state. For an overseas position, it does not matter what state your license is from. Generally, applicants must hold a bachelors degree in the subject to be taught, achieve a passing score on state-required examinations, complete an intensive teacher preparation program, and possibly fulfill a supervised teaching internship. Specific information on which school systems are offering internships can be requested from the schools. After satisfactory completion of these requirements, the applicant will be issued a teaching credential.
EDUCATION Certificate in Education is designed to provide students with the skills andtraining necessary to receive State of arizona K12 teacher certification. http://dco-proxima.dco.pima.edu/catalog/current/programs/descriptions/edu-p.htm
Extractions: Education Students interested in pursuing teaching as a career, either at the elementary or secondary level, should follow the Associate of Arts Degree for Transfer in Liberal Arts in this catalog. Students should be aware that education is an upper-level major in Arizona's three state universities and admission may be dependent on a number of factors, including mandated pre-professional tests, grade point average, and pre-professional experience. It is therefore recommended that students contemplating a teaching career study the catalog and contact an advisor or counselor at the college/university you plan to transfer to for information regarding admission requirements. Pima Community College provides courses in the Early Childhood Education department that are designed to introduce prospective elementary and secondary teachers to the education field and provide them with field experiences. Consult an ECE faculty advisor or counselor for a list of these courses. Students interested in secondary teaching should consult Pima Community College faculty advisor or counselors in their prospective major and minor teaching content areas.