Extractions: All students who are recommended by Iowa State University for teacher licensure must meet the requirements of the teacher education program and be recommended by the College of Education. An undergraduate seeking a bachelor's degree must be enrolled in the department in which he or she plans to major and must meet the graduation requirements of that department and the college in which it is located. Students already holding a bachelor's degree should consult with the coordinator of the area in which they plan to specialize so that an individualized program of study can be developed. In addition to the teaching specialty program listed below, minors are offered in educational computing, athletic coaching and health studies Admission to Undergraduate Teacher Education Program.
Plan. The Goal Was To Insure A Common Baseline Of Equipment In The 2001 iowa teacher Compensation legislation requires school districts to providea Heather Adams, Washington teacher certification from National Board of http://www.cr.k12.ia.us/district_info/AnnRep01/Page12.htm
Extractions: Plan. The goal was to insure a common baseline of equipment in all schools, including multi-media networked computers at all classroom teaching stations, computer labs, school media centers, and administrative offices. All computers feature Internet access, e-mail, and Microsoft Office tools. The successful completion of this multi-year plan was made possible with funds from the state and a local voter-approved Instructional Support Levy. Other 2000-01 technology achievements include: Online purchasing for schools and office supplies was extended throughout the district for true just-in-time delivery. Schools benefit from faster deliveries, broader selection, and better pricing. Special Services changed the system for identifying students who receive special education services. The old system labeled students according to their specific disability while the new system is label-free at the mild and moderate disability levels and simply identifies students as "entitled." Curriculum facilitators in math, science, language arts, and social studies continued to work with teachers, emphasizing "best practices" and the use of content standards in instruction and testing.
Whatsnew achieve. In fact, a recent study, Does teacher certification Matter? that personswho complete a full teacher education program If the state of iowa is truly http://www.isea.org/whatsnew/w_noshortcuts.html
Extractions: No shortcuts to good teaching The Iowa Legislature has approved a controversial "alternative licensure" bill which would allow virtually anyone to become a teacher after taking only a few extra courses and bypassing the all-important student teaching experience. That, says ISEA President Jolene Franken, is the wrong way to go. "Research shows that the quality of teachers has the single biggest impact on how well students achieve." In fact, a recent study, "Does Teacher Certification Matter? Evaluating the Evidence", concluded that persons who complete a full teacher education program and who are fully licensed/certificated have a greater impact on student achievement than those who become teachers through alternative routes. "If the state of Iowa is truly concerned about improving student achievement and ensuring quality education for Iowa's students, then you must work to attract and keep the best teachers," she explained. "It takes more than content knowledge and a couple of college courses to be a teacher. Great teachers must also have a firm grasp of teaching techniques and an understanding of learning styles and that can only be mastered over time and only after much practice and reflection." While a number of states offer some form of an alternate route for achieving teacher certification/licensure, most are contingent on the individual completing an approved program.
Nebraska Teacher Certification SPECIFY THAT YOUR INTEREST IS THE DRAKE UNIVERSITY COURSE (THREE GRADUATECREDITS) FOR teacher certification RENEWAL IN iowa AND NEBRASKA. http://www.nde.state.ne.us/TCERT/Ltchcert.html
Extractions: THE RENEWAL OF A NEBRASKA CERTIFICATE (EXCEPT SUBSTITUTE) REQUIRES COMPLETION OF AN APPROVED HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING (HRT) COURSE. YET, MANY PERSONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES OR IN STATES FAR REMOVED FROM THE MID-WEST CANNOT FIND A COURSE WHICH MEETS NEBRASKA REQUIREMENTS. The following correspondence-course offering contains the required content for Nebraska Certification purposes. LOESS HILLS AREA EDUCATION AGENCY THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NDE) HAS HAD NO ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COURSE OTHER THAN TO APPROVE THE COURSE CONTENT AS MEETING NEBRASKA'S REQUIREMENT. NDE HAS NO PREFERENCE FOR ANY COURSE NOR DOES IT WARRANTY IN ANY MANNER THE QUALITY OF THE INSTRUCTION, THE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES, THE TURN-AROUND TIME OF MAILED LESSONS, ETC. NDE WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND THE COURSE PROVIDER. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU SEND TO US IMMEDIATELY UPON COURSE COMPLETION AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT SHOWING THE COURSE LISTED ABOVE. WE WILL MAKE A RECORD OF YOUR HAVING MET THE REQUIREMENT. PERHAPS YOU WILL NOT APPLY FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN YOU DO, THE HRT REQUIREMENT WILL ALREADY HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.
Teacher Certification And State Education Departments Education Programs Alternative teacher certification programs available to America-National teacher recruitment program Illinois; Indiana; iowa. Kansas; Kentucky; http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/certification/
Extractions: Free Sites ... Professional Development Enter your email address for FREE weekly teaching tips! Home Teacher Resources Certification/ State Education Departments National Association for Alternative Certification (NAAC) - Seeks to expand the options available for teacher certification. Program list, scholarships, conferences, membership information, and organization publications are available online. National Board For Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) - Works to strengthen the teaching profession and to improve student learning in America's schools by establishing high standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, and are developing a new system of advanced, voluntary certification for teachers. The board's aim is to certify all teachers who meet the standards. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) - Works to help establish high quality teacher preparation through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education.
Policy Publications: Teacher Shortages In The Midwest Alternative teacher certification A stateby-state iowa administrator retirementintentions study Executive A statewide analysis of teacher vacancies for 1999 http://www.ncrel.org/policy/pubs/html/short/refer.htm
Extractions: American Association for Employment in Education. (1999). Teacher supply and demand in the United States, 1999 report. Evanston, IL: Author. American Federation of Teachers. (1998) Survey and analysis of teacher trends 1998. Washington, DC: Author. Bureau of Labor Statistics. [Online]. Available: http://stats.bls.gov/emphome.htm Darling-Hammond, L. (1997, November). Doing what matters most: Investing in high quality teaching. Kutztown, PA: National Commission on Teaching and Americas Future. Alternative teacher certification: A state-by-state analysis 2000. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Information. The need is now: Dealing with Minnesotas teacher shortages. Minneapolis, MN: Center for School Change, University of Minnesota. Haycock, K. (1997). K-16 reform: Whats in it for schools? Whats in it for universities? Thinking K-16, Illinois State Board of Education Research Division. (1999, December).
Policy Publications: Teacher Shortages In The Midwest Indiana. N/A. N/A. N/A. N/A. N/A. N/A. iowa*. Alternative Preparation. Yes. Michigan.Michigans Alternative Routes to teacher certification. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Minnesota. http://www.ncrel.org/policy/pubs/html/short/alter.htm
Extractions: Looking at teacher supply and demand numbers without considering quality is dangerous. One obvious negative impact of teacher shortages is unfilled teaching positions. But perhaps a more hidden negative impact is the positions that are filled with ineffective teachers. Although the states involved in this project did not identify quality of teacher preparation as a high priority for research, they did say more information was needed across the region about alternative routes to preparation. Programs targeted at teacher certification for the following: Name of Program(s) Transition Military Recent Liberal Arts Grads Reentrants Needing Upgrades Mid-Career Changes Returning Peace Corps Members Illinois Teachers for Chicago, DePaul/ Glenview Clinical Program, Teacher Corps Yes Yes Yes Yes Indiana N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Iowa* Alternative Preparation Yes Michigan Michigans Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification Yes Yes Yes Yes Minnesota Alternative Preparation to Licensure Program Yes Yes Yes Ohio Internship Certification Program Yes Yes Wisconsin Experimental and Innovative Teacher Education Programs Yes Yes *Iowa data was provided by the Iowa Department of Education, Judy Jeffrey, personal communication, 2000
Buena Vista University | BVBriefs Spring 2001 She earned National Board certification last year, won the Presidential Award for secondCenter instructor in the past three years to earn iowa teacher of the 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.
US State Department Of Education For Certification Licensing URL www.state.in.us/psb iowa iowa Board of us KENTUCKY Kentucky Departmentof Education, Office of teacher Education/certification URL www http://www.y-axis.com/Teachers/info/usdepart.shtml
Teacher Certification. ERIC Digest 11., in several states to a tenyear provisional certificate in iowa. Some states allowalternative teacher certification for people who have not completed college http://ericae.net/edo/ed277685.htm
Extractions: From the ERIC database TEXT: Teacher certification is the education system's process for assuring that public school teachers possess minimum qualifications. Each state determines its own certification standards. Increased mobility among teachers suggests that teacher candidates should have information about general requirements for certification and about where to locate particular state requirements. This digest provides information on certification purpose and types, how to obtain information about requirements, and prospects for change in requirements. THE PURPOSE OF CERTIFICATION Certification is a process by which the state evaluates the credentials of prospective teachers to ensure that they meet the professional standards set by the state education agency. Certification ratifies the quality of teachers' competence in subject area, educational methodology, teaching skills, and potential classroom management ability (Roth and Mastain 1984). Closely linked to certification is state program approval or institutional approval, which is the state's process of evaluating schools, colleges, and departments of education. The purpose of such approval is to ensure a common curriculum framework and professional standards so that the state's teacher education programs produce graduates who meet the state's certification requirements. Some states have developed their own standards for the approval of individual teacher preparation programs; however, the most commonly used standards are those which have been developed by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) and have been in the process of almost constant revision for the past 35 years.
Extractions: From the ERIC database Baron, Barbara The concept of teacher testing has gained wide acceptance, as reflected in its extension to 48 states. All but Alaska and Iowa are in the process of, or have already implemented some form of mandatory teacher testing, as of April 1987 (Rudner, 1987). The limitations of state procedures, i.e., different standards, approaches and requirements (McCaleb, 1987), combined with significant improvement in evaluation techniques have led to the call for a system of national assessment. The Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, convened for the purpose of improving education and teaching, responded to the need for national criteria by launching the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 1987. Changes initiated by the Board are expected to transform teaching (albeit gradually) from an undervalued, underpaid profession to one enjoying higher standards, better salaries, and prestige. Teacher education, in the process, would be enhanced as pedagogical institutions consider, and respond to the requirements of a national criterion. WHAT WILL NATIONAL CERTIFICATION MEAN?
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CR:OPPOSING NATIONAL TEACHER CERTIFICATION OR NATIONAL TEACHER TESTING do not support national teacher certification or national federalizing educator licensure,teacher appraisal, and Educators of iowa, Professional Educators of http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr050599-teach.htm
Extractions: OF TEXAS [Page: E858] Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce legislation to forbid the use of federal funds to develop or implement a national system of teacher certification or a national teacher test. My bill also forbids the Department of Education from denying funds to any state or local education agency because that state or local educational agency has refused to adopt a federally-approved method of teacher certification or testing. This legislation in no way interferes with a state's ability to use federal funds to support their chosen method of teacher certification or testing. Having failed to implement a national curriculum through the front door with national student testing (thanks to the efforts of members of the Education Committee under the leadership of Chairman Goodling ), the administration is now trying to implement a national curriculum through the backdoor with national teacher testing and certification. National teacher certification will allow the federal government to determine what would-be teachers need to know in order to practice their chosen profession. Teacher education will revolve around preparing teachers to pass the national test or to receive a national certificate. New teachers will then base their lesson plans on what they needed to know in order to receive their Education Department-approved teaching certificate. Therefore, I call on those of my colleagues who oppose a national curriculum to join me in opposing national teacher testing and certification with the same vigor with which you opposed national student testing.
Office Of Certification & Licensure INDIANA Indiana Professional Standards Board teacher certification Program 251 EastOhio, Suite 201 Indianapolis, Indiana 462042133. iowa iowa State Board of http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/educ/StudentAffairs/offices.php
Links To Teacher Certification In All Fifty States ARKANSAS, INDIANA, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, WASHINGTON. CALIFORNIA, iowa, MONTANA,OREGON, WEST VIRGINIA. COLORADO, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN. http://www.radford.edu/~ed-adv/teachecert.htm
NR Mar 16 01 Van Fossen also achieved National Board certification last year. iowa teacher ofthe Year candidates are nominated by their administrators, students, parents http://www.davenport.k12.ia.us/~dcsd/news/newsreleases/teacherofyear.htm
Extractions: Davenport Community Schools NEWS RELEASE Office of Communications March 16, 2001 Davenport Teacher One of Four Teacher-of-the-Year Finalists To Be Honored by Governor on Monday Kay Huffaker Hall, Art Specialist at J.B. Young Intermediate, is among four finalists who will be honored along with the 2001 Iowa Teacher of the Year by Governor Tom Vilsack on Monday, March 19. Margaret Van Fossen, Bilingual Teacher at Williams Intermediate, also was nominated for the Iowa Teacher of the Year Award. These two Davenport district teachers will be honored with 2001 Iowa Teacher of the Year Gail Wortmann of Ottumwa High School, the three other finalists for the state teacher award, and other nominees from across Iowa. The other finalists besides Huffaker Hall are Ernest Schiller of Donnellson, Hector Ibarra of West Branch, and Margaret Sadgepour Kramer of North Cedar. Last year, Huffaker Hall also achieved National Board Certification, the teaching professions highest standard, from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. National Board Certification is achieved by teachers who choose to go through a rigorous process in which they are assessed on: their knowledge of subject matter, their ability to effectively teach their subjects to students, and their ability to manage and measure student learning.
Resume The University of iowa. 19631967. BA Spanish. (teacher certification).University of Northern iowa. 1971,1979,1981,1993*. *Technology. http://www.charles-city.k12.ia.us/bode/resume.html
Extractions: Grant writing to increase availability of technology in the schools. Academic Training_ The University of Iowa BA Spanish (Teacher Certification) University of Northern Iowa *Technology University of Guadalajara, Mexico Spanish Immersion Emporia State University Debate/Forensics Baylor University Debate/Forensics The University of Iowa Debate/*Technology Iowa State University FLEX Courses (Through NFLRC) Iowa State University Elementary Spanish Certification Concordia College,MN Immersion Workshop Drake University *Technology Truman State University Spanish Iowa State University *Technology University of Northern Iowa *Technology Iowa State University *Technology Spanish, K-12
Untitled Document for an alternative preparation license issued by the iowa Board of doe.state.la.usBulletin 746 Practitioner teacher Program Alternative certification. http://www.title2.org/html2002/altrte1.html
Extractions: Types of Alternative Routes part 1 State Name 1.) Has the state approved one or more alternative routes to certification? If yes, please provide descriptions in the following section (Section VII.b.). 2.) If yes, please provide a web address or document reference. Alabama Yes Alaska No Arizona Yes Arizona State Board Rules - R7-2-608, Alternative Certificates Current alternative routes to certification were placed in state Board rules after the 1999-2000 academic year. Therefore, no data exist for any alternative route cohorts for the 1999-2000 academic year. Arkansas Yes http://arkedu.state.ar.us/teachers/index.html California No Colorado Yes http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/lialternativeprogram.htm Connecticut Yes http://www.ctdhe.org Delaware Yes http:// www.udel.edu/artc District of Columbia Yes On May 20, 1992, the Board of Education approved legislation regarding the implementation of an alternative certification program. The document reference is DCMR, Chapter 10, Rule 100.18. Florida Yes Section 231.17(7)(a)(b)(c), Florida Statutes, allows Florida School Districts to develop alternative certification programs to provide professional preparation for those teachers hired with temporary certificates based upon having satisfied the content.
Iowa State University Office Of The Registrar They major in the subject matter that they wish to teach and concurrently takethe courses required for teacher certification in the state of iowa. http://www.iastate.edu/~catalog/9799/fouryear.html
Extractions: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION PLANS - 1997-1999 CATALOGUE All of the majors* offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences can be completed in four years if a student is academically well prepared and if the student works closely with an academic adviser to make appropriate course choices each semester. Departmental recommendations for an eight-semester program of study for each major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are available here Graduation Requirements for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students Group I - Arts and Humanities - 12 credits Group II - Communication - 2 credits Group III - Natural Sciences and Mathematics 8 credits in Natural Sciences 3 credits in Mathematical disciplines Group IV - Social Sciences - 9 credits, including at least two different disciplines
