Alternative Certification Routes
Information about becoming a teacher after graduating from college.
Becoming a Teacher, Later...
Mid-career changes happen all the time. And if becoming a teacher is something you are thinking about, what better way to use all that experience? It's worth pursuing.
Mid-career changes happen all the time. And if becoming a teacher is something you are thinking about, what better way to use all that experience? It's worth pursuing.
Do You Have To Be Certified To Teach In A Private School?
Do you have to certified to teach in a private school? Most of the time, yes. Fortunately there are many routes to certification. Let's take a look.
Do you have to certified to teach in a private school? Most of the time, yes. Fortunately there are many routes to certification. Let's take a look.
What Skills Do Teachers Need?
Three steps you must take to keep your skills current.
Three steps you must take to keep your skills current.
American Board of Certification of Teacher Excellence
"The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence is committed to increasing the supply of highly qualified teachers essential for achieving student success."
"The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence is committed to increasing the supply of highly qualified teachers essential for achieving student success."
Learning the Ropes: Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification
"Many states have developed or are initiating programs that provide alternative routes to teacher certification, particularly for mid-career professionals."
"Many states have developed or are initiating programs that provide alternative routes to teacher certification, particularly for mid-career professionals."
The National Association for Alternative Certification
"The goal of NAAC is to help improve these preparation programs by facilitating the entry into the education profession of persons who did not choose to prepare for teaching as their initial occupations, as well as, those individuals who have entered teacher preparation programs as part of their initial career training."
"The goal of NAAC is to help improve these preparation programs by facilitating the entry into the education profession of persons who did not choose to prepare for teaching as their initial occupations, as well as, those individuals who have entered teacher preparation programs as part of their initial career training."
The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
"The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing every child with competent, caring, qualified teachers in schools organized for success."
"The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing every child with competent, caring, qualified teachers in schools organized for success."
The Teacher Education Accreditation Council
"The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), founded in 1997, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving academic degree programs for professional educators—those who will teach and lead in schools, pre-K through grade 12."
"The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), founded in 1997, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving academic degree programs for professional educators—those who will teach and lead in schools, pre-K through grade 12."
Troops To Teachers
"Troops-to-Teachers provides Referral Assistance and Placement services to military personnel interested in beginning a second career in public education as a teacher. The DANTES Troops-to-Teachers office will help applicants identify teacher certification requirements, programs leading to certification and employment opportunities."
"Troops-to-Teachers provides Referral Assistance and Placement services to military personnel interested in beginning a second career in public education as a teacher. The DANTES Troops-to-Teachers office will help applicants identify teacher certification requirements, programs leading to certification and employment opportunities."