<p>What does it take to teach (elementary or secondary school level)? An advanced degree? Education courses? Certification?</p>
<p>I started this thread in another forum but didn't get any replies. :(</p>
<p>try google
It depends where /what you want to teach</p>
<p>It depends on what you want to teach and where you want to teach it as the requirements vary from state to state. Most colleges do have teacher certification programs so pretty much no matter where you attend they can take you through the process of being state certified</p>
<p>Some states (NYS ) no longer hires uncertified teachers therefore they require the following</p>
<p>Provisional Certification (valid for 3 years)
Completion of a Baccalaureate teacher preparation program is required except for career and technical subjects within the fields of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, health, a technical area or trade.) An individual may qualify through interstate reciprocity. Three required exams: LAST, ATS-W and CST (except for Speech and Hearing Disabilities) National Board certification qualifies a candidate for initial certification.</p>
<p>You can apply for permanent certification once you have done the following:
Requires a Masters degree and three years teaching experience. Also requires one year of mentored teaching experience.</p>
<p>according to our district (but, perhaps its a Calif state-thing), to be considered competent/proficient but NCLB standards, a secondary school teacher needs an undregrad college degree in the field in which they teach -- not necessarily master's -- and, of course, a teaching credential from an approved educ school.</p>
<p>"Most colleges do have teacher certification programs so pretty much no matter where you attend they can take you through the process of being state certified"</p>
<p>I can't say I really found that to be true - a lot do, but many do not. You have to look carefully at a school's website -- often education is not a major, but teacher certification is a program you take in addition to a major. Some schools have agreeents with other schools where you can take your ed courses there.
Also depends on if you want secondary or elementary.</p>
<p>Much is determined by a state's certification requirements - schools within that state offering teacher certif will have to meet that state's requirements. Though many states then offer reciprocity if you are certified in another state.</p>
<p>In many states you are required to get a masters.</p>
<p>also, i believe ny went back to 5 years to get the masters - they tried to reduce it to 3 but got a lot of feedback that this wasn't enough time for someone teaching to get a masters on parttime basis.</p>
<p>It's is now 3 years for new teachers and teachers who were teaching before the new certification process kicked in (Feb. 2004) were given a 5 year extension to become fully certified. </p>
<p>In NYC there are now openings dues to teachers retiring and teachers for whom the clock has run out on.</p>
<p>sybbie --
see following link to NYS Ed Dept site re cetification - initial certification is for 5 years: <a href="http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/typesofcerts.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/typesofcerts.htm</a></p>
<p>They had changed it to 3 years when the regs were revised , but they changed it back to 5 years this past Jan.</p>
<p>See also following memo issued January 2005 re decision to go back to 5 years: <a href="http://www.highered.nysed.gov/memoceo05-02.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.highered.nysed.gov/memoceo05-02.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification, as you see the City has not updated their information regarding the change back to 5 years.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>