edu 216, chapter 4, becoming a teacher, cdb, ccc, 2015sp,

1. Becoming a Teacher
Ebert, E., & Culyer III, R. (2014).
Becoming a Teacher. In School: An
introduction to education. Wadsworth.

2. Ice Breaker
• Complete the Ice Breaker on p. 99
• What do you know about requirements for
becoming a teacher?
• Who is responsible for licensing public school
teachers?
• More specifically, what are our requirements
in our state for teacher training? For lateral
entry teachers?

3. Accreditation
• Accreditation agencies set the standards for
teacher education programs
• Graduation from accredited programs required
for licensure and certification
• NCATE – National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education
– 6 standards based on research based best practice
• Changes coming? CAEP – Council for the
Accreditation of Teach Education

4. Accreditation (cont.)
• INTASC – Interstate Teacher Assessment and
Support Consortium – developed performance
standards for new teachers that has since
changed to include all teachers.
• NCLB – No Child Left Behind – Federal Law (PL
107-110)
– All teachers are to be “highly qualified”
– Additional coursework required for renewal or add-on
certification(s)

5. Traditional Teacher Education
• Teacher requirements are established by the
states
• Teaching license- authorizes someone to teach
• Teaching certification- indicates the program
in which a teacher is qualified to teach.

6. Required Education
• Required general education and content
related coursework
• Professional coursework
• Field experiences and clinical internships
(student teaching)
• Are you able to relate your “book learning” to
the reality of a classroom?

7. Alternative Teacher Education
• Lateral entry– for teachers who did not major
in education
• Praxis exams
• Pearson exams now in NC
• Teach for America success?

8. Where We Teach
• Public Schools
• Private Schools
• Charter Schools
• Alternatives to Classrooms

9. Job Market for Teachers?
• High turnover rate
• Especially needed in math, science, special
education
• Resumes, applications, portfolios, networking,
interviewing

10. What to Expect
• Create a list of problems you think are most likely
to plague new teachers.
• Create a list of solutions for helping new teachers
survive.
• Review Teachers as Professionals
– Performance appraisals
– Mentoring
– Additional coursework and degrees
– National Boards
– Professional organizations