This is important to note because not all parents have the ability to help their children with homework let alone be like a teacher to them for virtual schooling.
There may be video's for parents to watch on how to teach their children but those techniques are not always helpful to their child because the child may not meet the learned objective or goal that is set for them.
Homeschooling has many issues that people talk about anyway, so virtual schooling is even more of an issue because students do not even have to speak with their parents, it is all online. This is something that I think the author should think about.
Alternative routes to teacher certification are state-defined routes through
which an individual who already has at least a bachelor’s degree can obtain
certification to teach without necessarily having to go back to college and
complete a college, campus-based teacher education program.
One-third of current state alternative routes to teacher certification have been created since 2000. More than half of them have been established in the last 15 years.
Beaudoin recognized that faculty would have to adjust monitoring and evaluating the work of
geographically distant learners rather than transmit information in person (Beaudoin, 1990)
- I can see how contacting students for a teacher would be difficult when you could have students in different states for the same class. Along with the fact that technology can be very temperamental so you can't always rely on it.
Applicant must complete six semester hours (or the equivalent) of professional education coursework within the past five years with a GPA of 2.5, and from a college or university approved to prepare teachers, as follows: three hours in teaching methods, including field experience, and three hours in developmental characteristics of adolescent youths;
The candidate is required to take education classes in a time frame after they apply to receive their alternative license.
License (two-year non-renewable) is issued on verification of employment by superintendent of school district; Employing school district agrees to provide a structured mentoring program.
New teacher recieves temorary license. The school distric is responsible for making sure that the "teacher" is on track to get the necessary schooling done to achieve permanant teaching license.
Applicant must complete two years of teaching under the alternative license;
I think this point is a good point for the Author to bring up. This makes me think the author really cares about students. However social issues are a large issues for school who aren't doing virtual schooling let alone schools that are. The internet is changing how students communicate, which is changing relationships in schools.
Can you really know if it will or won't change the attitude of the student? It could be argued that the influence of peers in the school setting does have an enormous effect on a person's personality or attitude.
Though virtual charter schools may eliminate social and behavior issues that are prevalent at the public schools the students will be unable to form friendships with other students that come with attending public schools. Also this may be easier for them to learn in an environment that they are comfortable with.
I believe this site is reliable because it includes User Agreement information where it includes warranties, disclaimers, acceptance of terms, etc. that has credible information for anyone interested in virtual schooling. The site also has advantages and disadvantages listed which makes it more reliable because it isn't a biased site.
This website is a good example of what a virtual school looks like and how to get signed up. It also includes important information like stating that it's tuition free.
Meanwhile, both the percentage and number of American college graduates obtaining education degrees has dropped considerably over the last 35 years and Arizona's three public universities are not projected to produce enough teaching candidates to fill the increasing state need
This is important as a pro for AL, but this only referes to the state of Arizona....some states need teachers which makes AL a good solution, but others don't need this option when there are very few teaching jobs and too many collage graduates who majored in education.
Arizona's students deserve quality public schools with knowledgeable, well-prepared teacher
Research shows that teacher quality is the single most important school-related variable affecting student achievement.
What officially began in the early 1980s as ways to ward off projected shortages
of teachers, alternative routes to teacher certification have become major
players in the production of highly qualified teachers.
Clearly, alternative routes to teaching are bringing non-traditional
populations of people into the teaching profession who want to help young people
develop and teach where the demands for teachers are greatest.
Few innovations in American education have spawned more controversy and debate
than the alternative teacher certification movement, and few have ultimately
resulted in more positive changes.
The most significant variable in driving the alternative teacher
certification movement forward is this changing market for teaching.
Good alternative teacher certification programs are market-driven. The programs
are designed specifically to meet the demand for teachers in geographic areas
and in subject areas where the demand for teachers is greatest. Prospective
teachers are recruited to meet those specific demands
Nearly all of the states now have some type of alternative to going back to
college and majoring in education in order to become a teacher.
The bottom line is the nation is hiring -- and is projected to need to hire
-- approximately 45,000 newly minted teachers per year.
While criticisms of alternative teacher certification continue among a small
band of educational researchers, the criticisms are based more on lack of
definition, faulty data and biases than on actual facts.
The bottom line is there is a demand for high quality teachers in certain
subject areas in select parts of this country. There is a huge population of
non-traditional candidates -- life experienced adults from many walks of life --
who want to meet that demand.
Alternative routes to teacher certification are having a major impact on many
aspects of the teaching occupation in the United States. More men, more
non-whites, more mature, life-experienced, educated individuals are teaching in
the nation’s K-12 schools as a result of a proliferation of alternative routes
to teacher certification throughout the country.
The person does not have to complete student teaching, which I think is essential to a teacher's experience. Student teaching provides individuals with learning experiences that will help them in their career as a teacher. People who do not have this experience are lacking some serious educational experience.
Candidates must be
employed full-time and teach a minimum of 51 percent in the approved
content area
While this site is another place to sign up for virtual education, it also has a link for research which provides numerous other links to provide reassurance and other information. In my opinion this would be a good place to retract research from.
Description: This website is a place to sign up for a form of virtual schooling. There are also various links of research linking to other websites that discuss different virtual learning information.
bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education;
30 semester (45 quarter) hours in the world language to be taught with a 2.5 GPA or higher consisting of coursework well distributed across the subject area,
Not fair! thats like nothingn compared to what we have to do!
Evaluation Request Application for an Alternative Resident Educator License
Alternative Resident Educator License Application
NOTE: In the second year of teaching under the alternative resident educator license, the educator must take one of the following Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching exams: 0521, 0522, 0523 or 0524.
This page is VERRRRY long. I honestly did not read through it or highlight any points. If someone would like to feel free to do so, but I wouldn't mind not using this as a reference for the project.
As we enter the 21st Century, the world of education is undergoing significant changes. In the next few years, many teachers, possibly over 2 million nation-wide, who began teaching in the late 1960s and early 1970s will be retiring. It is anticipated that the number of teachers graduating from traditional university teacher education programs will be far short of the number needed to