New York Regents May Expand Ways to Certify Teachers - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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The State Board of Regents will consider letting alternative teacher training programs certify teachers, expanding the role that for decades has been exclusively performed by education schools
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Another would change the requirements for teacher certification, like having more difficult content exams and classroom demonstrations.
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While New York has had some alternative certification programs in place for years, like Teach for America and New York City Teaching Fellows, students are still required to take classes at education schools during the summer, nights and weekends to earn a teaching certificate.
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