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| Alternate Routes to Teacher Certification: Lessons Learned from Successful Initiatives
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Lisa Churchill, Director, Education Specialist Internship Program, Professional Studies in Education, California State University, Chico
Michael McKibbin, , California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
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Moderator:
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Joan McRobbie, Senior Policy Associate, Policy Program, WestEd
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Preparation to Succeed in Challenging Settings
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| Description: | Teacher shortages, especially in high-priority specialties such as mathematics, science, and special education, are spawning alternative teacher preparation programs. Alternative programs tend to attract nontraditional candidates (i.e., career-changers and paraprofessionals) in part because they emphasize on-the-job learning with intensive mentoring and support. This session examines the proliferation of alternative programs and the characteristics of successful ones. It features the Northeast California Partnership for Special Education, a collaborative of 57 local education agencies and California State University, Chico, which has accomplished an impressive turnaround: in a rural expanse once characterized by emergency permits in special education, all special education teachers are now credentialed.
Inquiry Questions:
- What makes a successful alternative teacher preparation program?
- How are partnerships, especially between Institutions of Higher Education and local education agencies, formed and sustained?
- What lessons have the Northeast California Partnership for Special Education learned?
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