Extractions: Philip Weitl 402-471-1970 Governor Johanns Signs LB 314 to Change Teacher Certification Provisions Lincoln, NE-Governor Mike Johanns signed into law today legislation changing certain teacher and administrator certification procedures. LB 314 encourages quality teachers and administrators to stay in Nebraska or move into the state for careers in the education field. "I am proud to be able to sign LB 314 today, and I applaud the Unicameral for passing this bill," said Governor Johanns. "LB 314 is an important first step forward for education in the State of Nebraska and a useful new tool in our efforts to maintain quality teachers in our classrooms and administrators in our schools." "LB 314 removes an unnecessary and cumbersome barrier to entry for qualified teaching and administrative candidates and relieves the undo burden of repetitive certification exams and procedures. In doing so, Nebraska automatically becomes a much more teacher-friendly state by recognizing the hard work and competency already achieved by candidates meeting skill criteria outlined in the bill." LB 314 exempts candidates for entry-level teacher or administrator licensing from the basic skills competency examination if the candidates meet certain criteria. A candidate is exempt if he or she has a teaching or administration certificate from another state based on completion of a teacher education program and has three or more years of experience. A candidate with current credentials from a national nonprofit organization such as the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is also exempt from the basic skills testing requirement. LB 314 also repeals a requirement for the State Department of Education to administer the basic skills examination for prospective teachers and administrators from outside the state.
Extractions: Signing of LB 314 Makes Nebraska A More Teacher Friendly State March 19, 2001 Dear Nebraska Neighbors: Last week, we took a positive step forward for education in the State of Nebraska. On March 14th, I signed LB 314 into law which changes teacher and administrator certification procedures to encourage qualified teachers and administrators to stay in Nebraska or move into the state for careers in the education field. Thanks to this legislation, candidates for entry-level teacher or administrator licenses will now be exempted from the Nebraska Department of Education's basic skills competency examination if they meet certain criteria based on experience and prior certification elsewhere. Under LB 314, a candidate is exempt if he or she has a teaching or administration certificate from another state based on completion of a teacher education program and has three or more years of experience. A candidate with current credentials from a national nonprofit organization such as the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is also exempt from the basic skills testing requirement. LB 314 also repeals a requirement for the State Department of Education to administer the basic skills examination for prospective teachers and administrators from outside the state. In other words, LB 314 removes an unnecessary and cumbersome barrier to entry for qualified teaching and administrative candidates and relieves the undo burden of repetitive certification exams and procedures. Nebraska automatically becomes a much more teacher-friendly state by recognizing the hard work and competency already achieved by teaching candidates meeting the skills outlined in the bill.
National Council On Teacher Quality - New England Johann rejects an acrossthe-board pay raise in nebraska - teacher Pay. ; Gov. Bushurges bonuses and alternative certification in Florida - Governor's Goal. ; http://www.nctq.org/states/ne.html
Extractions: News, analysis, and research by topic... TEACHER PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION Alternative certification Unconventional recruiting Reform of teacher education Subject-matter knowledge Pedagogy Teacher testing SCHOOL STAFFING Principal autonomy Teacher career ladders Tenure Seniority and union issues TEACHER PAY Teacher salaries Pay-for-performance and merit pay Higher pay for math, science and other shortage fields Higher pay for hard-to-staff urban or rural schools EVALUATING AND IMPROVING TEACHER PERFORMANCE Value-added analysis Peer review Tools for evaluators Mentoring Professional development National board certification (NBPTS) ACCOUNTABILITY Holding schools accountable Holding teachers accountable
Teacher Academy Project opportunities while completing the certification requirements under with mentoringby a master teacher, building level Hall 522 University of nebraska at Omaha http://www.unocoe.unomaha.edu/tap/
Extractions: Application Deadline - February 1, 2003 Project Overview Goals Coursework The Teacher Academy Project Offers ... Program Requirements/Application Procedures Project Overview The Teacher Academy Project (TAP) is designed to prepare individuals as certified secondary education teachers. Candidates for TAP must hold an undergraduate degree in a major related to a secondary (grades 7-12) endorsement area such as mathematics, science, or foreign language. TAP candidates complete certification coursework while interning in a participating Metropolitan Omaha Educational Consortium (MOEC) school district. The graduate work completed during this program may be applied toward completion of a Masters degree in secondary education. Project participants will be enrolled as full time students, which will allow for the completion of the certification requirements in one academic year. This program is offered once each year. The MOEC School districts are listed below:
UNK - College Of Education - Teacher Certification teacher certification. C121) Then, upon graduation, the paperwork will be forwardedto the State Department of Education where the nebraska Teaching Certificate http://www.unk.edu/acad/coe/KASE/cert.html
Extractions: Request information: By completing our online form Teacher Certification Graduating Seniors will need to apply for their teaching certificate anytime during their last semester at UNK. This will need to be done in the KASE office. (COE, Room C121) Then, upon graduation, the paperwork will be forwarded to the State Department of Education where the Nebraska Teaching Certificate will be issued and sent directly to the new graduate. People interested in re-certification or adding an additional endorsement to their certificate, can contact the KASE office at the College of Education, Room C121; UNK; Kearney, NE 68849, or call 308-865-8264. Home About the College Departments and Programs Centers and Services ... Site Index
Extractions: Information about the Content Mastery Examinations for Educators An Initial License lasts 5 years, a Standard License lasts 7 years and a Professional License lasts 10 years. All up to the expiration date on certificate. For a Substitute License, one must complete teacher training program and hold regular teaching certification in Nebraska or other state. It expires on Aug. 31 on 5th year following the year of issuance or renewal. Local Substitute certificate lasts 40 days.
Extractions: This article is taken from The Job Search Handbook for Educators. Each year, more than 135,000 teacher candidates use this book to help organize their job searches. This is just one of many featured articles which are researched and written by AAEE members. If you would like more information on ordering this handbook, c lick here The Job Search Handbook for Educators A teaching certification is valid only in the state for which it is issued, and certification and testing requirements are never static. If you are planning to move to another state, you should contact that state's certification office, as listed below. The number code following each entry indicates the types of testing which the state required at the time this information was published in the 1999 Job Search Hanbook. The key to the codes follows the state listing. When you write or call the state certification office, indicate the type of certificate you are receiving from your current state, which national tests you have taken, and ask for application materials and procedures for obtaining certification in the new state. Another source of information about certification requirements will be the actual districts to which you apply.
U. S. State Teacher Certification Offices nebraska 3 Department of Education teacher Education and certification 301 CentennialMall South, Box 94987 Lincoln 685094987, (402) 471-0739 nde4.nde.state.ne http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/CTE/cert/State_Teacher_Cert_Off.html
NEBRASKA SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION be completed through Correspondence Course, however, prior to registering, contactthe nebraska State Department of Education teacher certification Office for http://www.nsaahome.org/textfile/acep/aceplan.htm
Extractions: NEBRASKA SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION 8230 Beechwood Dr., P.O. Box 5447 Lincoln, NE 68505 After successful completion of the American Sports Education Programs, Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid, you must submit the original certificates to the State Department of Education along with the application and agreement with the school at which you anticipate coaching. At this point, you will be issued a temporary Provisional Trades Certificate to serve as a head or assistant coach of high school level activities in the State of Nebraska. This temporary certificate is good for one year. The temporary certificate may be renewed for one more additional year. To then be issued a Three-year Provisional Trade Certificate for Coaching, within this two year period, you must also complete the Nebraska Statutory Requirements which are: The full Provisional Trade Certificate will be issued for three years and is renewable if you are employed as a coach by a Nebraska high school. All questions regarding applications forms, agreement forms and certification shall be directed to: NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHER CERTIFICATION OFFICE P.O. Box 94987
State Contacts For Alternative Teacher Certification nebraska Dept. of Education teacher Education/certification PO Box 94987 301 CentennialMall Square Lincoln, NE 68509 Attn Robert Crosier (402) 4710739. http://www.ncei.com/02_state_contacts.htm
2003 State Contacts For Alternative Teacher Certification nebraska Dept. of Education teacher Education/certification PO Box 94987 301 CentennialMall Square Lincoln, NE 68509 Attn Robert Crosier (402) 4712496 or http://www.ncei.com/2003/state_contacts.htm
Extractions: public schools in Nebraska Nebraska ranks 8th in the nation for having the highest proportion of public school 8th graders scoring at the highest two levels of science. RCS Nebraska ranks 9th in the nation in the proportion of public school 8th graders scoring at the highest two levels in math. The proportion of Nebraska 8th graders who scored at the highest two levels in math increased by 29% between 1990 and 2000. RCM DR Nebraska is one of the 13 best states in the percentage of high school graduates who go immediately on to college. DEC and DED Nebraska is one of the top 2 states in the nation in the percentage of high school students taking upper level math courses and one of the top 9 states in the nation in the percentage of high school students taking upper level science courses. CCS More Nebraska students than ever before are taking advanced math courses. The proportion of students taking trigonometry and pre-calculus has more than doubled since 1992, and the proportion of students taking calculus, AP calculus, and AP statistics has doubled since 1990. CCS Nebraska's public high schools are offering more and more challenging courses. Since 2001 the proportion of schools offering AP courses has increased by 19%.
QualityTeachers.org: Quick Facts nebraska has very high teacher certification requirements and a corps of teacherswith substantial classroom experience, translating to high academic http://www.qualityteachers.org/shortage/quick.htm
Extractions: A January 2000 study by Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford University examined the effect teacher quality has on student achievement. The study revealed that high teacher certification standards coupled with years of teaching experience accounted for 90 percent of the variation in student achievement scores. Nebraska has very high teacher certification requirements and a corps of teachers with substantial classroom experience, translating to high academic achievement for Nebraska students.
QualityTeachers.org: All Systems Go also being recognized for purposes of certification renewal and like no plan for raisingteacher salaries to a of the plan is the nebraska Professional teacher http://www.qualityteachers.org/commentary/AllSysGo.htm
Extractions: The vote came on the first day of the final meeting of the Task Force, and came even though 27 other states have some sort of minimum salary. In addition, a governors Task Force in Iowa had just recommended the adoption of a minimum BA salary of $29,699 to $31,481 in that state for school year 2001-02. Implementing a minimum salary would have been easier had a statewide salary schedule already existed in Nebraska. But some members of the Nebraska Task Force believed that placing too much financial burden on small districts might force school closings. Plus, the Task Force did not want property taxes to bear the brunt of the burden in raising salaries to a competitive level. And simply sending money from the state to local districts without guidelines would not guarantee that the money went to teacher salaries or accomplished desired outcomes.
1994-1996 Undergraduate Catalog/University Of Nebraska At Kearney University of nebraska at Kearney Undergraduate Catalog College of Education. andwho plan to seek state licensure but not teacher certification as speech http://aaunk.unk.edu/catalogs/94-96cat/spedcdmj.htm
Extractions: Undergraduate Catalog: College of Education A Field Endorsement with teaching certification in Speech/Language Pathology is available upon completion of the Master's degree. A minor in Communication Disorders is available. This degree may be chosen by students who wish to obtain a liberal arts background with a Comprehensive Option in Communication Disorders and who plan to seek state licensure but not teacher certification as speech/language pathologists. It prepares students pre-professionally for work in the clinical setting. A. General Studies Program - 45 hours B. Communication Disorders Comprehensive Option - 56 hours C. Electives to total - 125 hours
Ñandutí: Welcome To Early Foreign Language Learning! Vermont State teacher certification is not available through Program, An interactiveonline teacher development project and the University of nebraska- Lincoln. http://www.cal.org/earlylang/ttprogs.htm
Extractions: With the growing interest in implementing early foreign language programs in schools, the need for more qualified teachers is increasing. Consequently, there is a strong need for inservice and preservice programs to prepare early foreign language educators. Programs include such topics as methods for teaching languages to children, first and second language acquisition of children, teaching practicum, and other related topics.
Special Circumstances program approved for credit by the University of nebraskaLincoln may teacher certificationProgram If you are in a teacher certification Program (bachelors http://www.unl.edu/scholfa/guide update/11.shtml
Extractions: Students enrolled in a study abroad program approved for credit by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may be considered enrolled at the University for purposes of applying for federal student financial aid. Program approval is granted by the Office of International Affairs. Students interested in applying for aid must complete the FAFSA and a study abroad worksheet available from the OSFA. Contact the OSFA for additional information. To be eligible for financial aid consideration, students must usually be admitted into a degree program. Unclassified graduate students enrolled only in undergraduate courses as determined to be necessary by the school for enrollment in a graduate degree program may be eligible for Federal Direct Student Loan Program loans at a fifth year loan limit for twelve consecutive months. Contact the OSFA for an enrollment verification form and an instruction sheet. Your financial aid application will not be processed until this form is received. Financial aid will be based on undergraduate enrollment requirements. A student working on a second undergraduate degree may be eligible for the Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, or Federal Direct Student Loan Programs provided the Undergraduate Admissions Office has granted approval for a second undergraduate degree. Undergraduate satisfactory academic progress requirements still apply and may result in the student being ineligible for financial assistance
Extractions: International Employment for Teachers Alternative Certification Many states have developed or are initiating programs that provide alternative routes to teacher certification, particularly for mid-career professionals. The goal of such programs is to draw a diversity of individuals with in-depth subject matter backgrounds into teaching careers. Requirements for an alternative teaching license vary by state. For an overseas position, it does not matter what state your license is from. Generally, applicants must hold a bachelors degree in the subject to be taught, achieve a passing score on state-required examinations, complete an intensive teacher preparation program, and possibly fulfill a supervised teaching internship. Specific information on which school systems are offering internships can be requested from the schools. After satisfactory completion of these requirements, the applicant will be issued a teaching credential.
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Administration Building, University of nebraska, Lincoln, NE apply as an unclassifiedstudent seeking certification. materials for the teacher Education Program http://tc.unl.edu/tcssc/additional.html
Americanteachers.com - Lesson Plans Online nebraska Dept. of Education teacher Education/certification PO.Box 94987 301 CentennialMall Square Lincoln, NE 68509 Attn Robert Crosier (402) 4712496/0739. http://www.americanteachers.com/certifications.cfm
