WEIGH THE PROS & CONS

Certification: Traditional vs. Alternative

Traditional Teacher Certification Program

Provides pre-service teachers with valuable pedagogy

Rich student teaching experience

Connects pre-service teachers to the teaching community

Opportunity to pair with and receive guidance through a strong veteran teacher mentor

Opportunity to learn from experts in the field

Offers time to observe master teachers and put new skills to use in a safe and collaborative environment.

Most traditional programs offer opportunity for pre-service teachers to engage in the components of planning and preparation, classroom environment, and instruction

Alternative Teacher Certification Program

Swift, intensive route to the classroom

Little to no opportunity to practice new skills before being submerged into the classroom

Little to no classroom experience

Little to no training in pedagogy

No student teaching experience

WEIGH THE PROS & CONS

Certification: Traditional vs. Alternative

Traditional Teacher Certification Program

Provides pre-service teachers with valuable pedagogy

Rich student teaching experience

Connects pre-service teachers to the teaching community

Opportunity to pair with and receive guidance through a strong veteran teacher mentor

Opportunity to learn from experts in the field

Offers time to observe master teachers and put new skills to use in a safe and collaborative environment.

Most traditional programs offer opportunity for pre-service teachers to engage in the components of planning and preparation, classroom environment, and instruction

Alternative Teacher Certification Program

Swift, intensive route to the classroom

Little to no opportunity to practice new skills before being submerged into the classroom

Little to no classroom experience

Little to no training in pedagogy

No student teaching experience

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The teacher shortage in West Texas is not a new issue, but one that Dean Wade is setting ambitious goals to address.

Read more about the formation of a teacher task force to study strategies around teacher recruitment in the Permian Basin, and in particular, the recruitment of more Hispanic and African American men to teach. Learn more about the great work happening at the University of Texas Permian Basin College of Education.

December 6, 2019 | ElevateTxEd

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“We definitely are going to have to supply more teachers to the Permian Basin region. We’ve been graduating, with all of our educator programs, about 150 teachers annually. That’s not nearly enough.”

– Larry Daniel, UT Permian Basin College of Education Dean

WEIGH THE PROS & CONS

Certification: Traditional vs. Alternative

Traditional Teacher Certification Program

Alternative Teacher Certification Program

WEIGH THE PROS & CONS

Certification: Traditional vs. Alternative

Traditional Teacher Certification Program

Alternative Teacher Certification Program

UT Institutions Confer more than 38,000 Degrees at Spring Commencements

READ MORE

New to Zoom?

Options Still Exist for Research at Our Libraries

LaTonya Goffney, Aldine ISD superintendent speaks on education and the coronavirus outbreak

What’s a Mini-mester?

East Texas Waiver for Certification