What Teacher Certification and Highly Qualified Exams Are Required For Your State?

DENIMS Professionals Educational Network — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:56:00 GMT

Below is a brief overview of South Carolina teacher certification requirements:

South Carolina Division of Educator Quality and Leadership requires Praxis II Examinations that include all the content area tests and the PLT. The PLT is the "Principles of Learning and Teaching" that are divided into three levels: K-6, 5-9, 9-12. Students in teacher education programs must pass the Praxis I series of tests (math, reading, and writing) before they are recommended for student teaching. Requirements among colleges and university currently vary; some institutions will not recommend graduates for state certification until all passing Praxis exam scores are on file at the college. However NCLB, has created the need for many changes in how things are done in all states. In my next blog posting, I would like to explore how NCLB changes have impacted the certification and HQ requirements in your state or school district.

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What Teacher Certification and Highly Qualified Exams Are Required For Your State?