< Back to NCLB Overview USDE Releases Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification Booklet ED's Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) released the fifth booklet on promising practices in education. "Innovations in Education: Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification" offers practical advice for training highly qualified teachers and examples of successful alternative teacher certification programs. This United States Department of Education publication is organized around four action areas that emphasize the elements needed to create a promising alternative route program: (1) Recruit widely and select carefully; (2) Design a coherent, flexible program; (3) Provide extensive support; and (4) Engage in continuous improvement. For more information or to read this OII booklet, click on the URL link below. SchoolsMovingUp's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) site provides resources, services, and tools on key NCLB topics, including select Department of Education guidance, regulations, legislation, and announcements. For easy reference, resources are organized by major NCLB topics. For more information on highly qualified teachers, go to SchoolsMovingUp's NCLB/ Highly Qualified Teachers page URL: http://www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/recruit/altroutes/index.html		NCLB Overview »  Adequate Yearly Progress »  Assessment & Accountability »  Charter Schools »  Choice/Transfer »  English Language Learners »  Enhancing Education Through Technology »  Highly Qualified Teachers »  IDEA and NCLB »  Paraprofessionals »  Parent Involvement »  Professional Development »  Reading/Literacy »  Rural Schools and Districts »  Safe Schools »  School/District Interventions »  Scientifically Based Research »  Supplemental Services