Innovations in Education: Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification

Publisher: U.S. Department of Education
Publication Date: 2004
Full text available online at: http://www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/recruit/altroutes/index.html

Brief Description

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.

*WestEd conducted the research and developed this guide for the Office of Innovation and Improvement.

To read other guides in USDE's Innovations in Education series, visit SchoolsMovingUp's following links:

Innovations in Education: Creating Strong District School Choice Programs

Innovations in Education: Successful Charter Schools

Innovations in Education: Creating Strong Supplemental Educational Services Programs

Innovations in Education: Pathways to School Leadership