South Carolina Offering Alternative Teacher Certification
According to Cleve Bryan at News2, th North Charleston Cultural and Civic Center The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence held an informational session throughout the state this week to tell people about how their program can get them into the classroom as quick as this fall.
The program is partially sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and helps make you eligible for alternative route certification. The average age of those who enrollment is 40 from that area.
The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence is a non-profit organization, founded via a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and dedicated to recruiting, preparing, certifying and supporting dedicated professionals to improve student achievement through quality teaching. ABCTE is an innovative teacher preparation and certification program for highly knowledgeable individuals who want to change careers and become teachers.
Much like candidates for ACT, ABCTE certification must hold a bachelor’s degree in any subject area and pass a background check, an examination in teaching knowledge and an examination in the subject area they want to teach. Candidates are not required to take additional college courses in order to earn a teaching certificate. ABCTE offers certification in South Carolina for grades 9-12 in English, math, general science, biology, physics
and chemistry.
Michael B. Nighbert
Looking to move to SC and teach with alternative certificate from SC