TITLECollege-based Alternative Route to Teaching in New Jersey HISTORYNew Jersey began its conventional Alternate Route program in 1985. In 2003, with the intent of providing increased opportunity and recruiting greater numbers of teaching candidates, Commissioner of Education William Librera, began implementation of the College-based Alternative Route to Teaching. MOTIVATIONIncreased opportunity so candidates can elect to take courses for graduate credit or certification only, teacher recruitment, and for better prepared Alternate Route teachers. GRADE LEVELS AND/OR SUBJECT AREAS COVEREDElementary Education K-8 WHO OPERATESNew Jersey City University in partnership with New Jersey Community Colleges (New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey - NPTNJ) and Richard Stockton College (Summer to Summer Program). REQUIREMENTS TO ENTERTo be eligible for the College-based Alternative Route to
Teaching in New Jersey, applicants must present completion
of the following: PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONBoth NPTNJ and Richard Stockton’s program began in July, 2003 with a pre-service experience that included field work. In this way, candidates received hands on experience before entering their own classrooms in September. As with the conventional Alternate Route, candidates were required to have a thirty week mentor (assigned by the district) and three evaluations during the first year. Coursework will continue throughout the academic year and end with a brief capstone experience in summer II involving analysis and reflection. Before beginning the program, candidates elected to take the
coursework for certification only or for graduate credits (15)
that can be rolled over into a Masters of Arts in Teaching
program. NO. OF CREDIT HOURS TO COMPLETE200 hours for certification (200 hours = 15 graduate credits). WHO EVALUATESColleges and The New Jersey Department of Education. LENGTH OF TIMEEleven months. |
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