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Matthew T. Marino; Eleazar Vasquez III; Tahnee Wilder; James D. Basham – School Community Journal, 2025
Alternate route certification programs for special education teachers have gained prevalence for several decades as states attempt to address national shortages of teachers who are adequately prepared to meet the needs of students with exceptionalities. This article presents an exploratory case study of the Washington Education Association (WEA)…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification
Washington Student Achievement Council, 2019
Supporting adult learners as they complete their postsecondary certificates and degrees is essential to meeting the state's educational attainment goals and the employment needs of students and Washington employers. Students come to college with skills and knowledge acquired through work, military, and other experiences. Awarding academic credit…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Adult Learning, Educational Attainment, College Credits
Griffith, William S.; Marcus, Edward E. – 1978
This document represents phase 1 in the development of a position paper on certification for adult secondary education teachers and administrators in Illinois. In its introduction the purposes of the paper are discussed: (1) examine practices in various states for recognizing the professional status of adult education teachers, (2) explore some…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Certification
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Ellis, Jack A. N.; Bryant, Vernon E. – Social Work, 1976
In the state of Washington, a consortium including representatives from professional associations, the local school district and school of social work constructed a systems-oriented model for certifying school social workers. Evaluations were based on competencies defined according to the specific job context in which each candidate was working.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Certification, Competency Based Education, Models
Hunsaker, Don; And Others – 1975
Presented is a competency based teacher education (CBTE) program for training and certification of elementary level special education teachers which represents the program development phase of the Eastern Washington Special Education Consortium. It is explained that a student must be interviewed by a three-man review committee to reach each level…
Descriptors: Administration, Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Education