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Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, 2020
Micro-credentials (MCs) are a rapidly expanding element of modern teacher professional learning. In this brief, we provide a concise review of what is currently known about MCs: how they work, their strengths, their shortcomings, and what we still need to learn. For districts and states that are considering introducing MCs, this brief is designed…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Certificates, Teacher Certification, Program Implementation
Berry, Barnett; Byrd, P. Ann – Digital Promise, 2019
This paper points to teaching policy issues that need to be addressed if micro-credentials are going to spur the transformation of professional learning that researchers call for and teachers seek. The paper also documents what a growing number of states and districts, as well as the nation's largest teachers' union, are doing with…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Policy, State Policy, Unions
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2020
The 2019-20 year continued the important work of refining and improving the new accreditation system. Significant progress was made by the Commission, the Committee on Accreditation (COA), and the Commission staff with respect to implementation of the revised accreditation system. The accreditation system is the primary means by which the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Teacher Certification, Credentials, State Standards
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2019
The 2018-19 year continued the important work of refining and improving the new accreditation system. Significant progress was made by the Commission, the Committee on Accreditation (COA), and the Commission staff with respect to implementation of the revised accreditation system. The accreditation system is the primary means by which the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Teacher Certification, Credentials, State Standards
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2018
The 2017-18 year marked a significant milestone in the future of accreditation activities for educator preparation in California. Important progress was made by the Commission, the Committee on Accreditation (COA), and the Commission staff with respect to beginning the implementation of the revised accreditation system. The accreditation system is…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Teacher Certification, Credentials, State Standards
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2021
Education Code §44393 (f) requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) to report to the Legislature annually regarding the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program. The requirements of the report are specified in Education Code §44393 and must include the following: (1) The number of classified school…
Descriptors: Credentials, School Personnel, Public Schools, Teacher Shortage
Suckow, Marjorie A. – California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2018
This report presents the "Annual Report Card on California Teacher Preparation Programs for the Academic Year 2016-2017" as required by Title II of the Higher Education Act. In 2008, the law was reauthorized and changes were made to the Title II data collection and reporting requirements. The 2008-09 reporting year was the pilot year in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Enrollment
Suckow, Marjorie A. – California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2017
This report presents the "Annual Report Card on California Teacher Preparation Programs for the Academic Year 2015-2016" as required by Title II of the Higher Education Act. In 2008, the law was reauthorized and changes were made to the Title II data collection and reporting requirements. The 2008-09 reporting year was the pilot year in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Enrollment
Suckow, Marjorie A. – California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2016
This report presents the "Annual Report Card on California Teacher Preparation Programs for the Academic Year 2014-2015" as required by Title II of the Higher Education Act. In 2008, the law was reauthorized and changes were made to the Title II data collection and reporting requirements. The 2008-09 reporting year was the pilot year in…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Sutton, Joe P.; Frye, Ellen M.; Frawley, Patricia A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2009
A new professional credential, the Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED), was established in 2006 for assessment specialists known as educational diagnosticians. The first cohort of 511 diagnosticians from 11 states received NCED certificates in January 2008. Discussed in this article are several issues of concern related to…
Descriptors: Credentials, Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Certification
Leak, James A.; Farkas, George – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
In light of the strong correlation between Kindergarten performance and later cognitive and achievement outcomes, this paper investigates the link between student achievement and the educational background characteristics of Kindergarten teachers. This study will utilize the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K), a…
Descriptors: Credentials, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary Education, Achievement Gains
Berlak, Ann – Rethinking Schools, 2010
In an October 22, 2010, speech to teacher educators at Columbia University's Teachers College, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan proclaimed that revolutionary change in the education of teachers is essential if the problems facing U.S. society and U.S. schools are to be solved. Toward the end of his speech, he declared that a standardized…
Descriptors: Credentials, Schools of Education, Teacher Education Programs, Performance Based Assessment
Riggs, Matthew L.; Verdi, Michael P.; Arlin, Patricia K. – Issues in Teacher Education, 2009
In 1998, the California legislature passed Senate Bill SB 2042 which replaced the previous teacher certification legislation. The new law required that all elementary and secondary teacher certification programs in the State of California align their programs with new teaching standards. These standards included Teacher Performance Expectations…
Descriptors: Credentials, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests, Program Effectiveness
Chung, Ruth R. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2008
Over the last decade, teacher performance assessments (TPAs) have begun to find appeal in the context of teacher education programs and teacher licensing for their innovative ways of assessing teacher knowledge and skills but primarily for their potential to promote teacher learning and reflective teaching. Studies of preservice teachers who have…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Credentials, Preservice Teachers, Performance Based Assessment
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Young, I. Phillip; Miller-Smith, Kimberly – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2006
Some states have viewed teacher selection as a means of improving student performance and have mandated the use of site-based teacher councils. To assess the utility of this legislative action, an experimental study was conducted. This study uses a 2x3x2 factorial design that varies state legislation, role of the decision maker, and academic…
Descriptors: Credentials, State Legislation, Teacher Selection, Program Effectiveness
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