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Fallona, Catherine; Johnson, Amy – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2017
As requested by the Maine Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) has conducted a study with the purpose of examining current research and evidence-based policies related to teacher credentialing systems. The goal is to inform revisions to Maine's current…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Credentials, Teacher Certification, Educational Change
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Thibeault, Connie H.; Kuhlman, Natalie; Day, Cathy – CATESOL Journal, 2011
English language learners (ELLs) in K-12 schools continue to increase in number across the country. In California alone, about 1.5 million students are not sufficiently proficient in English to perform optimally in mainstream classrooms. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 emphasizes the need for highly qualified teachers, but just who is…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Certification
Romanik, Dale – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2010
This Information Capsule examines a number of important factors associated with teacher quality. Although a clear consensus has not been reached regarding what actually constitutes teacher quality, it is still believed to be the single most important school-related factor affecting student achievement. In fact, a number of researchers have…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Credentials
Morales, Romelia V.; Anderson, Hal; McGowan, John – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2003
Recently, the Department of Teacher Education and the Liberal Studies Program in the School of Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) collaborated in developing a Blended Liberal Studies/Teacher Education Program (BLTEP) for upper division transfer students interested in completing an elementary credential. The BLTEP…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Methods Courses