TEACH (Training via elearning: An Alternative Certification Hybrid) offers an interdisciplinary curriculum with special emphases on the teacher of the culturally, linguistically and academically diverse child.  The program specifically meets the teaching and learning needs of the individual who wants to teach children with special language and linguistic issues. TEACH offers a teacher training program that specifically meets the needs of the  growing diverse student population in Texas classrooms. Nevertheless,  it is a very flexible program tailored to the teacher candidate's learning needs. 

Removing the barriers to time, work, and geography, TEACH provides an individual alternatives to acquiring a teaching certificate in 44-weeks (includes 36-week paid internship).  Developed by a team of teachers and professors who bring over 300 years of teaching experience in Texas classrooms, the TEACH program produces a high-performing teacher.  More importantly, TEACH is framed to meet the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act. 

Special Opportunity: While candidates will select a certificate area in which to concentrate, the curriculum’s interdisciplinary format prepares candidates with the pedagogical foundations for all certificate areas. Thus, candidates may access, at no additional cost, the three additional courses to complete the second or third certificate areas.

Advantages

Program Deliverables

School Districts in which TEACH Teachers have served or are serving Teaching Experiences, September 2005 to September 2009.

Aldine ISD; Alief ISD; All Saints Episcopal Schools, Austin; Austin Can Academy; Austin ISD; Austin Peace Academy; Austin Premier High School;

Bastrop ISD; Beatrice Mays Charter, Houston; Belton ISD; Bexar County Academy;  Bluebonnet Schools, Round Rock; Brenham ISD; Brentwood Christian School; Bright Ideas Charter School; Burnet ISD;

Cameron ISD; Chapel Hill ISD; Charlotte ISD; Christian Academy, Round Rock; City School Austin; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD;

Dallas ISD; Del Valle Opportunity Center, DVISD; DeSoto ISD; Dripping Springs ISD;

Eanes ISD; Edinburg CISD; El Paso ISD; Elgin ISD; Emerson Academy, Austin; Florence ISD; Fredericksburg ISD; Georgetown ISD; Gonzales ISD;

Harmony Science Academy, Austin; Hays CISD; High Island ISD; Houston ISD; Hutto ISD; Hyde Park Baptist School System; Jackie's Private School;

Killeen ISD; KIPP Prep College Prep Charter, Houston; KIPP Spirit College Prep Charter School, Austin; Kirby Hall, Austin;

La Joya ISD; Lake Travis ISD; Leander ISD; Lexington ISD; Liberty Christian School, Dallas; Lovejoy ISD; Manor ISD; Memphis ISD; North Forest ISD;NYOS, Austin; Out Lady Queen of Peace, Catholic Lake Jackson; Peace Academy;

Pflugerville ISD; Primrose Schools, Austin; Provan Opportunity Center, PISD; Regents of Austin; Rockdale ISD; Rocksprings ISD; Round Rock ISD; Roundtop-Carmine ISD; Roxton ISD;

Salado ISD; Sammy's House, Austin; Scared Heart Catholic, Conroe; Scherz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD; Shoreline Christian School, Austin; Southwest ISD, San Antonio; Spring ISD; St. Frances School, Austin; St. Ignatius Catholic School, Austin; St. Michael's Catholic Academy, Austin; Stepping Stone Schools, Austin;

Taylor ISD; The Khabele, Austin;  TSVI School, School for the Blind, Austin; UT Charter; Wichita Charter; Yes, We Can, Dallas Charter

What Components Should an Alternative Certification Program Include?

●Component 1: Preparing teacher candidates to successfully pass the TExES exams. Preparation should include at least 60 hours of tutoring & provide practice exams.                                                                             ●Component 2: Ongoing Supervisor Support which includes a Supervisor who observes teacher teaching at least 4 times per semester.                     ●Component 3: Ongoing Pedagogical Training throughout Internship including courses &/or workshops.                                                  ●Component 4: Selecting process which identifies quality teachers for the Texas classroom.

TEACH Delivers All Four Components Plus Four Additional Components!

●Component 5: Teaching tools necessary to produce high-performing students. Students who perform on or above average on the district/state assessment tools.                                                                      ●Component 6: Teaching tools which support high-level thinking in Texas Classrooms.                                                                                ●Component 7: Supporting courses which enrich teacher's pedagogical knowledge & skills.                                                                                                ●Component 8: Testing pedagogical skills through a laboratory setting--a virtual classroom.  

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