A word from the author |
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How to use this guide |
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A mercifully brief overview of certification
and licensing in New York City |
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What's the difference between a certificate
and a license? |
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Certificate titles |
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Initial and Permanent Certificates |
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Is this the right decision? (Try before
you buy) |
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Visiting schools |
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Substitute teaching |
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Teaching an after-school class |
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Teaching in a community program |
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Using the alternative certification route |
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Teaching in a shortage area |
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Considerations for new teachers who
are older |
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Money |
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Time |
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Energy |
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Status |
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What do you want to teach? |
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Routes to becoming certified |
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Traditional |
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Alternative |
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Alternative to the alternatives |
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So what's the right route? |
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Examinations |
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Workshops |
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Subject area credit |
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Credit for professional experience |
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Professional experience for
trade licenses |
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The credit count |
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Quickie ways to remedy your
credit deficit |
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Accept the way it is. (Only
Joel Klein gets a waiver.) |
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Student teaching credit |
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Higher pay for professional
experience. (Only math and science teachers need apply.) |
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Graduate school programs
for second-career teachers |
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The functionally related Masters
degree |
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Dealing effectively with
the Board of Ed and the State Education Department |
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Obtaining a position |
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You're not alone. Tales
from the trenches. |
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Enjoy what you've earned |
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Appendix: Career-switcher's
Map to NY Certification |
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