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I'd heard that you don't have to have a teaching degree to
teach in Alaska. I was told you have to have a Bachelor's
and pass one of the Praxis tests.

Please let me know if this is just misinformation going
around.

Thanks!
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Absolute nonsense. You not only need a teaching certificate
from AK or a state with reciprocity but if not from AK you
teach on a 2 year waiver. During that time you have to take
an AK history class and a Multicultural course. Our state
also instituted the testing requirements to be highly
qualified (if ...See More
May 6, 2003
leftspin /blockquote>

Here's what I found out from the REPP program offered through
the university. It's slightly edited. You would be paid while
taking the program.

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It's realistic for you to teach at a school if the school would
hire you under the subject matter
expert certificate. Alaska law allo...See More
May 8, 2003
Liz/AK /blockquote>

This may realistically work if you are interested in going out to
the bush. However, more and more these places are
looking for teachers that will fit the "highly qualified" label, so
that they don't get in trouble for not meeting the NCLB
guidelines.
Rather than go by what UAF tells you, I went there fo...See More
Jul 27, 2003


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