I am searching for a health education program that is online that will help me get my health certification in the state of Michigan. Or at least a place where I can take some of the courses online and possible transfer them to a different institution. Any ideas?
Hello! I am about to graduate from a NY state accredited Early Childhood dual Gen. Ed./Special Ed. MASTERS Program. This program leads to NYS certification to teach gen ed and spec ed to children 0-8yrs of age (birth-2nd grade). I am trying to decide if getting certified in NYS PRIOR to applying to MI for certification, will benefit me in any way. ...See MoreHello! I am about to graduate from a NY state accredited Early Childhood dual Gen. Ed./Special Ed. MASTERS Program. This program leads to NYS certification to teach gen ed and spec ed to children 0-8yrs of age (birth-2nd grade). I am trying to decide if getting certified in NYS PRIOR to applying to MI for certification, will benefit me in any way. The NYS exams are brand new and intensely rigorous (one is the dreaded edTPA portfolio which takes an entire semester to complete) and I am pregnant with a toddler just trying to finish this damn degree! I have been informed by the MI certification agents (via the Dept of ed. .gov) that regardless of whether I come in with a nys cert. or not, I will have to take all the MI exams regardless. This makes me think I should forgo the expense and time I would spend to get a NYS cert. and just come to MI with my masters, ready to take all your cert. tests. Can anyone add info or advise me as to whether there would be ANY downside to forgoing the NYS certification before I relocate to MI? The cert agent also said that if I hadn't ever taught whilst being certified, my non-certified teacher experience was irrelevant and I would not qualify for a temporary license? Does this sound right? She basically said not to bother getting NYS cert because all MI really looks at is my school program to determine what certs I am eligible for. Looking at what I wrote above in terms of what my program is, can anyone tell me what certs. I might be eligible for? The agent mentioned an elementary cert. w/ an early childhood endorsement and a special ed endorsement. Are these accurate for a program covering birth-2nd grade, which covers all spec ed areas? I have courses in autism, severe and multiple disab., but Hunter College in NYC covers all areas and doesn't specify unless u get an extension in LD, ED etc... MI seems to like to specify its spec ed, but is this true for early childhood? Thanks!!!!!!! I know it's a ton of questions....
She doesn't need to have a degree from a Michigan school, but she does need to have a Michigan teaching license, the requirements for which may or may not be satisfied by the education she already has. Honestly, the answer to this will be unique to the individual and her educational transcripts. That said, many people coming from out-of-state find that they have requirements to meet to get a full, permanent license, and add on the fact that it is a foreign credential, there likely will be something. She probably isn't going to be able to simply fill out a form and start teaching.
Then there is the fact that Michigan has one of the most competitive teaching job markets in the US. There are many, many applicants for every job, and many of those are from Michigan education schools, and then other American states with similar systems. Canada doesn't have Common Core, and all the other nonsense we have. I'm sure you have your own nonsense, but it's not our nonsense. With the massive glut of teachers already in Michigan who know our particular nonsense, administrators will be unlikely to hire a foreign teacher who doesn't have a background in Common Core.
I am certified teacher who wants to add these endorsements to become marketable and plus I love science! Anyway, I need help preparing for these tests, especially for the Integrated Science tests. Anybody know of where they have study sessions for these tests? Any ideas on how to prepare for these MTTC tests? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I want to teach middle school or high school science. If I teach high school science I would only be interested in biology and chemistry.Thank for the response!
We are a small rural school in Elizabeth, Colorado. We just had a late resignation and are in desperate need of a Algebra I, and Algebra II teacher. If you are interested in finding out more please call Dan Carter Assistant Principal Elizabeth High School 303 646-1777 [email removed]
Substitute where? Each district has it's own policies when it comes to hiring subs. Many have contracted this out to companies that provide subs for several districts. You would send your transcripts to either the district, or the company they contract with, to be evaluated to become a sub.
When I subbed in Wayne county (Detroit area). I just had a copy of my college transcripts submitted electronically (i believe) to PESG (substitute teaching group). I have a teaching degree but it was from out of state. Plan on a 30-45 day turn around time if you signup in the fall.
I am in the process of adding documents/artifacts to my Pivot 5D teacher evaluation file. I have no idea what to include. I've provided evidence of student success via pretest and post test scores, but that is it thus far.
KhushIs it easier to get a HS science or math position at a private school or public school in southeast MI? I want to teach at a private school. Will I have a hard time finding a job? I am new to MI.
Michigan, especially suburban Detroit, is notoriously difficult to land a teaching job. There is a whole generation of would- be teachers, native to Metro Detroit, who earned teaching degrees in Michigan schools, who either had to move away from Michigan to work as a teacher or who never got a job in education.
There are a lot of reasons for this and people have written very long research papers on this, but basically it is a combination of a declining school-age population, habitually poor economy (which caused the declining population and tax revenues), and an overabundance of good education programs at Michigan colleges overproducing local teachers.
So yeah, you'll have a hard time finding a job. Private schools in Metro Detroit pay very low with no opportunity to really improve your salary. You might find something there if you like earning less than a Walmart employee.
Public schools? The pay is ok, though there has been a decade of salary freezes at many districts and the same testing, data driven nonsense that has swept the nation. If you are certified in Chem, Physics, and Math, then you might be able to land something, but . Again, SE Michigan is one of the worst teacher job markets in the country, and out of staters are usually shocked.