With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
This module series provides prospective teachers with guidance on the various pathways to licensure in Wisconsin. This series includes a module on alternative preparation routes...
This Wisconsin school district offers educators personalized opportunities to earn micro-credentials in specific skills and competencies that, once demonstrated, can lead to increased salary and...
This page, compiled by the West Virginia Department of Education, provides alternative certification program and partner district information for individuals seeking to earn a provisional...
Recruiting Washington Teachers is a teacher academy program that aims to support high school students to pursue teaching careers in State-identified shortage areas, including special...
This program, created through a partnership between the Virginia Department of Education and Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), aims to improve teacher retention by providing...
This program is designed for educators who desire to pursue a position in special education leadership. It offers year-long workshops, seminars, and field experiences that...
This resource list compiled by the Texas Education Agency lists several programs and grants that provide financial assistance to individuals seeking teaching certification with an...
This program aims to retain certified classroom teachers in designated shortage fields, including PK-12 special education, by offering up to $2,500 per year in loan...
“Boot Camp”, established through OK HB 1233, is a 150-hour non-traditional special education teacher certification program aimed at providing prospective teachers a provisional license to...
This grant program seeks to address speech-language pathologist shortages throughout Oregon by providing up to $10,000 in scholarships to individuals seeking licensure in speech-language pathology...
This program aims to improve early-career educator retention by pairing novice teachers with mentors to provide ongoing support as well as to increase the use...
This section of the Ohio Special Education Profile highlights background information and data surrounding Ohio’s special educator and related service provider shortage.This page describes several...
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction's Office of Special Education awards traineeships in priority areas of disabilities to North Dakota teachers who wish to...
This discontinued program was designed to help North Dakota school districts recruit and retain qualified teachers by providing the opportunity for teachers serving in critical...
Through collaboration with Digital Promise, Educators Rising allows pre-service candidates to earn digital badges to showcase mastery in one of five competencies: anti-bias instruction, classroom...
These professional preparation standards for special education and early intervention aim to improve teacher preparation and retention as they are intended to be used to...
Inspired by competency models in nursing preparation, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University created Pathway to Practice NC, designed to...
LEAP is a year-long alternative preparation program that prepares educators through both virtual and face-to-face coursework, coupled with opportunities for practice, while also matching candidates...
Pathways2Teaching is a concurrent enrollment grow-your-own program in which 11th and 12th grade students explore teaching as a potential career choice through weekly field experiences...
To address the professional development and retention of personnel, the State of Colorado has incentivized National Board Certification by providing a stipend for school-based personnel...