Illinois Alternative Certification Programs

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Schools with Alternative Certification
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bulletBenedictine University
bulletIllinois State University
bulletGovernors State University
bulletNational-Louis University
bulletNortheastern University
bulletNorthern Illinois University
bulletNorthwestern University--Golden Apple
bulletRoosevelt University  (for music professionals)
bulletSouthern Illinois University (SIU-Carbondale)
bulletUniversity of Illinois at Chicago--(UIC)
bulletWestern Illinois University

See at a glance which schools have programs in your subject area...

bulletAlternative Teacher Certification Programs that offer teaching opportunities in the Chicago Public Schools only...

 

bulletOther programs in Illinois that offer some form of non-traditional teacher certification, but which are not part of the new Illinois legislation for Alternative Teacher Certification

 

bulletLink from the Illinois State Board of Education with a description of alternative certification and the universities in Illinois that currently offer programs meeting the state guidelines...  This is in many ways not as complete as the information offered on our website...

 

bulletIf you are not from Illinois, here is a link to who to contact in your state for alternative certification information...

 

bulletA short history of how alternative teacher certification programs came to Illinois...

Interesting Fact:

Some major states now generate a significant percentage of their new teachers from alternative route programs. California gets about 18 percent of new teacher hires through its alternative routes. Texas gets 16 percent, and New Jersey gets 22 percent.

 

 

Additional Pathways to Teacher Certification

The following is a list of additional alternative programs that are offered in the state, but not under the new (1999) Alternative Certification legislation in Illinois.

Teacher Corps
Concordia University Department of Graduate Studies
7400 Augusta Boulevard   River Forest, IL 60305
Phone: 708/209-3495  FAX: 708/209-3176  Email: crfkuckcl@curf.edu
Web site: http://www.curf.edu/

DePaul/Glenview Clinical Model Teacher Preparation Program
Graduate Information Office
DePaul Center
1 East Jackson, Room 9100
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 773/325-4329  FAX: 773/325-7748    Email: rowens@wppost.depaul.edu
Web site: http://condor.depaul.edu/กซeducate/graduate/glenview.html

Masters of Education Plus Certification Program
University of St. Francis 500 Wilcox Joliet, IL 60435
Phone: 815/740-3829  FAX: 815/740-2264  Email: jferguson@stfrancis.edu
Web site: http://www.stfrancis.edu

 

Alternative certification programs that let college graduates earn their teaching certificates while teaching full-time in Chicago Public Schools.

The DePaul University Urban Teaching Corps is a one-year program. Students take graduate courses over the summers and on Saturdays, and DePaul helps place them as full-time provisional teachers. Students are paid less than regular full-time Chicago teachers, but they get a discount on DePaul's tuition. Participants in the 1999-2000 school year will earn approximately $24,500 and pay $9,900 in tuition. Call program coordinator Kathy Vandlik at (773) 325-4282

The Golden Apple Teacher Education Program (GATE) is a one-year program that features training administered by award-winning classroom teachers and Northwestern University faculty. Interns receive full teaching salaries and pay $12,000 tuition for the program. Call Dom Belmonte, the Golden Apple Foundation's director of teacher preparation, at (312) 407-0006, ext. 110.

The Inner-City Teaching Corps (ICTC) places college graduates in Chicago parochial schools, after summer training provided in collaboration with GATE. ICTC teachers receive free room, board and health coverage plus a small cash stipend. They commit to serving for at least two years. Call Elizabeth Russo at (312) 579-0150

Here is what the Chicago Public Schools webpage has to say about the alternative programs that they work with...

Life's greatest gift is the opportunity to throw oneself into a job that puts meaning and hope into the lives of other people. Seizing this opportunity is the surest way to put meaning and hope into one's own life.

M. Haberman

Chicago is looking for women and men who:

  1. Have experiences and qualifications in other careers and are willing to bring those talents to Chicago school children.
  2. Will commit to teaching in a Chicago public school.
  3. Have a passion for working with the needs of urban learners.
  4. Recognize, understand, and appreciate cultural diversity.

Chicago Public Schools participate in many alternative certification initiatives that include:

  1. Northwestern University's Alternative Certification Program
  2. University of Illinois at Chicago Alternative Certification Program
  3. Global Educators Outreach Program
  4. Facilitating Accelerated Certification for Educators*
  5. Spain Visiting Teachers
  6. Golden Apple Teacher Education
  7. Teach For America

 * This program is for prospective specials needs teachers.

Applications for the 2002-03 school year are available online.

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Chicago Public Schools
Teachers Academy for Professional Development
125 South Clark Street, 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 773.553.2030
Fax:  773.553.2031

Source: Chicago Public Schools website at:

http://www.cps.k12.il.us/AboutCPS/departments/AlternativeCertificationPrograms/

 

 

 

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