Deadline Extended for Rowan Education Institute?s Teacher Recruitment Program
Deadline Extended for Rowan Education Institute?s Teacher Recruitment Program
January 25, 2005
$200K to Fund Alternate Route Teacher Preparation Courses
The application deadline for state-funded "pre-service" courses taught as part of Rowan University's Alternate Route Teacher Preparation Grant has been extended. The Education Institute of Rowan?s College of Education, which received a $200,000 grant to recruit 100 prospective teachers into the alternate route program, will continue to accept applications until February 4.
The alternate route grant is designed to help college graduates who have teaching aspirations get a closer look at the profession through classroom learning and field-based observation in schools.
"Funded by the N.J. State Department of Education, Rowan?s program will provide participants with an orientation regarding what it takes to become a teacher, and a 'mini-internship' in the classroom of local school districts," said Dr. J. Harold Sahm, Education Institute Assistant Director. "Extending the application deadline will give as many qualified candidates as possible opportunities to participate, and hopefully, pursue their dream of teaching."
Prospective teachers selected for the project will spend 20 hours in a Rowan classroom learning what is expected of teachers and 15 hours in schools observing K-12 classroom teachers in action. Among the topics covered during the 20 hour "pre-service phase" are: developing lesson plans, dealing with student discipline, effective instructional strategies, use of technology, dealing with students from diverse backgrounds and education law.
Bridgeton, Camden, Glassboro, Millville, Paulsboro, Vineland and Washington Township school districts will collaborate with Rowan to provide the 15-hour K-12 observation experience. One hundred teachers in participating districts will complete a "mentor teacher" training program designed to help them provide guidance to the new, prospective teachers before supervising their 15 hours of classroom observation.
The State's Alternate Route Program requires a total of 200 hours of instruction--20 ?pre-service? hours before entering the K-12 classroom and 180 hours of instruction while serving as a paid provisional classroom teacher. The State?s 20-hour "pre-service" requirement will be waived for anyone who completes this newly funded project, and then enrolls in Rowan's or any other state-approved Alternate Route Program for prospective teachers.
Deadline for applications is February 4. Prospective teachers or mentors interested in participating in this program should contact the Education Institute of Rowan University at 856-256-4715 or visit www.rowan.edu/ei.
The application deadline for state-funded "pre-service" courses taught as part of Rowan University's Alternate Route Teacher Preparation Grant has been extended. The Education Institute of Rowan?s College of Education, which received a $200,000 grant to recruit 100 prospective teachers into the alternate route program, will continue to accept applications until February 4.
The alternate route grant is designed to help college graduates who have teaching aspirations get a closer look at the profession through classroom learning and field-based observation in schools.
"Funded by the N.J. State Department of Education, Rowan?s program will provide participants with an orientation regarding what it takes to become a teacher, and a 'mini-internship' in the classroom of local school districts," said Dr. J. Harold Sahm, Education Institute Assistant Director. "Extending the application deadline will give as many qualified candidates as possible opportunities to participate, and hopefully, pursue their dream of teaching."
Prospective teachers selected for the project will spend 20 hours in a Rowan classroom learning what is expected of teachers and 15 hours in schools observing K-12 classroom teachers in action. Among the topics covered during the 20 hour "pre-service phase" are: developing lesson plans, dealing with student discipline, effective instructional strategies, use of technology, dealing with students from diverse backgrounds and education law.
Bridgeton, Camden, Glassboro, Millville, Paulsboro, Vineland and Washington Township school districts will collaborate with Rowan to provide the 15-hour K-12 observation experience. One hundred teachers in participating districts will complete a "mentor teacher" training program designed to help them provide guidance to the new, prospective teachers before supervising their 15 hours of classroom observation.
The State's Alternate Route Program requires a total of 200 hours of instruction--20 ?pre-service? hours before entering the K-12 classroom and 180 hours of instruction while serving as a paid provisional classroom teacher. The State?s 20-hour "pre-service" requirement will be waived for anyone who completes this newly funded project, and then enrolls in Rowan's or any other state-approved Alternate Route Program for prospective teachers.
Deadline for applications is February 4. Prospective teachers or mentors interested in participating in this program should contact the Education Institute of Rowan University at 856-256-4715 or visit www.rowan.edu/ei.