Teaching and Teacher Certification
| Books & Web Links | Teaching Programs | Other Resources |
| Books Vermont Web Links Other Web Links |
Undergraduate & Graduate Programs Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification |
Loan Cancellation/Deferment Software Resources |
Books
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
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Career Opportunities in Education and Related Services (2006) |
Call # 370.23 McDavid |
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Careers in Education (2004) |
Call # 370.23 Reiman |
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Early Childhood Education/Preschool Teacher Career Starter (2002) |
Call # 372.21 Chesla |
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Master the Praxis I: PPST Exam (2007) |
Call # 378.1662 Peterson |
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Master the Praxis II Exam (2007) |
Call # 378.1662 Arco |
| Opportunities in Teaching Careers (2005) |
Call # 371.1 Fine |
| The Praxis Series Official Guide (2008) |
Call # 378.1662 ETS |
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What Can You Do With a Major in Education? (2005) |
Call # 370.23 Horowitz |
Vermont Web Links
Vermont Department of Education Educator Licensing site contains details on license types and procedures, contact information, and a list of approved teacher preparation programs in Vermont — http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/maincert.html
Several states have reciprocity agreements with Vermont — http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/licensing/forms/reciprocity.html
Vermont Department of Education lists all Vermont colleges and universities with approved programs for the preparation of educators — http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/licensing/approved_teacher_prep.html
Vermont Higher Education Collaborative, a partnership with UVM and the Vermont State Colleges, offers licensure opportunities, MEd degrees, and CAGS in several special education areas for people with a Vermont teaching license — www.vthec.org
Vermont NEA posts Vermont teacher salary schedules — www.vtnea.org
Labor market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor:- Elementary school teachers — www.vtlmi.info/oic3.cfm?occcode=25202100&page=occrpt
- Secondary school teachers — www.vtlmi.info/oic3.cfm?occcode=25203100&page=occrpt
- All other teachers, enter your occupation in the “occupational search box" to pick your specialization — www.vtlmi.info/occupation.cfm
Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov
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Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Bennington College offers the following:
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) and five-year combination BA/MAT offering certification in early childhood, elementary, K-12 (French, Spanish, music), and secondary (art, English, French, math, music, science, social studies, Spanish, theater arts) — www.bennington.edu/go/academics/curriculum-and-areas-of-study/teaching
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) for those not seeking certification, a 32-credit individually-designed program — www.bennington.edu/go/graduate/ma-in-teaching
- Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language (MATSL), a low-residency program for working French and Spanish teachers — www.bennington.edu/go/graduate/ma-in-teaching-a-second-language
- Undergraduate degrees — art (PreK-12), elementary, music (PreK-12), special education, secondary (English, math, science, social studies, Spanish), physical education (PreK-12), theater arts (7-12) — www.castleton.edu/Education/Index.htm
- Graduate degrees — Master of Arts in Education (MAE) in art (K-12), music (K-12), elementary, reading teacher, reading coordinator, secondary (English, math, science, social studies, Spanish, theater arts), special education, curriculum & instruction, language arts & reading; Master of Arts in Educational Leadership (MAEL); Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) with principal endorsement and director of special education endorsement; Master of Arts in Science Education (MASE) — www.castleton.edu/Education_graduate/index.htm
- Non-licensure options — Master of Arts in Education (MAE) in curriculum & instruction, language arts & reading, general educational leadership, language-based learning disabilities in adolescence; Master of Arts in Science Education (MASE) — www.castleton.edu/Education_graduate/gradoptions.pdf (PDF)
Champlain College offers a BA in early childhood, elementary, middle level (English/language arts, social studies), and secondary (English and social studies dual certification) — www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Majors-Index.html
College of St. Joseph offers the following:- Undergraduate degrees — elementary, secondary (English, social studies) — www.csj.edu/academics/academic-programs/education
- Graduate degrees — Master of Education (MEd) in general education, elementary, secondary (English, social studies), special education (K-12), school counseling, reading — www.csj.edu/academics/academic-programs/education
Community College of Vermont (CCV) offers an AA in education that articulates with BA and BS programs at Vermont State Colleges and provides the credential required for paraprofessionals in Vermont — www.ccv.edu/degree/education
Goddard College offers low-residency degrees in the following:- Undergraduate degrees — early childhood, elementary, middle grades, community education, art (K-12), secondary (English, social studies) — www.goddard.edu/bachelorarts_education
- Graduate degrees — early childhood, elementary, middle grades, art (K-12), community education, secondary (English, science, social studies, math), school counseling — www.goddard.edu/masterarts_education
Green Mountain College offers a BA in art (K-12), elementary, special education (elementary), secondary (English, science, social studies) — www.greenmtn.edu/education.aspx
Johnson State College offers the following:- Undergraduate degrees — elementary, middle grades, secondary (dance, English, math, science, social studies, theater arts), combined elementary-secondary (art, music, physical education) — www.jsc.edu/Academics/Education/default.aspx
- Graduate degrees — Masters of Arts in Education (MAE) in applied behavior analysis, curriculum and instruction, elementary, gifted and talented, middle grades, secondary (dance, English, math, science, social studies, theater arts), special education, literacy coordinator, literacy specialist, school counseling — www.jsc.edu/Academics/Education/MastersinEducation/default.aspx
- Undergraduate degrees — early childhood, elementary, physical education (K-12), special education (K-8), secondary education (English, math, science, social studies) — www.lyndonstate.edu/ProspectiveStudents/MajorsMinors/tabid/239/Default.aspx
- Graduate degrees — Master of Education (MEd) in special education, curriculum & instruction, content specialization, and literacy specialization; Master of Science for Teachers (MST) — www.lyndonstate.edu/ProspectiveStudents/GraduatePrograminEducation/tabid/551/Default.aspx
Marlboro College offers a Master of Arts in Teaching with technology (MAT) — www.gradcenter.marlboro.edu/academics/mat
Middlebury College offers a BA, and students minor in either elementary or secondary (art, computer science, English, social studies, math, modern languages, science) — www.middlebury.edu/academics/edst
Norwich University offers a BA in education — elementary, secondary (English, math, science, social studies), physical education (K-12) — www.norwich.edu/academics/socialscience/teacher/index.html
Saint Michael’s College offers the following:- Undergraduate degrees — art (PreK-12), elementary, secondary (English, modern & classical languages, math, science, social studies, theater arts) — www.smcvt.edu/academics/education
- Graduate degrees — Master of Arts in Education (MEd) in art (K-12), curriculum, information technology (K-12), reading, school leadership, special education (K-12), elementary, middle, secondary (English, modern & classical languages, math, science, social studies, theater arts), English as a second language (PreK-12); Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in the same areas as MEd — www.smcvt.edu/graduate/education/default.asp
- Undergraduate degrees — art (K-12), early childhood, elementary, secondary (English, social studies) — www.myunion.edu/academics/bachelor-of-arts/teacher-licensure/index.html
- Graduate degrees — Master of Education (MEd) in curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, school counseling, issues in education; licensure programs in art, early childhood, elementary, secondary (English, social studies), middle grades, special education, school counseling, principal — www.myunion.edu/academics/master-of-education/index.html
- Undergraduate degrees — early childhood, elementary, middle level, music (PreK-12), physical education (PreK-12), secondary (English, math, modern languages, science, social studies), special education (early childhood), art education (PreK-12), family and consumer sciences (7-12) — www.uvm.edu/~doe
- Graduate degrees — Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) or Master of Science in Teaching (MST) in art, math, curriculum & instruction; Master of Education (MEd) in education leadership, curriculum and instruction, educational studies, reading and language arts, speech/language pathologist, special education, middle grades, intensive special needs, reading coordinator; Master of Arts (MA) in early childhood special education; MS in school counseling; Ed.D in educational leadership & policy studies — www.uvm.edu/~doe
World Learning SIT Graduate Institute offers a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) for practicing teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages — www.sit.edu/graduate/smat-overview.cfm
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Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification
Chittenden Central Supervisory Union provides an intensive, one-semester teacher apprenticeship program to help qualified individuals attain a teaching licensure in Vermont through the state-approved peer review process — (802) 734-5344, www.ejhs.k12.vt.us/taap
Spark Teacher Education Institute, based in Putney, VT, offers a year-long internship program that leads to licensure in elementary, middle grades, or secondary (English, math, science, social studies) — www.sparkteachered.org/info
Castleton State College offers a three-semester post-baccalaureate program with licensure in art, elementary, music, physical education, secondary (English, math, science, social studies), Spanish, and theater arts — (802) 468-1325, www.castleton.edu/act2/index.htm
College of St. Joseph has a post-baccalaureate program for teacher certification in secondary education (English or social studies) — www.csj.edu/academics/academic-programs/education/undergraduate/postbaccalaureate-teacher-certification
Johnson State College offers a post-baccalaureate teaching licensure program through their Extended Degree Program — (800) 635-1290, www.jsc.edu/academics/CourseCatalogues/2009UGradCatalogue/1579.htm
Norwich University offers a “Fifth Year" Program — (802) 485-2364, www.norwich.edu/academics/socialscience/teacher
Union Institute & University offers a post-baccalaureate teaching license program (art, early childhood, elementary, English, social studies) that is connected to their undergraduate program. For details, call (888) 828-8575.
University of Vermont offers a non-masters post-baccalaureate teacher preparation program in art, early childhood, early childhood special education, elementary, middle-level, music, physical education, secondary (English, modern languages, math, science, social studies) — (802) 656-2699, www.uvm.edu/~gradcoll/?Page=aos/education.html&SM=aos_menu.html
Vermont Technical College offers the Vermont Mentor Program in which students earn certification in technical education instruction — (800) 442-8821, www.vtc.edu/catalog/academic-programs/technical-education-program.html
Upper Valley Educators Institute in Lebanon, NH provides an intensive, 10-month teacher and principal certification program — (603) 678-4888, www.uvei.org
Vermont Department of Education’s Web site provides details on the peer review process in Vermont, an alternative path to licensure for those with a BA — (802) 828-0449, http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/licensing/alternate.html
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Loan Cancellation and Deferment Programs
National
Cancellation for Perkins Loans: If you have a loan from the Federal Perkins Loan Program, you may be eligible for loan cancellation for full-time teaching at a low-income school or in certain subject areas — http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/cancelperk.jsp?tab=repaying
Cancellation for Stafford Loans: If you received a Stafford loan on or after October 1, 1998 and have taught full-time for five years in a federally-designated low-income school, you may be eligible to have a portion of the loan cancelled. This applies to Stafford Loans, Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, and in some cases Consolidation Loans — http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/cancelstaff.jsp?tab=repaying
Deferments for Stafford or PLUS loans: If you have a Stafford or PLUS loan, you may be eligible for deferment if you're teaching full-time in a teacher shortage area. This provision also applies to consolidation loans and loans offered in earlier years through the Guaranteed Student Loan Program — http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/deferffel.jsp?tab=repaying
U.S. Department of Education loan cancellation and deferment options for teachers — http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/teachercancel.jsp?tab=repaying
Vermont
Cancellation for college loans: The Vermont Teacher Diversity Scholarship Program is intended to support students from diverse backgrounds who agree to teach in a designated target area. Students interested in becoming a VTDSP Scholar must apply for the program — (802) 540-1021, http://vtdsp.org
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Other Web Links
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes250000.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/oco1002.htm
American Federation of Teachers offers education-related articles for teachers and paraprofessionals — www.aft.org
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards offers information on National Board Certification — www.nbpts.org
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education maintains a list of institutions with teacher education programs — www.ncate.org/public/listofaccredinst.asp
National Education Association offers education-related articles, as well as listings of NEA events and teacher toolkits — www.nea.org/index.html
Schoolspring.com is a Web site dedicated to matching qualified candidates with education job opportunities — www.schoolspring.com
Teach for America calls upon our country’s most promising future leaders to commit two years to teaching in urban and rural public schools and to become lifelong advocates for change — www.teachforamerica.org
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Software Resources
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Updated: May 2010
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
