Project #5 TEACHING

SECONDARY LEVEL

Texas Certification Requirements

• You must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Texas institutions do not offer a degree in education. Every teacher must have an academic major, as well as teacher training courses. The only exemption from the degree requirement is for individuals seeking Career and Technology certification to teach certain courses, such as welding or computer-aided drafting.
• You must complete teacher training through an approved program. These programs are offered through colleges and universities, school districts, regional service centers, community colleges, and other entities.
• You must successfully complete the appropriate teacher certification tests for the subject and grade level you wish to teach.

Alternative Certification Program

The Dallas Independent School District Alternative Certification Program is a district-based alternative certification program.

• Must have a four-year college degree or the equivalent (such as a titulo) from a regionally accredited college or university and supply at least two official transcripts from all colleges and universities where the applicant has received a degree and one official transcript from all colleges and universities attended if no degree was awarded.
• Must have 24 credit hours in content area, or pass the TExES content exam.
• Must successfully complete training.
• Attend follow-up training sessions.
• Obtain passing score on the PPR exam.
• Meet the full teacher appraisal requirements of the state and local district.
• Fulfill all of the requirements of a full time teacher as required by the state, the district, the superintendent, and the principal.
• Recommended for certification by the school building principal, the mentor teacher, and the ACP professional staff.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

San Francisco Community College District

• Faculty - Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre, Part-Time Pool
• Teach courses selected from Acting/Directing/Dramatic Literature/Make-Up and Costume/Vocal Production/Audition Techniques/Physical Comedy/Improvisation/Introduction to Theatre/Multi-Cultural Theatre/Set and Lighting/Player/Playwrighting.
• Perform duties associated with instructing and assessing student progress.
• Participate in departmental functions, such as committee work, faculty evaluations, staff meetings.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with community college students with diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientations, disabilities, and ethnic backgrounds (Required).
• Master's Degree in Drama/Theatre Arts/Performance from an accredited. institution.

SENIOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Piedmont College

• Teaching Introduction to Theatre, and Theatre History at undergrad level.
• Candidate responsible for directing one to two plays in a four-production season.

Qualifications

• Must hold terminal degree in theatre, and have experience in directing/production work.