Project #5: Teaching

State Board for Educator Certification

http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/certinfo/becometeacher.asp?width=1280&height=1024#basicreq

• 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 Training Program: iteachtexas.com

About

iteachTEXAS launched in 2003 and within three years had become one of the state’s largest providers of initially certified teachers. This success can be attributed to the fluid combination of highly effective personnel, focused pedagogical curricula, supportive classroom mentoring and outstanding service to school districts. At its April 2008 meeting, the Unit Accreditation Board of NCATE accepted iteachTEXAS as a formal candidate for accreditation. The NCATE site visit for iteachTEXAS is planned for spring 2010.

Assignments
Each iteachTEXAS online course contains required assignments that will appear in various forms, such as research, reflection, essay and even completion of school and state procedures. Every candidate in our program holds at least a bachelor's degree, and several hold master’s and doctoral degrees. It is vital to the successful completion of this program that all work be of the caliber required for graduate level coursework.

http://www.iteachtexas.com/About-Us.aspx

Community Colleges:

Professor of Theater Arts

Institution: Merced College
Location:Merced, CA
Category:Faculty - Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre and Dance
Type:Full Time
Salary: $50,339-68,746 (additional stipend for doctorate)

Minimum Qualifications Required: (A) Hold a California Community College Instructor Credential in Theater Arts and Related Technologies OR (B) Master's degree in theatre arts, performance or drama OR (C) Bachelor's degree in theater arts, performance or drama AND Master's degree in comparative literature, English, speech, literature or humanities OR (D) the equivalent.

Candidates must have sensitivity to and understanding of community college students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic and disability backgrounds with wide ranges of abilities.

Preferred: The successful candidate should be a theater generalist with experience and abilities in all areas of theatrical production. Two years of teaching experience in theater arts and production at the community college level or higher. Significant background directing theater production, including musicals. Experience in professional acting. Background in technical theater arts. Current technology skills related to teaching in the discipline and a willingness to pursue future technological developments.

http://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/search.cfm?JobCat=125

Senior Colleges and Universities:

Assistant Professor - Voice - Music Theater

Institution:Rider University
Location:Lawrenceville, NJ
Category:Faculty - Fine and Applied Arts - Music
Faculty - Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre and Dance

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE OF THE ARTS OF RIDER UNIVERSITY, seeks a teacher of applied voice with an emphasis in Music Theater for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking a candidate to teach Bachelor of Music in Music Theater students in an undergraduate Music Theater program.

The successful candidate will teach applied voice and cognates (speech for the actor, music theater ensemble, audition techniques, etc.) and will have experience with the vocal and stylistic needs of students seeking performing careers in Music Theater.

We are seeking a candidate who has had significant success in a university program or in a respected private studio. While the main responsibility of this position will be studio voice, other teaching assignments in either Music Theater or Voice may be tailored to the individual candidate's experience and interests.

A Master's degree in Vocal Performance is preferred, but a Bachelor's degree along with significant professional achievements will be considered. A background that includes experience in Music Theater (teaching and performing) is preferred.