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Professional Development

• Fall 2008 IHE Colloquia

• Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Teacher Preparation

• Guide to Approved Educator Preparation Programs in Connecticut [PDF, 3.58MB]
• Alternate Route to Certification (Higher Education):
  • Teach for America - Connecticut
  • Charter Oak State College ECE ARC Program
  • DHE Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) Program
• Advanced Alternative Program For Certification Of Teachers To Become Library Media Specialists -- ACES [PDF]
• On-line Certification Presentation for Recent Graduates of Connecticut Teacher Preparation Programs
• CMC Program Quinnipiac College Math Alternative Route to Certification for certified teachers to earn a math cross-endorsement on-line.
• Professional Development Schools (PDS)
• Program Approval
• Links to Educator Preparation Programs in Connecticut
• Alternate Route to Cross Endorsement in Special Education at CREC

How To Become A Connecticut Teacher

• How to become a Teacher in Connecticut: Use the interactive questionnaire to guide application for certification.
  
• Obtain information on Connecticut's Title II Report and State Grant Projects
   
• Complete an Approved Teacher Preparation Program at a Connecticut College or University, or
  
• Complete the State's Alternate Route to Certification Program if you hold a bachelor's degree and have work experience. You may call the Department of Higher Education at: (860) 947-1300.
  
• Information for educators currently certified in another state.
  
• Placement of Out of State Student Teachers
  - Letter [PDF] - Regulations [PDF]
  
• Job vacancies: Connecticut Regional Applicant and Placement Program (CT REAP) (http://www.ctreap.net)
  
• Troops to Teachers: For veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.