The REPA II teacher licensure rules have put two priorities of teacher prep in the spotlight: a teacher’s pedagogical skills and a teacher’s content knowledge.
‘REPA II’ means you don’t need an ed degree to become a teacher in Indiana, but you will need specific training.
New teacher licensing rules in Indiana raise the question: does an education degree really make a good teacher?
In front of a vocal overflow crowd, Indiana’s State Board of Education approved Wednesday a broad suite of changes — known as “REPA II” — to the rules used to issue licenses and other credentials to educators in the state. State superintendent-elect Glenda Ritz was in the room as the executive panel approved the rules (which she opposed in [...]
A large crowd of parents, educators and advocates packed the State Board of Education’s meeting in Indianapolis on Monday morning as the executive panel met to consider a broad package of changes to Indiana’s teacher licensure guidelines. The proposal, known in shorthand as REPA II, has been controversial, as we’ve written. Supporters say the provision [...]
After months of debate, sweeping changes the state’s teacher licensure rules could get a final up-or-down vote later this week.
Changes to Indiana’s teacher licensure rules are in the works, and the already-complex process has become particularly contentious.
Becoming a teacher is no longer a matter of earning an education degree. College graduates are taking more alternative tracks into teaching that don’t involve going back to school for another four years. But some colleges of education worry a change to Indiana’s teacher licensing rules could make it too easy to earn credentials to [...]
How long do Indiana student teachers have to spend leading a classroom before earning their licenses? Measured in hours, it varies from “zero” to “a lot.”
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