[NLA] David's model and teacher certification

[Gloria W. Gillette]

I'd like to clarify this.
In Ohio any teacher working with an LEA (Local Education Agency-K-12
program) is required to hold certification./licensure.We have no adult ed.
certification.  The adult education system then requires  and provides
professional development for all adult ed teachers (LEA or not) through an
adult ed. resouce center network. We have 5 centers across the state that
provide adult ed centered professional development.
All teachers  are required to complete a professional development plan
annually and complete 1- 2 activites related to their teaching area and
needs.(depending on hours in the classroom).
Gloria Gillette
Director
NE ABLE Resource Center

Original Message -----
From: "Bernadine Skowronski" <skowroba at email.uc.edu>
To: <nla at lists.literacytent.org>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 5:26 PM
Subject: [NLA] David's model and teacher certification


> Mary Lynn Carver <mlcarver at nsls.info>  wrote:
>
> KathleenBombach at aol.com wrote:
> Should a future GED instructor take a major in adult education or should
> he or she study math, science, English, etc. with a few courses in
> teaching and
> curriculum?
>
> Kathleen, David et al:
> Personally, I think they should do both. If you are instructing
> literacy level ABE, you MUST know how to teach reading, writing and
> whatever else is incorporated into your curriculum. For GED, it is just
> as important to know how to teach adults as it is to know what you are
> teaching. Since teaching adults requires different methodologies and
> theories than teaching K-12, you must be grounded in those as well as
> content areas.
>
> Here's another twist on how certification and adult literacy plays out
that
> hasn't been mentioned: In the Cincinnati Public Schools all teachers of
> ABE/GED must have certification. This certification can be at any level
> (K-12) and in any subject, but the teacher must be certified. CPS will
then
> provide additional training on theories/methods for teaching adults (I,
> unfortunately, don't know what this training is made up of). The twist?
The
> reason behind this regulation - the teachers' union.
>
> Bernadine
>
> Bernadine Skowronski
> Doctoral Student, Literacy
> University of Cincinnati
> Cincinnati, OH
>
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