Education Courses

[Giantzebra]

I would like to get an initial certification to teach mathematics for grades 7-12 in the State of New York. I was looking here: https://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhe...entHelp.do and it seems that for the individual evaluation, there are 21 education course requirements. These requirements are below. My question is: Is there any free or very cheap way to earn these credits?

• Pedagogical Core - 21 S.H.
  

• • College Coursework at the Student Developmental Level - Adolescent - Grades 7-12 - 6 S.H.
    

• • College Coursework - Human Development and Learning
    

• • College Coursework - Teaching Students with Disabilities & Special Health-Care Needs
    

• • College Coursework - Teaching Literacy Skills Methods - 3 S.H.
    

• • College Coursework - Teaching Literacy Skills - 3 S.H.
    

• • College Coursework - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
    

• • College Coursework - Foundations of Education
    

[ss20ts]

Have you looked at a SUNY or CUNY school? That may be your best option. You don't want to take courses and not have them count. These SUNY schools all have online education degrees.

SUNY Brockport
Buffalo State College
SUNY Oswego
SUNY Oneonta
Empire State College
University at Buffalo
SUNY Potsdam
Stony Brook University
University at Albany

Some of the community colleges may have courses that apply as well.

[rachel83az]

Agreed: for teaching in NY, a local college is going to be best. Apparently, they are very picky about this kind of thing and these classes may not work at all if you take them in another state.

[Giantzebra]

Agreed: for teaching in NY, a local college is going to be best. Apparently, they are very picky about this kind of thing and these classes may not work at all if you take them in another state.

They say it will work in another state if that college will lead to certification in that state. 
But I hear - they are specific about the courses and therefore it is best to just take them in a state college.

[ss20ts]

Agreed: for teaching in NY, a local college is going to be best. Apparently, they are very picky about this kind of thing and these classes may not work at all if you take them in another state.

They say it will work in another state if that college will lead to certification in that state. 
But I hear - they are specific about the courses and therefore it is best to just take them in a state college.

NY is crazy picky about the education requirements for teaching here. If you do find courses in other states, I'd make sure they're part of the NC-Sara program. You may also want to check with NYS to make sure the courses would be accepted.

[bluebooger]

you could visit the WGU reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/

and ask if anyone has gotten NY certified through WGU

https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degr...ogram.html

https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degr...ogram.html

[jcooke]

They really make it difficult to become a teacher in most states, even with a shortage. I’m trying to teach middle or high school in GA, and I doubt it’s going to be able to happen through alt credit. Check out Reddit’s forums for teaching in your state, there might be something someone has discovered in the past.

[ss20ts]

you could visit the WGU reddit          
https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/

and ask if anyone has gotten NY certified through WGU

https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degr...ogram.html

https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degr...ogram.html

I'd be curious how these degrees are applied to the NYS certifications in teaching as there are 2 levels of certification you have to go through to be a teacher here. The state does NOT make it easy at all.

[bluebooger]

probably through reciprocity

[ss20ts]

probably through reciprocity

NY isn't big on reciprocity in general - not just education-wise. It may work because of NC-Sara. I would definitely check with the state though as they are ridiculously picky.