(continued from page 20 - Making Teacher Preparation More Affordable, Accessible, and Flexible) Undergraduate Programs In order to make ASU’s teacher-preparation programs available to in-state students living outside of Maricopa County, MLFTC will offer three of its undergraduate degree programs via ASU Sync. • Bachelor of Arts in Education, Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education: Allows students to earn dual certification to educate children, birth to age 8 or grade 3, in both general education and special education settings. • Bachelor of Arts in Education, Secondary Education: Allows students to earn certification and develop the knowledge and skills to successfully teach grades 6–12. • Bachelor of Arts in Education, Special Education and Elementary Education: Allows students to earn dual certification to educate children: Mild-Moderate Disabilities Special Education in grades K–12 and Elementary Education for grades K–8. Students develop the knowledge and skills to Arizona schools find that the barriers to becoming certified teachers are lowered or even eliminated. We are eager to work with schools to set up pathways for paraeducators so that: 1. Arizona Teachers Academy scholarships cover tuition and fees; 2. Paraeducators can continue working at schools during the school day; and 3. When appropriate and possible, paraeducators receive some level of internship credit for the jobs they are already performing. Graduate Programs MLFTC now also offers an online graduate certificate leading to teacher certification via ASU Online, an option that requires fewer credits and takes less time to complete than the options that also include a master’s degree: successfully teach elementary school kids, as well as children requiring special education in any grade. Most students who have an associate degree can transfer in those credits and complete either program in just two years, including internships, residencies and other requirements for earning a teaching certificate. Students will complete their residencies in person at schools near where they live. A path to “Grow Your Own” We know that, in order to address the shortage of qualified teachers, rural districts have long sought the ideal “grow your own” model in which they can develop people from their communities into successful teachers. In that spirit, one of our hopes for ASU Sync is that paraeducators currently working in “Stronger Together!” Page 22 • Graduate certificate (teacher certification): Designed for students who are already teaching elementary education or secondary education on an Arizona Alternative Teaching Certificate (or equivalent in other states). For those who wish to pursue a master’s degree with teacher certification, ASU will deliver several master’s programs remotely, through both ASU Sync and ASU Online. • MEd Elementary Education (teacher certification): Designed for students with a bachelor’s degree in any field and want to become licensed to teach grades K–8. • MEd Secondary Education (teacher certification): Designed for students who have a bachelor’s degree in any field and want to become licensed to teach grades 6–12. • MEd Special Education (teacher certification): Designed for students who have a bachelor’s degree in any field
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