How can i get a teaching certificate online?

Question

How can i get a teaching certificate online?

Answer 1

lots of schools have online programs, called distance education.  go to a school's website you are interested in and search for distance education.  you can see if they have a teaching program online.

good luck.

Answer 2

Chances are you could do the course work for a teaching certificate on line, like through the University of Phoenix, but you would still need to do student teaching and your testing in person somewhere.  Most states require some form of Praxis testing, depending on the grade level you want to teach, and those have to be done in person.  

Or, try finding a local university that would work with you and take transfer credits from online classes - most will only accept a low number of transfer credits - and then just bite the bullet and do the rest in person.  You'll get so much more out of having classes with real people in a classroom setting than by doing the entire thing online anyway.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Here in Texas, you can get alternate certification if you've earned a bachelor's degree.  Most universities and community colleges have on-line certification classes.  However, state exams have to be taken in person at specific test sites.  You may also have to do some supervised student teaching.

Answer 4

up until recently, I was answering questions like this with "its not possible" The problem is the student teaching portion. Any state approved program must include three items:

1.coursework on methods and curriculum

2.verification of passing subject matter tests

3. student teaching.

all states require the above. This is why you see the massive amount of advertising for masters degrees - the schools have not figured out a way to do the student teaching portion. This *cannot* be done without you in a classroom with a university mentor coaching you through the assignment - thats a state requirement.

This means that the large national online schools could not dedicate the resources to cover the entire country. So you would see regional ideas - like CalState teach (this program is online, but requires you to already have your classroom - very limited in scope)

now I just looked at western governors website - and they claim to have a program -they also claim to have figured out how to do student teaching.  I know no-one who has completed it, nor do I know if it is truly entirely online. perhaps you might want to look at it...

Make sure! that it is accepted as a valid program in your state - all states list their approved programs at their certification website.

good luck to you

Answer 5

Every state is different so you need to look up the requirements for the state you want to teach in. For instance I live in Florida and there is no way I know of to complete the tests online. They have strict supervision for these tests and I needed to go to a supervised location at a local University. I think your chances of finding a way to get a certificate online is slim because there would be no way to verify that you are taking the test and not someone else.