Video & Transcript Research : 'alternative teacher certification'
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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISED: SB1614 - Added Apr 8th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee and the oversight committee, it caps the professional development requirement for teachers
- And for teachers with more than five years' experience, the allowable requirement remains 150 hours over
- certification program offered to qualified providers who meet the program requirements for a two-year
- path to teacher certification.
- What Senate Bill 1614 does is create a teacher induction program specifically dealing with new teachers
Bills:
SB1734, SB1630, SB1894, SB1975, SB1432, SB1437, SB1812, SB346, SB1250, SB710, SB1489, SB2045, SB1614
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI, schools, public school districts, education technology, edtech, student privacy, FERPA, data privacy, data security, emerging technologies, machine learning, generative AI, classroom technology, instructional technology, teacher oversight, human-in-the-loop, student data, parental consent, opt-out
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a retired government economics teacher. >> So y'all be nice. Y'all be nice to him.
- I am a retired government<00:09:33.279>
economics <00:09:34.000>teacher. - government economics teacher. government economics teacher.
- There's that temptation. >> Yeah, sure. >> What your teacher said is absolutely true.
- Uh it allows for alternative tax.
Keywords:
HB272, LASEA, AMSTEP, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, State Department of Education, teacher loan repayment, student loan forgiveness, educator shortage, teacher shortage, acute educator shortage, acute shortage location, public K-12 schools, school systems, math teachers, science teachers, computer science teachers, charter schools, failing schools, underperforming schools, teacher recruitment
OK
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- Members, 3076 provides a new pathway to alternative certification via third-party certifiers' programs
- The requirements are the same regardless of where the alternatively certified teacher comes through,
- Alternatively, prepared teachers through our regular programs also have strong staying power.
- Texas uses these; they've got 48 that I know that I'm told alternate providers. 54% of the new teachers
- Would you believe I'm an alternatively certified teacher?
Keywords:
kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents, age eligibility, teacher certification, alternative teacher preparation, education reform, employment opportunities, teacher recruitment, physical education, elementary school, prekindergarten, recess, health and fitness, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents
HI
Keywords:
pedestrian, fines, traffic laws, economic vulnerability, safety, walking, public transportation, teacher licensing, teacher shortage, emergency hire, unlicensed teacher, out-of-field teaching, licensed teachers, charter schools, Department of Education, DOE, Board of Education, licensure requirements, teacher certification, alternative licensure
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1884 is a bill to expand equal access to teachers by all statewide teacher associations,
- are teachers.
- those teachers.
- It does not hurt teachers.
- , teacher mental health, and student and teacher safety.
Bills:
SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778
Keywords:
career readiness, education reform, high school assessments, workplace skills, state education, credentialing, teacher certification, principal requirements, education administration, special education, Oklahoma education law, SB2045, Grow Your Own Educator Program, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, alternative certification, alternative teacher certification, teacher preparation, tuition reimbursement, course fee reimbursement
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 17 Mar 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're gonna feature a discussion with Rebeca Peterson, former teacher of the year.
Bills:
HB3522, HB4300, HB4359, HB4363, HB3467, HB2987, HB3076, HB4427, HB3026, HB3288, HB3315, HB3711, HB3885
Keywords:
alcoholic beverages, ABLE Commission, licensing, regulation, annual reporting, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, statewide assessments, student testing, testing window, end-of-year testing, Oklahoma Academic Standards, Oklahoma School Testing Program, State Board of Education, grade 3-8, alternate assessment
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- In order to help address the teacher shortage in Oklahoma, this bill creates a new alternative certification
- pathway to the classroom because our kids deserve to be taught by certified teachers and have a teacher
- this would be an additional pathway to receive certification for alternatively certified teachers.
- I am an alternately certified teacher.
- I did talk to some teachers that have gone through this process or do or teaching with teachers in Texas
Keywords:
HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Are you in support of the teacher pay raise?
- That means I, as a teacher, I was a teacher, but I, as a teacher, am going to be in front of kids 173
- I believe our teachers do a much better job than that.
- Continue to push for higher salaries for teachers.
- I do talk to a lot of teachers.
Bills:
HB2210, HB2398, HB2959, HB3006, HB3026, HB3151, HB3315, HB3372, HB3467, HB3590, HB4268, HB4359, HB4427
Keywords:
youth apprenticeship, career education, workforce development, high school programs, mentorship, vocational training, state oversight, credential of value, education, labor market, government reporting, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent, law enforcement notification
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Education Oversight REVISED: SB2045 - Added Apr 13th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Education Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 346 makes several changes to Oklahoma law governing teacher certification, discipline authority
- Oklahoma law governing teacher certification, discipline authority, and hiring transparency.
- teachers.
- So is it each teacher or each mentor teacher?
- So is it each teacher, or each mentor teacher, is given so many funds for a stipend?
Bills:
SB710, SB843, SB1317, SB1338, SB1410, SB1477, SB1489, SB1593, SB1614, SB1630, SB1632, SB1633, SB1670, SB1726, SB1734, SB1725, SB1735, SB1894, SB1975, SB346, SB2045
Keywords:
teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- One means by which we can encourage more teachers to work and stay in Nevada is by developing alternative
- The program will evaluate alternative methods of teacher-candidate assessment that emphasize mentorship
- teacher licensure process.
- So these are not classroom teachers that are thinking like, I'm going to do this certificate program
- Mineral County has more than 50% of its teachers, its workforce, who are J-1 teachers.
Keywords:
military, veterans, education, teaching, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, licensure, certification, public schools, charter schools, school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, internship, practicum, student support services, mental health, harassment, bullying, power-based violence, school safety
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- He has an amazing group of students who are our teacher candidates from UCO.
- First, I'd like to welcome the 2025 Teacher of the Year, Melissa Yvon, who is here with us.
- I still accidentally call her Miss Hayes because she was my American history and government teacher in
- She currently serves as a family and consumer science teacher at Elgin High School and she's the Teacher
- to be sent to the new district that the teacher is applying to.
Bills:
SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480
Keywords:
SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility
WY
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teacher our professional teachers teacher our professional teachers teacher - It's the National Association of State Directors for Teacher Education and Certification, or NASDTEC.
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I the interstate teacher compact. I the interstate teacher compact. - I'm the executive director of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education Certification
Keywords:
education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse
WY
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- Well, teachers make that determination?
- She said the question is if something is really important and we can help teachers and train teachers
- I'm a teacher here in Cheyenne.
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or appreciate firefighters or teachers or appreciate firefighters or teachers - >
labor <01:36:02.080>relations have a certificate in labor relations have a certificate
Keywords:
education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse
LA
Keywords:
higher education, accountability, curriculum review, faculty governance, disciplinary procedures, SB 28, Act 233, associate educator program, associate teachers, teacher certification, alternative teacher pathway, education workforce, teacher shortage, minimum age, age requirement, Louisiana schools, Title 17, R.S. 17:7.8, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment
WY
Keywords:
teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse, active duty military, teacher shortage, career and technical education, CTE teacher, background check, disciplinary records, licensure portability, multistate commission, education regulation, school staffing
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Education Oversight REVISION 2: SB1812 - Added Apr 15th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Education Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- certification program.
- Sunset language for a now successful alternative certification program offered to qualified providers
- who meet the program requirements for a two-year path to teacher certification.
- And so they're doing intense six-week training, having to meet certain requirements, having mentor teachers
- Also enrich the number of teachers that we have, since we have so few teachers.
Keywords:
teacher certification, pilot program, education, state board, alternative pathways, education grants, competitive grants, revolving fund, State Department of Education, State Board of Education, Strong Readers Act, literacy instruction, reading intervention, dyslexia, science of reading, structured literacy, multisensory instruction, school districts, public education funding, education innovation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's not just alternative prep that's serving the needs of Tier 2 teachers.
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certification <01:26:04.679>and <01:26:05.040>PR alternative certification - and PR alternative certification and PR preparation<01:26:05.880>
programs <01:26:06.840>um - There is a separate alternative teacher preparation grant program that actually has not been funded for
- there is a separate alternative teacher there is a separate alternative teacher preparation<01:36
Keywords:
education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- certificate for our veterans.
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certificate <00:06:31.680>for <00:06:31.919>our temporary teacher - certificate for our temporary teacher certificate for our veterans.<00:06:32.800>
Uh <00:06:33.120 - But the real winner at the end teachers.
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in going to benefit from having teachers in going to benefit from having teachers
Keywords:
education, patriotism, national anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, K-12 schools, constitutional amendment, public works, sealed bids, bidding requirements, procurement, public notice, newspaper advertisement, advertising failure, publisher liability, civil damages, criminal liability, awarding authority, county government, municipal government, construction contracts
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- But it just takes that special teacher at an alternative high school to give them a little extra attention
- Section 6 aligns the alternative teacher preparation grant reporting requirement with when we actually
- One is obviously through teacher preparation, which includes alternative teacher preparation providers
- She thought I would be a fantastic teacher. Fantastic English teacher.
- to be a licensed teacher, and overseeing nearly 800 teacher licensure programs. 800 teacher licensure
Keywords:
HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake
MN
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- One is obviously through teacher preparation, which includes alternative teacher preparation providers
- One is obviously through teacher preparation, which includes alternative teacher preparation providers
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teacher <01:08:54.199>preparation the alternative teacher preparation - which includes alternative teacher which includes alternative teacher preparation<01:09:46.120><
Keywords:
HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake