Alternative Licensure Models for Technology Education. CTTE Monograph.

The licensure requirements for technology teachers vary widely from state to state. The goals of the alternative teacher licensure movement have been to allow more individuals to become certified as teachers more quickly and to attract more people with life experiences into teaching without the necessary completion of traditional undergraduate teacher preparation programs. Most generic alternative licensure models have evolved into programs targeting specific populations. Competency-based programs, both traditional and alternative, appear to be the way of the future. At least 14 different alternative licensure models currently exist. The following complementary components of a proposed model for alternative licensure for technology education were developed after a careful review of the literature and state licensure and alternative licensure regulations and key documents from the field of technology education: (1) a "conceptual model" combining the set of competencies adapted from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education-approved curriculum guidelines with the limited licensure model already used in several states; (2) a set of suggested competencies for alternative licensure mode; and (3) a listing of possible course titles for proposed alternative licensure models. The model is based on the belief that alternative licensure should allow adequate flexibility without compromising the quality of the profession. (16 references) (MN)