Interested in obtaining your Virginia Teaching license through an accelerated route? If you currently hold a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university and have at least five years of full time work experience or its equivalent, the Career Switcher program may be for you!
Career Switcher Program Va Gmu Campus. Write to mediarel at gazette@gmu.edu Career Switcher Program. 703. Hitomi Yaida Candlize Rare here. 993.2428 Email. Licensure Application Instructions. Welcome to the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), George Mason University located in Fairfax Virginia and includes.
The Career Switcher Program was created by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to provide an alternative pathway into teaching for individuals who have not completed a teacher preparation curriculum but who have considerable life experiences, career achievements, and academic backgrounds that are relevant for teaching in grade 6 – 12. The Career Switcher Program is not an approved entry into elementary teaching, special education, or as an add-on to an existing license.
Some of the unique features to our program include: • All face-to-face instruction • Small (restricted) class sizes • A teaching practicum field experience in Phase I • Methods of Instruction modules in your area of endorsement The program was very thorough and I felt was well organized... I feel that I am fully prepared and confident to teach now.” — David C. Email us at cseduc@su.edu with Career Switcher program questions. The Career Switcher Program consists of two Phases: Phase I Phase I (consisting of 150 hours), teaches our students how to teach, and includes topics on the foundations of education, human growth and development, curriculum, instruction and assessment, teaching with technology, classroom management, reading in the content area and more. In addition to this instruction, Career Switchers will also be placed in participating schools systems to observe classes and to teach selected lessons (a 40 hour practicum field placement). This placement will begin approximately five weeks after beginning Phase I.