North Carolina State University

Licensure Areas Offered:

Program Highlights:
NC State’s NC TEACHing Communities provide a unique teacher education program whose primary goals are to help lateral entry teachers become highly effective teachers and to integrate these new teachers into their communities. By embedding new teachers into their community, we improve teacher retention by creating an atmosphere of support and cooperation. Each of our three host sites (Wake County, Rocky Mount, and Durham) are chiefly implemented by local public school teachers in cooperation with University faculty. This provides the new teacher with a first-hand account of the expectations and inner workings of their own personal teaching community. 

Estimated Program Cost:
The cost of the program is approximately $2,500.  If your county of hire is a partner of the NC Model Teacher Education Consortium, the cost of the program is reduced to just $500. 

Delivery Model(s):
80% Face to Face, 20% Online

Calendar:
For the Summer Start cohort:

The two Summer classes meet in June and July from Monday through Thursday in the evenings. Classes during the school year (Fall and Spring) are held one night per week and one Saturday per month.  Upon completion of the NC TEACH education courses, NC TEACHers will need to complete content coursework (determined by a transcript evaluation), take a middle school education class (if applicable), and pass the appropriate PRAXIS II test(s).

For the Spring Start cohort:

The first two classes meet during the Spring two nights per week.  Classes during the following Fall and Spring are held one night per week and one Saturday per month.  Upon completion of the NC TEACH education courses, NC TEACHers will need to complete content coursework (determined by a transcript evaluation), take a middle school education class (if applicable), and pass the appropriate PRAXIS II test(s).

For more program details, please see our website:  NC State's NC TEACHing Communities

Eligibility Criteria:

Application Deadline:

Spring Start 2010 Cohort - October 15, 2009

Summer Start 2010 Cohort -TBA

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