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Internship vs Clinical Teaching
Participants enrolled in the Web-Centric Alternative Certification
Program (WCACP) have the option to become certified by either completing
a one-year teaching internship or a 12-week clinical teaching
assignment. Either route to certification will allow you to become a
certified teacher in the state of Texas.
Internship
This route to certification
is a one year (two semester) internship you will complete at a school
district, TEA recognized private school, or charter school in the state
of Texas. The one-year teaching internship must be in your certification
area. During your one-year teaching internship, you will receive salary
and benefits commensurate of a first year teacher. Paraprofessional,
substitute, or volunteer positions do not count toward an internship.
During the one-year teaching internship, WCACP will recommend a
probationary certificate that will run for 12 months. The probationary
certificate enables you to be considered the “teacher of record”,
with all rights, privileges, and responsibilities of any other first
year teacher in Texas.
Additional information
Clinical Teaching
This route to certification is a 12-week unpaid assignment in the
classroom of a certified teacher with at least three years of
experience. The clinical teaching assignment will consist of gradually
taking on the responsibilities of the classroom teacher. The assignment
can be completed at any school district or TEA recognized private school
in the state of Texas. Charter school requests will be handled on a case
by case basis.
The assignment must be completed in the grade level and subject area of
the TExES certification exam you have passed. During the clinical
teaching assignment a probationary certificate is not recommended.
However, after a successful clinical teaching experience you will become
a certified standard teacher in the state of Texas.
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information
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