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Teacher
certification process goes online
Teachers now are able to apply for initial
and renewal certification online and pay by credit card. Paper
applications also remain an option.
Teacher
shortage areas designated
The U.S. Department of Education has
designated teacher shortage areas for the 2004-05 and 2005-06
school years.
Nine teachers
earn profession’s top honor
Nine classroom teachers from South Dakota
are among the 7,289 elementary and secondary school teachers
nationwide to achieve National Board Certification in 2005.
Nominations
for 2006 American Stars of Teaching sought
Once again, the U.S. Department of
Education (USDOE) will honor outstanding classroom teachers
through the American Stars of Teaching program. Nominations
currently are being sought.
South Dakota
leader in Braille graphics production
Today, almost 50 percent of the information
in textbooks is visual, as opposed to text. This shift in
publishing practices has created a change in the way that
Braille format textbooks are produced. |
