C.W. Post Seminar to Demystify New Teaching Standards
December 8, 1998 -- The requirements for teaching in New York State's
primary, intermediate and secondary schools will change dramatically over
the next five years due to new standards adopted by the Board of Regents.
These new certification requirements will have an immediate impact on college
students who plan to enter teacher-education programs in the fall semester
of 1999.
In an effort to clarify the new criteria for entering the profession
of teaching in New York State, the School of Education at the C.W. Post
Campus of Long Island University will present the seminar, "NYS Teacher
Certification Requirements in the Next Millennium"on Wednesday, January
20, 1999. Dr. Jeffrey Kane, dean of the C.W. Post School of Education and
a nationally respected innovator in teacher certification, will be the
featured speaker. A question and answer period will follow Dr. Kane's presentation.
The seminar, which is open to students, educators, guidance counselors
and parents as well as the general public, takes place from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
in Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island
University, Northern Boulevard (Route 25A), Brookville, New York. Visitors
are urged to park in the Green Parking Lot. Seating is limited and admission
is free. Please RSVP by January 15, 1999 by calling the School of Education's
Dean's Office at (516) 299-2210.
The New York State Board of Regents - which regulates K-12 and higher
education - adopted the new changes this summer as part of a plan to attract
and retain qualified teachers and to ensure teacher quality. Set to take
effect in 2003, the new standards require most teachers throughout the
state to earn a master's degree before they start working in the field.
"The new regulations take effect in 2003 but have profound implications
for 1999 for those individuals thinking about becoming teachers,"
said Dr. Jeffrey Kane. "Consequently, the C.W. Post School of Education
is deeply engaged in planning new programs - including accelerated bachelor's/master's
degree programs - which would be necessary for compliance." He added,
"This seminar will answer the many questions that students and current
educators have about the new standards."
The issues Dr. Kane will address include:
- What do the new state standards mean to those interested inpursuing
teaching as a profession?
- Specifically, what are New York State's new requirements to be acertified
teacher?
- What does this mean for students pursuing a bachelor's degree now?
- What preparation will be necessary to meet the state's requirements?
- What do these changes mean to in-service teachers?
Long Island University, the eighth largest private university in the
nation, educates more teaching professionals than any other institution
in New York State. The School of Education at the C.W. Post Campus offers
one of the largest and most comprehensive teacher education, counseling
and administration programs in New York State. With seven on-campus clinical
laboratories, including an interactive technology and distance learning
center, as well as a fully accredited speech and hearing clinic, students
in the School of Education attain real-world experience which prepares
them to meet the educational needs of children and adults in New York and
across the country.
For additional information about the seminar or for information about
degree programs offered through C.W. Post's School of Education, contact
the office of the dean at (516) 299-2210 or jblass@titan.liu.edu.
For more information call the C.W. Post Public
Relations Office at (516) 299-2333 or e-mail pr@cwpost.liu.edu
or send mail to: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern
Blvd., Brookville, New York 11548-1300.
