#006 –What You Need to Know About Teacher Certification with Dr. Katsia Cadeau
Dr. Katsia Cadeau is an award-winning educator, community leader, author, researcher, and motivational speaker. She is passionate about the topic of educational policy and leadership. She is currently a professor and the director of the education department at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida.
In this episode, of the Z-rated Success Podcast, Nick sits with Dr. Cadeau as she talks about the teacher’s certification process.
In this episode you will learn:
The basic requirement to be certified as a teacher is the general and professional knowledge and a bachelor’s degree in any field. Then you need to contact the department of education in the state you’re in. Dr. Cadeau explains the process that one goes through in Florida, where you can be approved after being reviewed or deemed illegible. What you could do to become eligible.
She shares her story from being a career changer to a teacher. She noticed the problem with career changer teachers was quitting too early on the journey and wanted to help them, so she took exams to go into administration. She then went into classroom teaching and walked the walk of being in the classroom to be able to facilitate that help.
She talks about her online program, which is in partnership with the Miami Dade Public County Schools and everyone else interested. In the program, a teacher can major in elementary ed but can also get a specialization in special ed or teaching English language learners. The best thing about it is that they will accept nine transfer credits which means you’ll finish early- in a year.
If you fail the teacher’s certification tests, you can keep on trying to take them- there is an online company where they train you in your problem areas.
The renewal program for certification and the renewal fee. You have to renew your certification, even for Dr. Cadeau does so even though she trains teachers and hasn’t been in a classroom in years. She explains what you will need for the renewal of your certification as a teacher. She also mentions the free teacher’s certification exam that Florida offers until July 31st.
Florida State added a new course requirement, which includes the strategies of teaching students with disabilities a few years back.
Teacher turnover. Stress and lack of classroom management are just some of the things that most new teachers experience. You have to be ready for the students and on top of your content area, have class rules, and be consistent. And also, make sure that you’re certified to protect your job.
Dr. Cadeau describes her passion for helping her students achieve their goals as what keeps as a teacher. She learns every day even from her students, she has a drive, and never gives up. She has just been made a full professor which is a first for an African American in St. Thomas University. She uses care towards her students to drive them to learn and do better.
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