Qualified undergraduate English and English Education majors at the University of Delaware may choose to apply to the Teaching English Learner (TESL) 4+1 program. Through this program, you can earn a B.A in English/English Education and an MA in Teaching English Learner in 5 years, rather than a traditional four-year bachelors degree and a two-year masters degree.
Alternative Routes to Certification
Routes
Teacher of a “Critical Need” or Another Selected Subject
Schools are often challenged to find enough certified teaching candidates in certain subjects like art, business, English, English Learners, library/media, math, music, science, secondary special education, engineering/technology, world languages, and family/consumer sciences. ARTC identifies highly qualified teaching candidates in one of those content areas and guides them through the process of finding a teaching position in their field in a DE public school and gaining a standard teaching certificate.
Teaching Students with Disabilities
As schools strive to provide a relevant and challenging education for all students, they increasingly rely on the specialized expertise of teachers who are trained to effectively support students with disabilities. Through UD ARTC, there are two different ways to become a teacher of students with special needs. Although both options are tailored for candidates who have earned bachelor’s degrees, but haven’t taken education courses, each program has differences. Our non-degree program allows teacher candidates to begin teaching immediately, but MPCP students work during the first year as a full-time, paid paraprofessional in a special needs classroom (while taking their first year of Master’s coursework) and then work the second year as the full-time, paid special needs teacher of record (while finishing their Master’s degree). Successful completion of either program results in standard certification.
School Library/Media Specialist
The school library is often the nerve center of student learning, especially in schools committed to 21st century, student-centered, hands-on education. The school library/media specialist collaborates with all teachers as well as off-site resources in leading students through independent research, guided learning and literary appreciation at all levels.