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Definitions
Alaska Studies: The study of the environment, indigenous and
immigrant residents, and institutions of Alaska, with specific study of the
social, economic, and political history of Alaska, and the educational institutions
and laws that affect the people of Alaska.
Approved Program: A teacher, administrator, or special services
program offered by a regionally accredited teacher education institution, meeting
standards established NCATE. (See NCATE.)
Bachelor’s Degree: A baccalaureate degree awarded by a
regionally accredited institution of higher education for the equivalent of
four or more years of successful undergraduate study.
Certification: Licensure of an educator. The awarding of a teacher,
administrative, special services, or limited certificate to a qualified applicant.
Credit: Measurable units awarded by regionally accredited institutions
of higher education for successful completion of work in a field of study.
Usually expressed in either semester hours or quarter hours. (See also Non-academic
Credits.)
Cross-Cultural Communications: An interdisciplinary examination
of communication and language in a cross-cultural education situation, with
specific study of the language, literacy, and interethnic communications of
children and cultures of Alaska.
Endorsements: Specified areas of preparation listed on a certificate
based upon the completion of an approved teacher, administrative, or special
services program from a regionally accredited institution whose program is
based on NCATE standards, and upon recommendation by the preparing institution.
The term "endorsement" may have a different meaning in other states.
Institutional Recommendation: A recommendation completed by
the designated official (Dean of Education or designee) of a regionally accredited
teacher training institution. For special services applicants, a recommendation
completed by an appropriate official of a regionally accredited institution
of higher education at which the applicant completed an approved program.
Multicultural Education: The study of the meaning of culture,
and the relationship and influences between culture and education, with specific
study of the teaching, administration, and effectiveness of schooling as they
relate to multicultural student populations.
NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
The council published Standards for the Accreditation of Teacher Education,
1994.
Non-academic Credit: Credit granted by prior approval of the
Commissioner for workshops, seminars, or educational travel. Activities must
include at least 15 contact hours per credit, and educational travel must be
at least three weeks in length. Contact the office of Teacher Education and
Certification for approval. Non-academic credit may apply for certificate renewal
only.
Official Transcript: A transcript certified by the issuing regionally
accredited institution as official, that bears the signature, in ink, of the
registrar and/or the embossed or colored seal of the institution.
Quarter Hours: A term used to designate units of credit at colleges
or universities that operate on the quarter system. One quarter hour of credit
equals 2/3 semester hours. To convert quarter hours to semester hours, multiply
quarter hours by 2/3.
Recency Credits: Credits earned within the five years immediately
preceding initial application for certification, or since the issue date of
the certificate due to expire. Six semester hours of credit are required. For
renewals, three of the six semester hours must be upper division. Up to three
of the hours may be non-academic credits.
Regionally Accredited Institution: Institutions of higher education
that have been evaluated by a recognized regional accrediting association.
Semester Hours: A term used to designate units of credit for
study and work completed at colleges or universities that operate on the semester
system.
Special Services Areas: Areas of preparation such as school
nursing, school social work, speech therapy, audiology, school psychology, library-media,
occupational therapy, physical therapy, school counselor, and other areas as
approved by the State Board of Education.
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