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The APEC Center at Columbia College: Creating access and opportunity through alternative certification
Keywords (required)
alternative certification, mentoring, residency
Presentation Type
Presentation/concurrent session
Presentation Category
Other
Short Description
In 2018, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education awarded a Center of Excellence Grant to Columbia College to establish the Alternative Pathways to Educator Certification Center (APEC), an alternative certification pathway offered through a higher education institution. The APEC Center began recruiting the first cohort of APEC Fellows in June 2018. Our recruitment efforts suggest that schools already employ committed, quality candidates, many who aspire to become classroom teachers. The APEC Program, offered in partnership with critical needs school districts, provide opportunities for working adults to pursue certification. The majority of our participants are experienced instructional assistants while some have worked in schools as computer lab instructors or response-to-intervention assistants. The program allows participants to complete coursework in online and traditional formats, while receiving mentoring and coaching through their work as classroom assistants.
Target Audience
Non-IHE-based Program Administrators
State Agency Administrators
Alternative Leadership Preparation Programs
Faculty
Lead Presenter
Marla Sanders, Marla Sanders
Organization
Columbia College
Additional Presenters
Tracy West, Tracy West
Organization
Columbia College