University of Southern Maine

An informational workshop titled Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Teacher Certification: Methods and Issues,” will be held October 30 at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College (LAC). The presenter will be Dr. Christy Hammer, assistant professor at LAC. She will share a brief PowerPoint presentation on teacher certification at USM, and then a review of theory and research of certification and the issues surrounding “alternative certification.” A question and answer period will follow.

Among the USM teacher preparation programs that will be highlighted include CLASS, a field-based undergraduate program offered at LAC that results in K-8 certification, and ETEP, a program that also offers secondary certification option for individuals who already hold their Bachelor's degree. The USM teacher education programs are designed around cutting-edge methods that have been shown to produce teachers who succeed from the first day in their own classrooms.

This informal session will be held in Room 170 at LAC on Thursday, October 30, from 11:45A to 12:45P. It is free of charge and open to the public, and attendees are free to bring their lunch along. Anyone interested in learning more about USM’s professional teacher education programs or about Maine teacher certification in general is encouraged to attend.