Results of 
CEA Survey on Proposed Certification Changes
See how your colleagues feel about the proposed certification changes...
Design your own professional development activity for CEUs
Follow our step-by-step explanation, view some sample activities, and learn how to complete the proposal form to design a professional development activity that meets your learning needs!
Teacher shortage areas
If you want to increase your chances of finding a teaching position, or want to pursue a cross-endorsement that will help you move into teaching another subject area, take a look at the state-identified teacher shortage areas for the 2007-2008 school year.
If you currently hold a CT teaching certification and are interested in becoming certified to teach another subject area, click here to find out how to add a cross endorsement to your certificate.
From CEA:
Basic Information on teacher certification in CT.
Don't Let Your Teaching Certificate Expire!
Is your teaching certificate up-to-date? Learn how to move through the certification continuum and the consequences that may arise if your certificate expires before you apply for a renewal or the next level of certificate.
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How To Apply For Certification:
Whether you're applying for your first certificate, a renewal, or the next level of certification, CEA can help make the process easy.
Apply for an initial educator certificate
Apply for a renewal of an initial educator certificate
Apply for a provisional educator certificate
Apply for a professional educator certificate
Apply for a renewal of a professional educator certificate
Apply for a cross-endorsement for your certificate
How to apply for CT certification if you are from outside CT:
Applying for CT certification is easy for most teachers from outside the state, but there are times when a teacher's background doesn't easily 'match' requirements in CT. Read the descriptions below, decide which description applies to you, and click on the appropriate link for further information.
Completed a teacher preparation program at an approved university or college, but have not taught for 3 or more years in another state
Completed a teacher preparation program at an approved university or college, and have taught for 3 or more years in another state
Not completed a teacher preparation program at an approved university or college, but hold a bachelor's degree, and have taught in the approved non-public school
Not completed a teacher preparation program at an approved university or college, and have never taught in an approved non-public school, or a public school, but have a bachelor's degree
Attended a college or university outside of the United States
Can you teach outside your certification area????
Find out how you can properly teach outside your certification area; the consequences for teaching, without proper authorization, outside of your certification area; and how to handle the situation if you are asked to do so.
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Praxis Information:
Praxis I: How Do I Begin to Prepare? (PowerPoint file)
Praxis II: How Do I Begin to Prepare? (HTML file)
FREE !......online practice for the Praxis I
Go to www.testprepreview.com/praxis_practice.htm
Certification changes for elementary
& special education teachers:
The CT General Assembly has amended the certification regulations to allow the following, effective July 1, 2003:
1. Teachers who hold the elementary education certificate #005 (grades 1 – 6) to teach kindergarten
2. Teachers who hold the special education certificate #265 (grades 1 – 12) to teach kindergarten special education
All new elementary and special education certificates issued after July 1, 2003 will automatically include kindergarten.
For additional information regarding certification or CEUs, visit the Bureau of Certification area on the Department of Education (CSDE) website.
CEU Information
From CEA:
See the chart of CEU Requirements for renewal of a professional educator certificate for information related to all grade level teachers.
Clarification on CEUs for Renewal of Professional Educator Certificates
Many teachers have had questions about earning CEUs for renewal of their Professional Educator Certificates.
Renewing your professional educator certificate FAQs:
Renewing your professional educator certificate is an important responsibility that must be done in a timely manner. The following FAQs can help make this process go smoothly for you...
See also Certificate and CEU resources, a list of links to organizations with many
resources for you.
CEA / CEU Partner Program
Does your local have teachers that need reading and/or technology CEUs in order to renew their professional certificates? CEA can help. See the CEA / CEU Partner Program.
CEUs for completing the NBC process:
Those teachers who hold professional educator certificates who have completed the national board certification assessment process (whether they attained NBC or not), can use that activity in place of having to earn the 90 hours of CEU credit during the 5-year validity period of their certificate. They must be able to document that they completed the process. They must have completed the process during the 5 year validity period of their certificate (so, for example, if a teacher completed the process in 1994, and renewed his/her certificate in 1997 --- which would give it a validity period of 1997-2002 --- that completion of the NBC process could not be used in lieu of earning CEUs for the period 1997-2002).
Have a question about your certification or CEU's? Email your question to Linette Branham, CEA Education Issues Specialist, at linetteb@cea.org.
21 Oak Street Hartford, CT 06106 
