PACE - A Non-Traditional Pathway
to Certification
PACE (Pathways
forAccelerated Certification and
Endorsement) is an option for
individuals who possess at least
a BA/BS Degree or have met all the
requirements for the degree and desire
to earn secondary teaching licensure.
These individuals are not free to
attend fulltime on-campus classes.
Candidates may work toward Secondary
(grades 6-12) Teaching Cetification
in many academic areas not available
to LCSC undergradutes except Professional
and Technical teaching fields that
PACE does not support at this time.
Idaho Secondary teaching Certification
requires the candidates to have 30
semester credits of specified course
work in a teaching major and 20 credits
in a teaching minor, or 45 credits
in a single comprehensive teaching
field, and be recommened for licensure
upon successful completion of an
approved teacher education program.
For candidates needing additional
course work in their teaching content
area, there is a variety of on-line
providers for most academic areas
in addition to LCSC. PACE supports
candidates in Idaho, across the country,
and overseas.
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Opportunities to Accelerate
PACE provides opportunities
for qualified candidates to accelerate through
the program based on documented life experiences
and demonstrated teaching knowledge, skills,
and dispositions.
On-Line Classes
All PACE Education courses
are delivered on-line utilizing asynchronous
Blackboard/WebCT. In later phases of the
program candidates are provided with web
cameras and software that permit candidates
to receive personal face-to-face advising,
participate in small group seminars, and
during internship, be observed teaching in
their classrooms. Individuals may apply for
admission to PACE throughout the year, but
classes are scheduled by Fall, Spring, and
Summer sessions.
Minors and Endorsements
PACE provides on-line course
work in certain minors and endorsements.
These require the individual to hold or be
simultaneously working toward Teaching Certification.
Orientation and Workshop
There is a short three-day
on-campus Orientation and Workshop each June.
To gain full admission and be allowed to
enroll in the last Phase of PACE, candidates
must attend the Orientation. Candidates are
advised to attend the workshop as soon in
their program of studies as possible.
State Alternative Authorization -
Content Specialist
PACE supports
the State of Idaho Alternative Authorization
- Content Specialist option to earn teaching
certification. This option is available
to individuals who have a BA/BS Degree,
8-16 semester credits of education course
work, passing scores on the state required
Praxis II examinations, and are offered
employment by an Idaho school district. Candidates
have up to three years to complete their
individually designed program of studies
based on an extensive multi-criteria assessment
of content and pedagogic knowledge, skills,
and dispositions including examinations,
demonstrations, teaching evaluations, portfolios,
and more. Candidates
are regarded as "highly qualified" under
NCLB and may teach for three years on a
non-renewable Interim certificate. PACE
candidates who are offered employment and
meet the criteria can easily adpt their
PACE program of studies to the Alternative
Authorization - Content Specialist option.
