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Monday, February 2, 2004

Welcome and Overview of Alternative Teacher Certification in the U.S. Introduction to the National Center for Alternative Certification Web site and other services
Speakers:
Emily Feistritzer and NCAC staff

Session I - Keynote: Highly Qualified Teachers and Alternative Routes
Speaker:
Michael Petrilli, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

Session II - Federal Perspectives
Speakers:
Michael Petrilli, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

Patricia Gore, Director, Teacher Quality Programs, Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

Helen Soule, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education


Joan Snowden, Director of Educational Issues at the American Federation of Teachers

Session III - Impact of Alternative Certification: Intended and Unintended Consequences
Speaker:
Martin Haberman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


Session IV - Trailblazers and Best Practices in Alternative Certification
Speakers:
Michael McKibbin, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Ron Kettler, Texas State Board for Educator Certification

Leo Klagholz, former New Jersey Commissioner of Education


Session V - Panel Discussion on New Alternative Route Models
Speakers:
Karen Wilde, Florida Department of Education

Regina Ginn, Mississippi Office of Educator Certification

Cynthia Stephens, Georgia Professional Standards Commission



Tuesday, February 3, 2004

Session VI - Research and Findings
Speakers:
Dale Ballou, Economist, Vanderbilt University

Michael Podgursky, Economist, University of Missouri


Session VII - Panel Discussion on National and Local Projects
Speakers:
Victoria Van Cleef, The New Teacher Project

John Gantz, Troops to Teachers

Kathleen Madigan, ABCTE

Marti Garlett, Western Governors University

David Hasselkorn, Lesley University

Vicki Bernstein, New York City Board of Education


Why Alternative Routes Work/Conference Wrap Up
Speakers:
Panel of teachers who have become certified through alternative routes