North Dakota Teaching Certificate Programs
Below you’ll find a comprehensive listing of the Graduate Teaching Certificate programs available from schools in North Dakota. If you’re looking for initial teacher certification programs, check out either our list of Bachelors in Education Programs or North Dakota Alternative Certification Programs. Most of the programs down below are for people who are already teachers.
If you’re looking for a teaching job in North Dakota, now is the time to apply for it. The Department of Education gave the state over $20 million during the 2010-2011 school year to obtain well-qualified educators. The state also recently received funds to help it improve low test scores. With an add-on license in an area of instruction that is in demand in North Dakota – like computer, career and technology education – you may be more likely to find work in the state. North Dakota employed about 500 Career and Technical education teachers in May 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Featured Schools in North Dakota
The University of Mary offers a certificate in College and Adult Teaching designed to give instructors a strong philosophical and theoretical background in working with adults. The 12-credit hour certificate covers courses in curriculum development, teaching strategies, evaluation and a practicum. The University of North Dakota offers a certificate in English Language Learner Education that can be completed entirely online. The certificate will prepare teachers to instruct non-English speakers in North Dakota. At Penn State, North Dakota teachers can prepare themselves to teach with technology with the Educational Technology Integration certificate, an online certificate that helps teachers learn how to effectively use educational technology.
