@smurf
Yes, Teach Now has expanded their credentialing offerings. They still have acceptance restrictions, in that they wont accept a candidate for a teaching field in certain subjects who doesnt already have a cooperating IS or appointment.
@nids
Yes the referenced pathway is a workable pathway for you, id hazard its probably the only workable pathway for you as you have no academic preparation (ITT) in professional education.
D.C. is the District of Columbia (commonly referred to as DC, D.C., or 'the district). Its the seat of the US Federal/National Government, and houses the primary infrastructure of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Its essentially what would happen if Westminster were treated more like the City of London. D.C. for purposes of educator and teacher credentialing operates its own regulatory authority within its jurisdiction (The Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Superintendent is equivalent to a county commissioner of education in the UK). D.C. issues educator credentials for instructional services in the same way as any US state or territory, or QTS from the Teachers College of London.
Yes, HI means the state of Hawaii.
Yes, you would apply under category D.
Thee are several differences between HI and DC credentials. Its essentially west coast vs. east coast
1) HI is in the same region that is accredited by WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges). Which is the most popular accrediting body in Asian ISs that use a USNC. CA (California) drives WASC accreditation and to a certain point they drive American education and curriculum. CA has the largest number of students enrolled in public/maintained education and textbook publishers write curriculum and texts for CA.
DC is east coast has the prestige of the nations capital.
DC is pretty small and essentially borrows and adapts the best standards of other states. They are accredited by the Middle States Association which includes New York. Due to its size and international diversity DC is sort of the clearinghouse of teacher credentialing. Essentially if your a licensed educator elsewhere, you will be extended a credential in DC. DC is one of the few jurisdictions that uses transcript - to also issue a teacher license. If you were prepared elsewhere, you will very likely qualify for a DC license.
2) HI credentialing is recommended when an IT meets the experience requirements (3 years), as all the requirements are essentially an application. There is no CRB (DBS) requirement, and there is no testing (PRAXIS, etc..) requirement assuming your applying for certification in your degree field. Your degree fulfills all the content requirements.
DC is a more difficult but you can meet all the various content requirements with the PRAXIS exam which is available overseas in may regions. DC also requires a CRB check.
3) DC is $50 for 4 years and HI is $240 for 5 years. Once you reach 5 years of teaching service you will be eligible for the HI Advance Certificate which is valid for 10 years (though the fee is $480).
4) Both states require PD hours to renew their respective certificates. You can add additional certification feilds by completing the appropriate PRAXIS exam.
5) HI has a longer and more specific list of certification areas. DCs certification areas tend to be more encompassing/inclusive. HI has certifications in Business, economics, and social studies with business available at levels K-12, K-6, and 6-12, economics at 6-12, and social studies at 6-12 and 6-8.
DC has Business 7-12 and social studies 4-8 and 7-12. There is no separate economics certification in DC, and you cant get a DC K-12 business certification. There might not be much practical use for primary business, and economics is included as part of 7-12 social studies in DC.
You are not applying as a private school teacher. This pathway was intended for private school DTs who do not have an ITT certificate as a means for them those DTs with experience to transition to the public/maintained education system in CA.
You are applying as an out of state certified teacher using either the HI or the DC certifications. The initial certification from CT is only equivalent to a preliminary certificate in CA. You do not want a CA preliminary certificate.
The Teacher Prep program is not relevant to the out of state teacher certification pathway.
Please consult the following application and corresponding worksheet:
http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl560.pdf
http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl874.pdf
You do not want a CA Preliminary credential. It has a 5 year validity and you can not renew it. You must in the 5 year period complete an induction program either in a CA DS or through a tertiary/Uni program, which is essentially an ITT/EPP program.
The essential requirements for the CA CLEAR credential you would have to meet before applying (you already have the Masters in Business) would be taking the PRAXIS exam in ESOL for either DC or HI.
The benefit is that the CA CLEAR credential requires no PD.
The CA Private School Experience pathway is extremely convoluted and difficult. You couldnt complete it outside the US, not in its entirety and if you did choose this pathway youd still have to do induction to transition the Preliminary credential to the CLEAR credential.
If your professional goals/interests are solely to teach business/economics than you should strongly consider stopping with QTS in the UK. Apply for the CT Initial Credential and apply for QTS, call it a day.