Education Articles: Top Careers Teaching Careers Teacher Certification Ohio Teacher Certification Find Online Teacher Certification Programs. The Ohio Department of Education is responsible for Ohio teacher certification . In Ohio, teaching licenses are offered in four broad age-based areas, which are: early childhood (ages 3-8, grades preK-3), middle childhood (ages 8-14, grades 4-9), adolescence to young adult (ages 12-21, grades 7-12) and multi-age (ages 3-21, grades preK-12). Other areas for licenses include: intervention specialist, early childhood intervention specialist, and vocational. Ohio offers a two-level certification system issuing the following types of educator licenses: - Provisional Educator License. This is a two-year, nonrenewable license. Professional Educator License. This is Ohio's advanced level license. It is a five-year renewable license.
Ohio has endorsements for their teacher licenses which are valid for teaching the subject or learners named. An endorsement may be added to any Provisional or Professional teaching license, unless limited by age or grade. Endorsements are available for: adapted physical education, adult education, bilingual education, career-base intervention (CBI), computer/technology, driver education, early education of handicapped children, literacy specialist, pre kindergarten, reading, teaching English to speakers of other languages, transition to work, and vocational work-site teacher/coordinator. Ohio may also issue temporary teaching licenses when no properly licensed and suitable candidate is available. | |
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