Arkansas Department of Education Non-Traditional Licensure Program

For the 2010-11 school year ONLY – Second year participants remain at their assigned site for all fifteen days of instruction.  There is no requirement to come to Central Arkansas for the final five days.  Instruction is generally in July.

NTLP teachers who successfully completed the first year must apply to the second year of the program.

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Application Process Year 2 (Senior year)

To apply:

• Go to the Online Application between May 24 and June 15.
• Complete the application, and submit payment for the second year program fee via credit card or electronic check.  This application process must be completed with payment between May 24 and June 15.
• Once the second year online application is received in the NTL office within 7-10 business days you will receive a second year Employment Eligibility Form by mail.
• Obtain or continue appropriate employment as teacher-of-record
• Submit the following items to the NTLP Site Facilitator BEFORE the final day of summer instructional modules.
• Completed second year Employment Eligibility Form signed by authorized school district representative.
• Application for a teaching license, (same as first year).
• Mail all documents to:

ADE-NTLP 10-11

501 Woodlane, Suite 220-C

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

A license WILL NOT be processed until the NTL office receives the second-year letter of eligibility and the signed application. If these documents are not submitted to the NTL Site Facilitator during the three-week modules they must be submitted by the participant to the NTL office NO LATER THAN August 1, 2010.

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Site Assignment

Second year participants continue to attend modules at the same site attended in the first year of the program. However, if a participant moves to another part of the state, it may be possible to change sites for the second year. The participant must notify the NTL office in writing (e-mail is preferred) requesting the change, and explaining the need for the change.

NOTE: For the 2010-11 school year ONLY, second-year participants remain at the assigned site for all fifteen days of instruction.  There is
no requirement to come to Central Arkansas for the final five days.  Instruction is generally in July.

Fee Payment

• The NTLP program fee is $1200 per year for each of the two years in the program.
• The fee covers the cost of books, supplies, and instructors.
• The second-year program fee of $1200 is payable in full between May 24 and June 15, 2010.

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Instructional Modules 2 (Second-year)

Attendance is mandatory at all second-year modules.

Instructional Modules include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Pathwise® Review and Portfolio Development
• Classroom Management Strategies – Licensure Levels
• PLT & Case Studies
• Brain Power – Brain Research
• The Differentiated Classroom
• Differentiated Instruction
• Extended Thinking/Gifted Education
• English Language Learners
• Struggling Students (Response to Intervention – RTI)
• Closing the Achievement Gap
• Co-Teaching
• Technology, Instructional Aids, Media
• Assessment and Record Keeping Using Technology
• Getting Ready for Year Two
• Research Project Requirements and Teacher Work Sample Preparation
• Motivating Students through Project, Inquiry-Based Instruction, Webcasts
• Praxis III Preparation
• Professionalism

Participants must receive a passing grade on all homework, assignments and assessments.

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Program Completion

Initial License

Pass the appropriate pedagogy assessment in the first semester of the second year (no later than January if applying for Praxis III® in the second semester). Complete information regarding these tests may be found in the section below. Upon successful completion of the NTLP and the PLT or pedagogy exam(s), the NTL participant is eligible for an Initial Arkansas Teaching License.

Standard License

To be eligible for a standard teaching license, the candidate must achieve a passing score in the Praxis III®: Performance-Based Assessment in the second semester of the second year in the program. When Praxis III® is successfully completed, the participant is eligible to receive a five year renewable Standard Arkansas Teaching License.

Praxis II®: Pedagogy Exam or Principles of Learning and Teaching

In addition to passing the Praxis II® Content Area exam(s), specific teaching skills tests are required for Initial Licensure in Arkansas. While some license areas require the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT), others require a content pedagogy test which is subject-specific and not interchangeable. All teachers must take the SPECIFIC exam that is appropriate for the level and subject being taught. A table listing the appropriate License Specific PLT or Pedagogy Test for Arkansas Licensure shows the test to be taken for each area.

Take this test the first semester of the second year in the program.

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License Specific PLT or Pedagogy Tests for Arkansas Licensure

ETS has developed a new on-line tutorial for individuals who are taking the Principles of Learning and Teaching.  For more information, please click here.

Praxis III®: Performance Based Assessment

Praxis III®

• is required to convert an Arkansas Initial Teaching License to a Standard Teaching License
• is designed to assess the skills of novice teachers in their own classroom settings

The Praxis III® assessment uses:

• Written descriptions of the class and subject matter
• Direct observation of the teacher’s classroom practices by a trained State Certified Assessor
• Interviews structured around the classroom observation.

NTLP teachers take Praxis III® during the second semester of the second year of teaching.

NOTE: Praxis II® PLT or Pedagogy MUST be passed and official score report submitted to the NTL office before taking Praxis III®.

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