Texas Teaching Certificate Programs

(found programs from 51 schools)

TX Dept of Education:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

Teacher Certification in TX:

Texas Teacher Certification Info

Earning an add-on certificate in special education, Chinese, or math may allow you to expand your teaching job opportunities in Texas. For the 2011-2012 school year, the U.S. Department of Education noted that all of the above areas were Texas teacher shortage areas. Special education teachers were specifically needed for the preschool age group. Teachers for those with hearing or visual impairments were also in demand. According to the Texas Education Agency, Texas employed only 77 Mandarin Chinese, 117 teachers for the hearing impaired, and only one teacher for the visually impaired through 2011. Because Texas desperately needs these teachers, earning an add-on certificate in these areas may improve your job prospects.

At Angelo State University, teachers can earn an add-on certificate in special education. Students can choose to focus on a concentration of either Dyslexia or Behavior in this program. At Dallas Baptist University, teachers wanting advanced credentials can earn advanced certificates in Christian school administration, distance learning, curriculum and instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL), higher education administration, and a number of other programs. Finally, the University of Texas at Austin provides an advanced certificate program in educational administration. Teachers who are interested in working as principals, vice principals, and superintendents can explore this program.