FasTrack Secondary Initiative
Online Teacher Licensure for Secondary and Middle School (and several K-12 licenses) is offered by Bemidji State University’s FasTrack Initiative. FasTrack provides an alternative pathway to licensure meeting the Minnesota Board of Teaching Standards of Effective Practice requirements.
Did you earn a degree in math, history, science, English, Spanish, music, art, social studies (or other content areas) but have not found employment? Teach!! FasTrack offers two semesters and one summer of coursework to meet the Board of Teaching Standards of Effective Practice. You will student teach in the fall.
Bemidji State University now offers an online opportunity, through the Center for Extended Learning, assisting those individuals wishing to teach at the secondary level and willing to submit a portfolio to the Minnesota Department of Education for the purpose of certification. Teachers working outside their area of licensure can also add other licensed areas.*
Distance Online Learning and Face-to-Face Classroom Experiences
Online learning using a Web-based instructional management system- Desire to Learn. Weekend face-to-face classroom experiences with our professors three times per year. These meetings take place at the Perpich Center for Arts Education (Minneapolis). You benefit from the best of both learning models! The FasTrack program is known as a hybrid model and therefore provides opportunities for financial aid.
Workforce Displacement
The DLiTE Program and FasTrack Initiative are eligible for Workforce Displacement Funds. Click here for more information: Workforce Displacement funds
Scholarships
We are proud to announce that we have created an account at the Bemidji Foundation to provide scholarships specifically for first term DLiTE and FasTrack students! Students submit the scholarship application with their program application materials prior to Orientation. The name of the account is Bridges to Learning and we hope to create many $500 and $1000 tuition awards. You can download the application form here.
Scholarships are available for candidates based on need and academic excellence. Scholarship Information.
Teacher-Mentors
Student-selected teacher-mentors work with their student in real classroom settings. The teacher mentors provide a unique support system for our students. A one-time face-to-face orientation is held at the beginning of the program. Bemidji pays for this opportunity and you may earn CEU or graduate credit.
** Please note: Students who are beginning in November 2008 do not need to have a mentor present at the meeting.
E-Mentoring
E-Mentoring by faculty through D2L, email, FAX, and telephone as needed. It is not uncommon to interact one-on-one with the professor three or four times a week!
Who May Apply?
Those hoping to enroll in the FasTrack Secondary Initiative must have previously earned a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts or Doctor of Philosophy (or other) degree in a Minnesota Department of Education content licensure area.
Call 1-800-948-5904 for clarification on how to meet the Pedagogy Standards of Effective Practice. Credit for practicum and student teaching experience may be modified for candidates currently teaching on limited licenses.
Contact
1-800-948-5904
New Cohort Begins November 2008
Apply Now!
Informational Meetings
- No Registration Required-
Information Sessions for the FasTrack Initiative:
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sessions held at:
Perpich Center For Arts Education
6105 Olson Memorial Highway - Gaia Building
(The Gaia Building is Behind the High School and to the left)
Golden Valley, MN 55422
* Individuals must meet the Minnesota Department of Education competency requirements and the methods of teaching courses for the specific content area licensure sought as well as achieve passing scores on the Praxis II subject area assessment. Content competencies are verified by the Minnesota Department of Education.
