General Education Alternative Licensure 2-Year Program

About this Program

The General Education Alternative Licensure 2-Year Program (ALP 2) includes professional coursework, classroom observation, and coaching designed for candidates teaching early childhood Education through 12th grade.

 

PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT

ALP 2 Candidates must:

• Have been hired as a full-time teacher in any Colorado Front Range public school district, public or private charter school, or accredited private school
• Meet the Colorado Department of Education ALP requirements

 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Year 1

• Attend five days of Summer Seminar training in July
• Attend MSU Denver ALP 2 classes and complete ALP 2 coursework
• Demonstrate proficiency on approximately half of the Colorado Teacher Quality Standards
• Complete a Teacher Work Sample
• Begin building a Teaching Portfolio documenting progress toward meeting the Colorado Teacher Quality Standards
• Complete 140 hours of contact time with support team
• Face-to-face coaching
• Face-to-face and online classes

Year 2

• Complete remaining requirements for Teaching Portfolio
• Demonstrate proficiency on remaining Colorado Teacher Quality Standards
• Complete 85 hours of contact time with support team
• Face-to-face coaching
• Face-to-face with some online classes

 

CURRICULUM

MSU Denver course curriculum content covers strands important to the development of an effective teacher. They include:

• Classroom discipline and management
• Short and long range planning
• Unit and lesson plans, implementation
• Comprehensive assessment
• Educational theory
• Differentiated instruction
• Current issues in education
• Literacy

 

CLASS SCHEDULE

• ALP 2 candidates are required to attend five days of “SUMMER SEMINAR” training in July.
• During the school year, classes are held once a week from 5:15pm – 8:15pm.
• Classes are face-to-face with some online.

Program Accreditation

MSU Denver’s teacher licensure programs are approved by the Colorado State Board of Education and the Colorado Department of Higher Education.