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.