Introduction to Teaching: 50 Hour Preservice Course for the Alternate Route to Teaching-Community College Program (ART-CC)
PT101 - 50 hours
COURSE FEE: $350
Instructor: Dr. Kathryn Suk
Date: October 7 to December 9
Day: Tuesday
Time: 6-9pm
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Last day to register is October 6
Classroom teachers are in high demand! There is a teacher shortage happening in states across the nation; New Jersey is no exception. The Alternate Route to Teaching-Community College Program is your opportunity to explore the notion of becoming a teacher, even if you did not attend a Teacher Education program as an undergraduate student.
To be eligible for employment as an Alternate Route teacher, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA from an accredited college or university, pass the Praxis II exam for their intended certification area, complete a 50 Hour Preservice course, and apply to the NJ Department of Education for a Certificate of Eligibility.
For more information, visit the NJ Department of Education’s Alternate Route website
Please note: The Basic Skills test requirement has been removed as of January 1, 2025.
Introduction to Teaching: 50 Hour Preservice course is the prerequisite course for the Alternate Route to Teaching-Community College (ART-CC) program at Brookdale Community College. Candidates may complete this course through Raritan Valley Community College and then complete the remaining 350 hours of hybrid course work at Brookdale Community College.
For more information, visit Brookdale’s Alternate Route website
Introduction to Teaching at RVCC includes 30 hours of remote classroom instruction. In addition, candidates must secure observational and experiential learning settings to complete eight hours of classroom observation (four in a general education setting and four in a special education setting) and 12 hours of clinical experiences. Assistance is provided should candidates be unable to secure their own placements for the 20 hours of observational and experiential learning.
About Your Instructor
Dr. Kathryn Suk (sook like book) has been teaching for 27 years, and she is a proud product of the Alternate Route program. Kathryn started her career in Education as a substitute teacher and later became a paraprofessional. After she earned her teaching certificate, Kathy taught middle school Math and Spanish for one year and Fourth Grade for nine years. Later, she moved into Higher Education where she has taught aspiring educators at the community college level for 17 years. Kathryn holds an Elementary Classroom Teacher license and a Supervisor of Instruction endorsement from the New Jersey Department of Education. Additionally, she completed the Learning Forward (formerly National Staff Development Council) Academy XVI program. Kathryn earned her BS in Business Administration from Rider University, her M. Ed. in Instruction from The College of New Jersey, and her Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Stockton University.
