OUR program
Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) is committed to providing the highest quality instruction and support for educators enrolled in our alternative teacher certification program.
Coursework sessions will be conducted in a classroom setting with instructors from the Harris County Department of Education who are content and pedagogy experts. Candidates are also provided opportunities to spend time observing practicing classroom teachers in partnership schools before their internship begins.
Throughout the program, participants will be actively involved with the subject matter content and will be provided a mentor at their campus. During the critical one-year induction period, HCDE will make experienced field supervisors available to candidates to assist the new teachers in further developing skills in guiding the everyday operation of a classroom, adjusting to the particular culture of a school, and developing a personal awareness of self in the classroom teacher role.
