Program Overview
We offer flexible, high-quality pathways to teacher certification so you can gain the skills you need to become an effective and successful teacher in Texas!
What Makes Our Program Unique?
Multiple Learning Formats
Our program is offered online, in-person, or a hybrid model; different learning formats to be fit your needs.
Certification Area Options
Our program offers more than 30 certification areas; ranging from elementary to high school levels.
Sustained Support
You will receive support throughout your first year of teaching that includes campus mentors, observations, and cohort leader support.
Proven Curriculum
Our training curriculum is carefully designed to ensure your success as a teacher.
Multiple Learning Formats
In-person, online, and hybrid formats are offered.
Offered statewide, our cohorts provide the flexibility and support you need to transition confidently into the classroom. With multiple learning formats—including in-person cohorts, fully online cohorts, and a balanced hybrid model (a blend of in-person and online learning)—you can choose the path that fits your schedule and learning style. Visit our Learning Formats page to learn more.
Certification Areas
More than 40 Certification areas offered.
Choosing your certification area is an important step in the certification process. When selecting your certification area, the subject matter and grade level should be considered. View our more than 30 certification areas ranging from elementary to high school levels on the Certification Area Requirements page.
Sustained Support
During your time in our program, you’ll receive structured, ongoing support throughout your first year of teaching. Our dedicated team, including ECP staff, your cohort leader, field supervisor, and campus mentor, is here to guide and support you every step of the way. From your first day in the classroom through your first year, you’ll have a team of experienced professionals in your corner.
Teach with Full Pay
As our participants go through their first year of teaching (also known as their internship year), they are contracted and paid as teachers-of-record with their employing school district and receive full benefits and full-time salary per the hiring district’s salary schedule.
Program Curriculum
We ensure that our teachers are prepared with the information and training that is relevant to them and to the teaching profession by aligning the curriculum to the state standards established by the State Board for Educator Certification. Our program covers:
Classroom Environment
This comprehensive unit develops a teacher’s ability to create a community of learners based on rapport and mutual respect.
Instructional Delivery
While emphasizing the “heart of teaching,” the instructional delivery unit focuses on the ability to deliver focused, rigorous, and engaging instruction.
Instructional Design
In addition to covering all aspects of instructional planning, this unit covers identifying key knowledge and skills, designing activities that promote learning and selecting appropriate methods to assess learning.
Professionalism
Professional educators know teaching is a responsibility, not just a job. The professionalism unit covers the areas outside of the classroom including self-reflection, professional growth and ethical and legal responsibilities in teaching.
How do I get started?
1. Choose your learning format and certification area
This decision determines the requirements of the certification area, the cohort you will join, and the certification tests you need to take.
2. Check the requirements
Make sure you check the application deadlines and certification area requirements to make sure that you meet the necessary minimum qualifications.
3. Apply
Complete your online application and pay the application fee. You will need a valid email address, your Social Security Number or Resident Alien number, your education, and employment history.
Attend an info session
Information Sessions are held throughout the year to provide detailed information about the Educator Certification Program (ECP). Anyone interested in learning more about becoming certified as a Texas teacher through our program is welcome to attend!