Prospective teachers in Illinois must pass the required ILTS exam(s) in their certification area to receive their teacher certification. Below is a list of ILTS exams 240 can help you pass in Illinois:
To become a teacher in Illinois, you must complete the follow steps:
As long as you hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, you can transition into teaching through the alternative pathway program. You must have completed at least 9 semester hours of coursework in the licensure content area sought (e.g. Mathematics). You must also complete a year as a supervised teacher. You must also complete an educator preparation program.
You can follow the following steps to register for your teacher certification exams:
To become a certified teacher you must pass your required exam(s). Luckily, we offer a wide variety of study guides to help you pass your exams and get closer to getting that teacher certificate. Our study guides offer practice questions, video lessons, quizzes and full length practice tests to ensure you are ready come test day! Our curriculum team studies all of the standards and competencies for the exams and cross-references them with the current and previous questions released by the official testing company. We then work with content and teaching experts to distill down what test-takers need to know. No matter where you are in the study guide, you can always see how the concept you are learning is aligned to the test standards.
After earning a teaching certification, Illinois educators must maintain their credential. The Professional Educator License remains valid for five years in Illinois. At the end of five years, educators must complete 120 hours of professional development to renew their license.
The average Entry Level Teacher salary in Illinois is $65,601 as of February 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $54,776 and $80,019.
This article will help you become familiar with what the ILTS is and which one you should sign up for to become a teacher in Illinois.
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This article will show you how to interpret score reports and what to do if you need to retake an ILTS exam.
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This article will give you tips on preparing for the exams and on how you can avoid having to retake an ILTS exam. (We’ll also cover what happens if you do need to retake an exam.)
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Candidates must apply for a license through the Illinois State Board of Education. The process requires a bachelor’s degree, specific coursework, student teaching experience, and passing scores on licensure exams.
No. To teach in Illinois, you’ll need at least a bachelor’s degree and a teaching license.
Applying for the Professional Educator License requires a $150 application fee.
The shortage of teachers in Illinois has slowed and even improved but gaps in critical areas, such as special education, remain and racial diversity among school leaders lags far behind that of the state’s pupils, according to a study released in October 2023.
Your Illinois teaching certificate is valid for 5 years.
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