Developing Competency-Based Preparation and Performance-Based Certification in Georgia.

Overview & Synopsis

The state of Georgia has been moving toward competency/performance-based education since the late 1960's. All of the groups concerned with education and the preparation of teachers (higher education institutions, the Georgia Teacher Education Council, professional organizations, and the Georgia Department of Education) have been involved. In October 1972 the state superintendent of schools and the chancellor of the university system appointed a steering committee on competency-based teacher education and certification. (This paper presents the recommendations made by a statewide task force established by the steering committee, along with the suggested procedures and timetable for implementing competency-based teacher preparation and performance-based certification in Georgia by 1978. It also lists the developmental activities funded by the Georgia Department of Education in fiscal years 1974 and 1975.) (DDO)