EdNova

Applications accepted year-round.

EdNova provides practicing teachers with the opportunity to extend their areas of certification and face-to-face and online workshops for practicing educators especially those licensed with stipulations.

Approved by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Extend your Teaching License

Under DPI "License Flexibility" you might be able to take a test to add a license. If not, practicing teachers can add new certifications to their existing teaching licenses. If you currently hold a Wisconsin Educator License you could be eligible to add new areas of certification based on majors or minors in a school subject areas.

You are eligible if you hold a current Wisconsin teaching license and have or can achieve the equivalent of a major or minor in specific school subject areas. With our help you will prepare a teaching portfolio showing your knowledge, skills, and dispositions for the new certification area, teach in the new area, and provide written reflections on that experience. See chart below as a pdf.

Participants are required to:

pass any additional Praxis II or new Foreign Language tests in added subject areas,
take any additional course work for a major or minor in the new license area (a substantial port ion of the required coursework for a major or minor must be completed prior to EdNova enrollment) see completion requirements below,
begin a portfolio specific to the new subject area and developmental levels (including specific subject area methods) before required teaching,
complete required teaching in the new area (at least nine weeks, at least part-time) with two evaluations from our supervisor, and,
complete the portfolio after required teaching.

Licensing in areas that are considered shortage areas (agriculture, art, business education, computer science, family & consumer education, foreign languages, mathematics, music, sciences, and technology).

Current License (level & subject)	Shortage Subject Area to be added	Completion Requirements (in addition to those listed above)
All Early Childhood – Adolescence (EC-A) or grades PK-12 subject areas	Early Childhood-Adolescence agriculture, art, business education, family & consumer education, music, technology education	teaching major in the shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
EC-A or PK-12 business education	Early Childhood-Adolescence marketing education	marketing major including vocational education courses & 4000 hours marketing experience evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
EC-A or PK-12 ESL and foreign languages	Early Childhood-Adolescence ESL or another foreign language	teaching minor in the either ESL or another foreign language evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
All EC-A or PK-12 subject areas (except ESL and foreign languages)	Early Adolescence-Adolescence computer science, ESL, foreign languages, mathematics, sciences	teaching minor in the shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
All Early Adolescence – Adolescence (EA-A) or middle/high school subject areas	Early Adolescence-Adolescence computer science, ESL, foreign languages, mathematics, sciences	teaching minor in the shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
	Early Childhood-Adolescence agriculture, art, business education, family & consumer education, music, technology education	teaching major in the shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area and new developmental level
EA-A or middle/high school science subject area	Early Adolescence-Adolescence biology/life science, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental studies, physical science, physics	teaching minor in each specific science field evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
EA-A or middle/high school science subject area	Early Adolescence-Adolescence Broadfield science	teaching major in a field of science requirements that equate to a broadfield science major at a traditional IHE state-approved program
EA-A or middle/high school Broadfield science	Early Adolescence-Adolescence biology/life science, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental studies, physics	teaching minor or concentration (as determined by alignment to applicable content standards) in specific science area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
Middle Childhood – Early Adolescence (MC-EA) or grades 1-8 Elementary Education (generalist)	Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence mathematics, sciences, ESL, foreign languages	teaching minor in the shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
MC-EA or grades 1-8 Elementary Education (generalist) with minor in shortage subject area	Early Adolescence-Adolescence mathematics, sciences, and other identified EA-A shortage fields	teaching major in the shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area and at new developmental levels
	Early Childhood-Adolescence agriculture, art, business education, ESL, family & consumer education, foreign languages, music, technology education	teaching major in the shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area and at new developmental levels
Early Childhood – Middle Childhood or grades PK-6 Elementary Education (generalist)	Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Regular education license with licensable minor in shortage subject area	teaching minor in the shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience at new developmental level

Licensing in areas that are NOT considered shortage areas if teaching in that subject area under an emergency license.

Current License (level & subject)	NON-Shortage Subject Area to be added	Completion Requirements (in addition to those listed above)
All Early Childhood – Adolescence (EC-A) or PK-12 subject areas	Early Childhood-Adolescence Subject area taught under an emergency license	teaching major in the non-shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
	Early Adolescence-Adolescence Subject area taught under an emergency license	teaching major or minor (in certain subject areas) in the non-shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
All Early Adolescence – Adolescence (EA-A) or middle/high school subject areas	Early Childhood-Adolescence Subject area taught under an emergency license	teaching major in the non-shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area and at new developmental levels
	Early Adolescence-Adolescence Subject area taught under an emergency license	teaching major or minor (in certain subject areas) in the non-shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
EA-A or middle/high school social studies subject areas	Early Adolescence-Adolescence broadfield social studies	requirements that equate to a broadfield social studies major at a traditional IHE state-approved program evaluated teaching experience
EA-A or middle/high school social studies subject areas	Early Adolescence-Adolescence economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology	teaching minor in specific social studies field evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
EA-A or middle/high school broad field social studies	Early Adolescence-Adolescence economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology	teaching minor or concentration (as determined by alignment to applicable content standards.)in specific social studies area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
EA-A or middle/high school English/language arts, speech, journalism	Early Adolescence-Adolescence English literature & composition, journalism, speech communication	teaching minor in specific language arts field evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence or grades 1-8 Elementary Education (generalist)	Early Adolescence-Adolescence Emergency license in EA-A non-shortage subject area	teaching major in the non-shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area and at new developmental levels
	Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Emergency license in MC-EA non-shortage subject area	teaching minor in the non-shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area
Early Childhood – Middle Childhood (EC-MC) or grades PK-6 Elementary Education (generalist)	Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence regular education with licensable minor in non-shortage subject area	teaching minor in the non-shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience at new developmental level
EC-MC or grades PK 6 Elementary Education (generalist) with minor in subject area of emergency license	Early Childhood-Adolescence Subject area taught under an emergency license	teaching major in the non-shortage subject area evaluated teaching experience in new subject area and at new developmental levels

Fees $2,500 (Subject to change without notice)

Portfolio
- $250 deposit (refundable if you do not start portfolio)
- $700 payment due with first portfolio submission (before require teaching).
- $700 payment due with second portfolio submission (after required teaching).
Required Teaching - $850 due before your required teaching begins.

Payments by check or credit card are accepted. Graduate credit is available for an additional $180 for three credits.

To apply:

Send the following items to: EdNova, P.O. Box 129, Ladysmith WI 54848

Cover letter identifying desired subject area,
Resume detailing work experience,
Transcripts (an official transcript required if you are admitted),
A copy of your teaching license.

We accept applications year-round.

Workshops For Teachers Licensed with Stipulations

Early Childhood Topics:

Contact Mark for more information on this program.

Workshops for Practicing Teachers

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EdNova

Applications accepted year-round.

EdNova provides practicing teachers with the opportunity to extend their areas of certification and face-to-face and online workshops for practicing educators especially those licensed with stipulations.

Extend your Teaching License

Participants are required to:

Licensing in areas that are considered shortage areas (agriculture, art, business education, computer science, family & consumer education, foreign languages, mathematics, music, sciences, and technology).

Licensing in areas that are NOT considered shortage areas if teaching in that subject area under an emergency license.

Fees $2,500 (Subject to change without notice)

To apply:

Send the following items to: EdNova, P.O. Box 129, Ladysmith WI 54848

We accept applications year-round.

Workshops For Teachers Licensed with Stipulations

Conflict Resolution Online Workshop

Cooperatives Online Workshop

Environmental Education Workshop

Minority Relations Online Workshop

Reading/Language Arts Online Workshop

Special Education Online Workshop

Early Childhood Topics:

Early Childhood Language Development

Functions and Guidance of Play

Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Programs

Models, Methods and Curriculum of Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Assessment

Contact Mark for more information on this program.

Workshops for Practicing Teachers

We offer workshops for practicing teachers. Please contact us for details.

A Workshop for Cooperating Teachers: Supervising Student Teachers

An online workshop to help practicing educators develop the skills needed to act as cooperating teachers for the student teacher semester.

Contact Mark for more information on this program.