University of Dayton Transition to Teaching

Our Purpose

The focus of Ohio's Transition to Teaching (T2T) project is recruitment and preparation of qualified individuals as intervention specialists for high-need school districts in Ohio. Selected candidates are prepared to provide instruction to students with varying disabilities in grades K-12. Additionally, the Ohio T2T emphasizes students with disabilities who are also English Language Learners.

Thank you for your interest in the University of Dayton Transition to Teaching (T2T) project.
T2T is a five-year project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation. It is designed to recruit and prepare eligible, qualified, and degreed individuals to fulfill the requirements for the Ohio Alternative Resident Educator License (AREL). This license is a four-year, nonrenewable license that allows an individual to assume an intervention specialist position and begin working with students with special needs while continuing to complete coursework toward a Professional Educator License. The new T2T grant will include a focus on students with disabilities who are also English Language Learners, offering opportunities to pursue an endorsement in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

The program uses a cohort design in which a selected group of participants moves through the program together by completing the courses online and/or by attending the designated courses at the same time and location, offering numerous opportunities for dialogue and discussion among participants and between participants and course/seminar instructors. The program is designed to offer a level of accessibility and flexibility that is not always available through a traditional teacher preparation program. Every effort has been made to arrange coursework and program requirements to accommodate the schedules of participants with full-time jobs and families.