One life-changing year
Earn your teaching credential in a one year accredited graduate program in Vermont with reciprocity in most states. Spark Teacher Education Institute also offers a Master’s Degree in Education, as well as in-depth virtual Professional Development seminars and an ongoing community of inquiry and professional learning.
Our Programs
Get your teaching credential
Fast and affordable
Get your credential and feel confident in a classroom in just one year. Because Vermont subsidizes teacher credential, getting certified could cost you little to nothing.
Transformative
Engage with experienced teachers to create just, inquisitive classrooms that give students the understanding and tools they need to change the world.
Beyond the classroom
When you join a Spark program, you join a community of social justice educators across the country who continue to learn and teach together.
Abby Garaffa
Spark 2020
Elementary School Teacher
Vermont
"Spark has not only changed the way that I look at teaching, but it's changed the way that I look at the world and my own thinking. I would not be the teacher I am today, maybe not a teacher at all, had I not found Spark and the people who make the work feel so important and possible. Also, I was able to work while I completed the program. That not only made it more accessible but allowed me to directly connect my learning to my work."
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AJ Nunez
Spark 2014
Department of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University
“One of the key aspects that makes Spark unique is that it's not really focused on classroom management. You learn how to “manage” a class in the year long teaching experience. But the focus was on the content. What is it that we have learned? How do we inspire our students? How do we challenge them to think critically? The Spark program gives you the tools to equip our students with ways to analyze the world with which we live and to analyze our own experiences.”