Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy

Overview

NWGA RESA is a Georgia Professional Standards Commission-approved Educator Preparation Provider. The Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (Ga TAPP) is an alternative teacher preparation program for individuals who have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher but have not met the requirements for renewable teacher certification. Candidates are served through a blended (face-to-face/online model) to minimize teacher candidate travel and absences from the schools in which they teach. 

Georgia TAPP is not a degree-bearing program and is not intended to replace regular college teacher education programs. It is, instead, an alternative option for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher but do not have a teaching certificate. Georgia TAPP equips teacher candidates with the pedagogical knowledge and skills needed to ensure a reasonable expectation of initial success in their classrooms and requires a supervised candidateship/induction program that will help them move toward subsequent mastery of teaching

  • Secure a job offer for a teaching position in a local system in the NWGA RESA area.

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university. If you are a CTAE candidate , please contact our office per your degree/work experience. 

  • Pass the content area GACE appropriate for the certification area desired and teaching position. Contact our office if you are confused about which GACE to take.

  • Special Education candidates must pass an additional GACE content before program completion.

  • Complete the Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment (GACE Test 360). Please select NWGA RESA as a score recipient.

  • Provide official transcripts from all colleges or universities

Pre- Qualifications:

  • The system’s Human Resource (HR) Director will recommend candidates for GaTAPP

  • The GaTAPP Application will be provided by the candidate’s Human Resources Department

  • Acquire the required documents listed on the candidate checklist and submit those to Northwest RESA

  • Register for the program and submit the program fee

  • Register to attend “The Essentials of Effective Teaching” course

Application Process

  • Comprehensive TAPP Registration

  • Essentials of Effective Teaching

  • Introduction to Educating Exceptional Children and Youth

  • Special Education Series course (if applicable)

  • Teaching Reading course (if applicable)

Course Work

Additional Resources for Candidates

  • Visit teachgeorgia.org for available teaching positions or visit system websites for information about posted jobs