Sentences with phrase «encourage educator preparation»

Massachusetts «will encourage educator preparation programs and school districts to deepen partnerships to improve pre-service and first - year induction programs, including consideration of teacher residencies.»

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Similarly, we encourage science teacher educators to conduct action research related to technology integration and other innovative practices in their teacher preparation programs and to share their findings at our regional and international ASTE conferences.

For example, the IDOE provides a web - based recruitment portal to provide streamlined sharing of teacher candidate information for more thoughtful hiring practices, as well as encourages high standards for preparation and licensure in addition to «transition to teaching» programs such as the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships, Teach For America, and TNTP's Indianapolis Teaching Fellows.51 Notably, teacher candidates must pass three subject - specific assessments before entering an educator preparation program (EPP), and EPPs must report extensive data collected on teachers using data matrix reporting.

They encouraged the Department of Education to «leverage social networking technologies and platforms to create communities of practice that provide career - long personal learning opportunities for educators within and across schools, preservice preparation and in - service educational institutions, and professional organizations» (Office of Educational Technology, 2010, p. xviii).

Michigan's ESSA plan calls for greater pay equity for birth - to - five educators and encourages districts to combine state and federal resources to address pay parity issues; Oregon plans to invest in induction and mentoring programs for preK - 12 teachers; and Louisiana has proposed a range of programs focused on professional development and preparation of teachers.

English teacher educators are encouraged to integrate both familiar and unfamiliar forms of technology into teacher preparation, to support preservice teachers» understanding of and comfort with different media suitable for their future classrooms.

97 And while diversity was encouraged, the percentage of diverse teaching candidates lagged far behind the percentage of diverse students in Rhode Island classrooms, just as in most other states.98 With support from the governor and the state's board of education, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) began an extensive information - gathering process in 2011 that culminated in new standards for educator preparation.

Many educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders worry that increasing selectivity may lead to a less racially diverse teacher workforce, as minority candidates generally score lower on many of the current selectivity metrics used by teacher preparation programs.14 Others maintain that the diversity gap will only continue to grow in the decades to come, even with a focus on the recruitment and retention of the current generation of prospective teachers.15 Instead, those skeptical of the United States» ability to attain both goals offer solutions such as increased cultural competency among the existing teacher workforce to inspire and encourage a more diverse generation of future educators.16