Sentences with phrase «of educator workforce»

Through this program, AACTE supports teams of established and emerging researchers with the goal of developing a sustained research agenda on high - impact practices, dynamics and economics of educator workforce development, and other critical issues in educator preparation.

Improved performance now will have a direct bearing on status, evaluation, pay and retention of our educator workforce, as described in Section D (2).

With this third report, we conclude a body of research that provides an unprecedented view of the educator workforce in Greater Milwaukee.

By recognizing the value of the educator workforce and dedicating funding toward improving the entire career continuum, the PDE is setting in motion a virtuous cycle whereby teachers want to enter and remain in the profession — inspiring the next generation of prospective teachers to do the same.

In California, we find that SIG schools were able to improve student performance and families» assessment of the schools and they did this, at least in part, both by improving the composition of the educator workforce through differentially retaining more effective teachers and by improving the professional supports for teachers in the school.

Across Minnesota, students of color make up 29 percent of the student population, while only four percent of the educators workforce are teachers of color.

Not exact matches

Thus, educators must think as much about how to prepare students for today's workforce as for the next phase of civilization.

The two - day training was offered free for educators through the partnership of government and community partners including Oneida County, Mohawk Valley EDGE, the Workforce Investment Board, the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Inc., New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and the Oneida - Herkimer - Madison BOCES.

The conference is offered free for educators through the partnership of government and community partners including Oneida County, Mohawk Valley EDGE, the Workforce Investment Board, the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida counties, NYSUT and the Oneida - Herkimer - Madison BOCES.

Massachusetts» colleges and universities are also increasingly embracing their role as educators of the biotech workforce.

According to Koplik, the rapidly increasing role of distance learning, student demands for up - to - date and relevant information, and competition from nontraditional educators demand a fluid, and nontenured, university workforce.

Despite an increased emphasis on strengthening the qualifications and education level of ECE educators over the past two decades, there has not been a similar emphasis on raising the compensation of the workforce.

Rather than focusing solely on changing the demographics of their workforce — an effort that can take decades as staff retire and are replaced — the district's model centers on teaching current educators how to think differently.

Educators will not be guaranteed full federal funding for special education programs if the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee has his way.

If our future rests in part on the skills of this cohort — as these individuals represent the workforce, parents, educators, and our political bedrock — then that future looks bleak.»

The Public Education Forum of Mississippi presented a report to legislators indicating that «Mississippi's teacher workforce is fast being depleted and the quality of education will be jeopardized if action is not taken to attract, support, and retain educators.»

School resource officers, additional guidance counselors, and professional development for educators can help schools head off tragedies such as the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last December, witnesses told members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee at a recent hearing last week on school safety issues.

• As educators make up the largest professional workforce in the country they represent a significant proportion of the $ 10.9 billion.

Today's teaching profession is the product of a mid-20th-century labor model that relied on a captive pool of female workers, assumed educators were largely interchangeable, and counted on male principals and superintendents to micromanage a female teaching workforce.

The 2015 report from the National Academies Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation essentially endorsed that trend, recommending that states and other organizations build a system that requires and enables all lead educators in early childhood settings to hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree with specialized knowledge and competencies in early childhood education.

And because this analysis is limited to initiatives under Title II, Part A, it is not an exhaustive list of states» strategies to improve the educator workforce; rather this brief highlights a few noteworthy states that have proposed promising teacher pipeline initiatives that they are either starting or continuing with support from Title II, Part A of ESSA.

We are providing WCPSS educators with resources needed to engage students in innovative ways that address the rate of change in education and the modern workforce.

The future of our workforce also depends on funding for career and technical education and educators who are recruited, prepared and supported to help every child reach their greatest learning potential.

In the session we heard from representatives of various community colleges, universities, and school districts that have been working collaboratively and strategically to leverage resources to address the state's educator workforce needs, particularly for rural communities and districts with diverse K — 12 student populations.

For this Agenda the definition of «educator workforce» includes certified arts specialists, teachers of subjects other than the arts, school leaders, and community - based arts educators.

As part of the Educator Development team at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, she coordinates educator quality programs, including Title IIA, teacher recognition program, such as Teacher of the Year, and the Educator Workforce Diversity Initiative.

As an ever - expanding global market demands a more skilled workforce, educators, employers and policymakers are realizing the important role career - readiness plays in preparing students for a range of postsecondary options while still in school.

Excerpts of their post appear below: To get a glimpse of the social studies teacher workforce in the U.S., we look to data from the 2011 - 12 Schools and Staffing Survey Read more about The State of the Nation's Social Studies Educators -LSB-...]

February 21, 2015 (St. Paul)- Educators 4 Excellence - Minnesota (E4E - Minnesota) released recommendations on diversifying Minnesota's teacher workforce at its first annual summit, «Voices for Equity and Teacher Diversity,» held today at the University of Minnesota's Continuing Education and Conference Center.

The demographics of the American educator workforce has changed over the past 25 years, with the ranks Read more about September Issue Brief: The American Teacher -LSB-...]

Dr. Saroja R. Warner, NBCT, is the Director of Educator Preparation Initiatives at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) where she directs initiatives that support state authorities to ensure educators enter the workforce ready to advance student learning, represent the demographic diversity of K12 students, and lead schools that support student achievement.

Yet, the study noted, «There is no easy path to sustaining a great educator workforce that is representative of New Orleans as a whole.»

«California teacher preparation programs are assessed using a wide array of measures of program quality,» he continued, adding that the Commission is «committed to remaining a nationwide leader in educator preparation in order to ensure California students have a well - prepared and exceptionally qualified educator workforce.»

«In order for K - 12 students around the country to be successfully prepared to compete in our workforce and enter the thousands of unfilled STEM jobs, educators must be well - equipped with the tools necessary to teach STEM content in an authentic and integrated way.»

Our new research shows that the educator workforce in Greater Milwaukee is stretched, with districts struggling to retain current teachers and the supply of new teachers to fill vacancies shrinking over a recent five - year period.

Increasing access to Pre-K and full - day kindergarten, the spread of quality rating and improvement systems, and increased attention to the early childhood educator workforce are all signs of important progress at the state and local levels.

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

The Albert Shanker Institute's recent report on The State of Teacher Diversity in American Education names teacher diversity as a crisis in the educator workforce — the very topic being addressed by the 10 institutions participating in a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) sponsored by AACTE.

There is an opportunity to energize and infuse our teacher workforce with new cohorts of talented educators who are rigorously prepared and well supported in their careers.

A highly trained and engaged educator workforce will be the single most important driver of a successful competency education system.

Policymakers reason that evaluating teachers based on their students» performance will lead to the removal of under - performing educators and an improvement in the overall quality of the teacher workforce.

For the past two days, I've had the delight and honor of spending time with K - 16 educators and workforce experts who came together to launch the Great Lakes College and Career Pathways Initiative.

It includes an overview of Ohio's student enrollment, student achievement on both national and state exams, college readiness and post-secondary outcomes, educator workforce, and school funding.

As a part of Ed Trust's ongoing work around teachers of color, the assets they bring to the classroom and the challenges they face, we sat down with longtime educator and former Washington State Teacher of The Year and Milken Award - winner Nate Bowling to hear his ideas about the challenges surrounding recruiting talented Black teachers, the experiences that drive too many talented Black teachers out of the field, and what it will take to ensure that America's teaching workforce reflects its student body.

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With many allowable uses of funds for both state and local education agencies to engage in, it is vital that educator preparation be at the table with opportunities and options in hand to support the workforce pipeline of the profession.

Using meaningful international comparisons to help support increased student achievement, grow a professional and high - quality educator workforce, and use appropriate accountability mechanisms should be reasons for participating in and evaluating the results of comparative international assessments.

She brought her passion for working with young children to become a national advocate and served as Executive Director of the Center for the Child Care Workforce where she led efforts to improve the quality of working conditions for educators in early learning settings.

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE), in collaboration with MASSP and other stakeholders, have been working to revise Michigan's teacher certification structure and improve the preparation of the state's educator workforce.

The mission of the System of Education Service Centers is to improve student achievement in Texas by developing high quality services that enable schools to operate more efficiently and economically, and to support educators as they prepare the future workforce of Texas.