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New data illuminate the growing problem of the lack of diversity in the teacher workforce and reframe teacher diversity as an «educational civil right» for students.

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.

Teacher diversity as an influence on change: Capturing the multiple dimensions of teacher beliefs.

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Tiffany Maqubela As a yoga teacher, she hopes to contribute to the diversity of instructors and encourage all people, regardless of size, age, ability, or color, to feel a part of the world of yoga.

How can students, teachers, and school leaders view this diversity as beneficial for their own learning and the school as a whole?

As the diversity of students in our schools continues to grow, the arguments for policies meant to improve representation among teachers have more and more evidence to support them.

Research has shown that closing the teacher diversity gap results in better outcomes for students of color, and teachers who share students» backgrounds can serve as powerful role models.

As students» diversity in language, background, and needs expands, many dedicated teachers and principals are working harder and harder, and yet, the needle of student learning has moved very little.

For empathy and diversity training, teachers could be prepared to better understand the situations from which their students come, and students could experience life as a member of another culture, race, or gender, for example.

As part of the program, district staff members — including school psychologists, social workers, and teachers — received training so they can coach their colleagues on topics like embracing family diversity and preventing bias - based bullying.

The reasons Dr McGrath provides for why more men should be encouraged to become teachers hinges upon research that he describes as «social, not academic», as well as an appeal to the principles of diversity in society being reflected in the workplace.

By using data from the Illinois State Board of Education Teacher Service Record (now known as the Employment Information System), Bellwether was able to explore patterns in supply and demand, diversity, and staff retention across Illinois schools and within specific districts.

A middle school science teacher with 31 years of classroom experience, Pringle has distinguished herself as a thoughtful, passionate advocate for educators and students, focusing on issues of educator empowerment and student success, diversity, and developing future leaders.

These gloomy findings are perhaps unsurprising as the education sector relies on the EU single market for overseas students, and more recently teachers — encouraging cohesion and diversity — and is therefore likely to experience a massive blow when Britain leaves the EU.

The five experienced teachers selected as California TOYs reflect the diversity of our teachers and students.

These findings are instructive and districts may want to consider them as a part of their teacher diversity efforts.

Though rural communities can offer unusually tight social connections, they can lack other amenities that might attract young teachers, such as cultural diversity and proximity to entertainment venues.

Isadora Baum (@LfyniBaum) introduces us to the work of Chicago Public School teacher Lindsay Barnett, who sees cultural diversity in the classroom as beneficial to «educational and social experiences».

This is more than a call for respecting diversity; it is an attack on the teaching of fundamentals, as Giroux opposes schools of education training teachers in «the implementation of mandated basics,» which he contends only results in masses of students participating in their own oppression.

The PDE has also proposed several new initiatives worth watching as they develop, including: a statewide teacher recruitment initiative aimed at high school students; a pathway to teaching specifically for paraprofessionals; pilot programs for improving mentoring and induction; and initiatives to improve the diversity of the workforce.60

Historical documents are among those offered in this light, and, as teacher educators, we must guide our candidates toward creating units that integrate a diversity of materials.

As the poverty and diversity of students served by a school increase, teachers «perceptions of the contexts in which they work become more negative.

More than anything, as we continued to read the article, we came to the same conclusion we've held since we started: increasing diversity and increasing the effectiveness of teachers are not diametrically opposed goals; in fact, they are inextricably linked.

Finally, the level of diversity is not statistically related to teachers «reports of the principal as an instructional leader (F = 0.23, p =.797; see Table 1.6.2).

Looking at teacher ratings of school climate, school openness to parents, and district support (from Round Two of the teacher survey), we find once again that as poverty and diversity increase, teachers «ratings of climate, openness to parents, and district support decrease (see Table 1.6.1 below, and Appendix C1.6.1).141

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Eric Heins, president of the California Teachers Association, said that multiple strategies are needed to close the diversity gap, beginning with reducing the student loan burden for prospective teachers, providing mentorship when they begin teaching, and tackling other challenges such as the high costs of Teachers Association, said that multiple strategies are needed to close the diversity gap, beginning with reducing the student loan burden for prospective teachers, providing mentorship when they begin teaching, and tackling other challenges such as the high costs of teachers, providing mentorship when they begin teaching, and tackling other challenges such as the high costs of housing.

In short, racially diverse, vibrant public school options in which teachers think of student diversity as an asset to explore and build upon in the classroom would keep more affluent parents and their resources in public schools.

The diversity of Oregon's teacher workforce is not keeping pace with the growing diversity of the state's student population, as indicated in the 2017 Oregon Educator Equity Report.

The first survey addressed self - perceptions of teachers with respect to cultural diversity, as well as their individual comfort level in working with diverse populations.

How do we as teachers and leaders motivate our students in a world of both great diversity and great «connectedness»?

As a result, the diversity gap between teachers and students has barely narrowed, and in some cases widened.

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 InitiativAs 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 Initteacher recognition program, such as Teacher of the Year, and the Educator Workforce Diversity Initiativas Teacher of the Year, and the Educator Workforce Diversity InitTeacher of the Year, and the Educator Workforce Diversity Initiative.

While in Seattle, she also directed a parent leadership and training initiative for under - represented parents, participated as a Brainerd Fellow at Social Venture Partners Seattle, and worked as a Research Assistant focused on diversity recruitment and retention and school / community partnerships at the University of Washington's Teacher Education Program.

Taking lessons from both the district and charter arenas, Kimberly began her role as director of Teacher U's Diversity and Child Development courses, where she merged abstract culturally responsive theory with concrete classroom practice.

Amy started her career in Boston as a teacher of the deaf for eight years and she promoted strength in diversity.

As we have worked with schools and individual teachers over time we collaboratively created units of study, lesson plans, and activities to engage a diversity of students in education for sustainability.

The author's twenty - five years of classroom experience in meeting the needs of a diversity of students at large, urban Title I schools (including teaching gifted and special needs students, as well as English Language Learners) ensure his advice is teacher - friendly and timely — and actually works!

Prior to her work at the Center, Dena served as an educator, teacher educator, diversity facilitator, and curriculum developer.

Recruitment and retention of teachers who reflect the diversity of the students they serve is particularly crucial, she said — and particularly challenging without programs such as TEAM.

The course, which rewards MCPS teachers with three Continuing Professional Development credits, exposed teachers to the diversity of religious practice in the region and across the United States as a whole, while giving them the tools and knowledge to return to their classrooms in the fall, empowered to incorporate religion into their lessons and build safe spaces for all students.

The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards recognized the growing interest in and diversity of media arts as new modes of expression within public education and answered the call of teachers for performance standards for the media arts.

In terms of general education - related topics, participants shared links on a wide variety of matters, including diversity and social justice issues, and to articles on education news and policy matters, such as the Common Core State Standards and the Chicago Teachers Union strike that unfolded during the semester.

During the all - day summit, E4E members pointed to recruitment efforts as a prime area of opportunity to help close the teacher diversity gap in light of several state legislative bills on teacher preparation programs raised by House and Senate leaders within the last month.

The report, which focuses on African - American and Hispanic teachers, projects that 300,000 African - Americans and 600,000 Hispanics would need to join the profession — as 1 million white teachers exit — in order to close the diversity gap.

As we've previously discussed in our ongoing teacher diversity series, there is credible evidence that minority teachers can boost a range of minority student outcomes, yet minorities are underrepresented among the population of public school teachers.

Siuty's dissertation investigated how teacher candidates» learning about diversity and inclusion in their preservice preparation programs translates — or struggles to translate — into their practice as new teachers.

But, increasingly, schools that serve high populations of minority students, such as PUC Schools, are taking note of the research showing that the race of teachers matters and have begun to prioritize diversity along with that top quality.

The organization takes a holistic approach to selection, rather than «using a blunt instrument like cut scores on Praxis or content exams, which can dramatically impact diversity in a negative way,» says Anne Mahle, who currently serves as senior vice president for public partnerships but led recruitment for many years.149 Although the average GPA of corps members is 3.42, TFA maintains a relatively low cutoff requirement of 2.5 and instead places greater emphasis on candidate evaluations designed to measure characteristics that TFA's research has shown its most effective teachers share.