Many states are seeing record high numbers of teacher turnovers and vacancies. While the problems that caused this shortage have not gone away, there are groups of people who are coming up with some creative ways to address this situation, new and surprisingly affordable pathways for training good, enthusiastic teachers. Two of these programs are Oxford Teachers College at Reach University and Educators Rising. In this episode, educator Kimberly Eckert talks with me about how and why both of these outstanding programs work.
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To read a full transcript of our conversation and find links to all the resources mentioned in this episode, visit cultofpedagogy.com/teacher-shortage.
183: Six Tech Tools to Try in 2022
EduTip 7: Stop popcorn reading.
182: Eight Ways to Grow Students' Vocabulary
EduTip 6: Try a tiered activity for simple differentiation.
181: Teachers are being silenced. What can be done about it?
EduTip 5: Use huddles to communicate during group work.
180: Make Units More Inspiring with Vision Boards
EduTip 4: Hold off on most feedback until AFTER a task is done.
179: Teachers are barely hanging on. Here's what they need.
EduTip 3: Distract the Distractor
178: Street Data: A Pathway Toward Equitable, Anti-Racist Schools
EduTip 2: Don't yell at another teacher's class.
177: How to Find, Read, and Use Academic Research
EduTip 1: Don't make them read and listen at the same time.
176: Suicide Prevention: What Teachers Can Do
175: Introducing the HyperRubric
174: Why You Should Bring Podcasts Into Your Classroom
173: How ELA and Special Ed Collaboration Can Produce Great Student Writing
172: The Importance of Maslow's Fourth Tier
171: Does Your School Need a Literacy Check-up?
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