The Pathways Alliance

The Pathways Alliance actively works toward supporting the implementation of effective, affordable educator preparation programs by creating connective tissues among organizations to drive cohesion, resources, and knowledge sharing in this important field. This includes developing a comprehensive resource library that includes reports like “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models” https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85 In honor of #NAW2024, we’re spotlighting several high-quality teaching apprenticeship programs, like Reach University, that we feature in our apprenticeship models compendium. The Reach University Apprenticeship Program transforms teacher preparation by combining work-based learning with academic progression. Dr. Mallory Dwinal-Palisch is Reach's Chancellor and Craft Education System's CEO. Program Enrollment and Completion: Enrollment: Reach University currently has 1,000 apprentices across five states. Growth Projection: The program will grow to 10,000 apprentices over four years. Completion Rates: Reach's students persist through the program at rates equal to those of traditional college students from middle and affluent backgrounds, despite many coming from low-income, first-generation, or working-parent backgrounds. Ensuring Apprentices Are Not Teachers of Record: Reach University has confirmed that apprentices must work as record teachers during their apprenticeship year. This ensures they receive the necessary mentorship and support, providing reassurance about the program's commitment to their success. The Reach Method: The program's apprenticeship degrees are stackable, allowing students to earn: A 30-credit Early Childhood Educator Certificate after the first year. A 60-credit Associate's Degree after the second year. A Bachelor's Degree, followed by a Master's Degree and teaching credential over four years. Reach University's Apprenticeship Program stands as a testament to the success of this model in teacher education. It ensures the production of high-quality, diverse, and well-prepared teachers for the future. The innovative approach and promising results underscore the potential for nationwide adoption and the long-term impact on the education system, instilling confidence in its effectiveness. Read more from The Pathways Alliance’s “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models”: https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85

The Pathways Alliance actively works toward supporting the implementation of effective, affordable educator preparation programs by creating connective tissues among organizations to drive cohesion, resources, and knowledge sharing in this important field. This includes developing a comprehensive resource library that includes reports like “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models” https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85 In honor of #NAW2024, we’re spotlighting several high-quality teaching apprenticeship programs that we feature in our apprenticeship models compendium, like Texas A&M University The Teacher Apprenticeship Program at Texas A&M University is designed to address the teacher shortage by providing comprehensive training and certification for aspiring educators through a blend of academic coursework and practical, in-classroom experience. Program Enrollment and Completion: Enrollment: Texas A&M University offers various pathways for teacher certification, including the Teacher Education Residency Model (TERM) and the Alternative Teacher Certification Program. Growth and Support: These programs are supported by multiple state and national initiatives, including partnerships with local school districts and funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Quality Partnership grant (EduAdmin & HRDev) (Education and Human Development). Participants in Texas A&M’s programs are not teachers of record during their apprenticeship period. Instead, they work under the guidance of experienced mentors while completing their certification requirements, ensuring they receive the necessary support and practical training without the full responsibilities of a lead teacher. The programs are funded through various sources, including the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant. This funding helps keep the program accessible and affordable for participants, allowing them to work and study simultaneously. There is no specific mention of funding from the Department of Labor for Texas A&M's teacher apprenticeship programs (EduAdmin & HRDev) (Home | Deans for Impact (DFI)). Texas A&M University’s Teacher Apprenticeship Program exemplifies a forward-thinking approach to educator preparation. By integrating academic learning with practical experience, the program addresses critical shortages and strengthens the educational workforce in Texas. Read more from The Pathways Alliance’s “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models”: https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85

We want to highlight this fantastic piece from our CEO, Erin Mote, who names the critical need for the next Administration to invest in educators to stay globally competitive!

The demand to meet changing workforce needs and an effort to stay globally competitive whether in #AI or #cybersecurity or #computerscience all need one thing - EDUCATORS! Our efforts will fail if we don’t have enough highly qualified educators to teach students these (often challenging) ideas and concepts. To build knowledge, not fear of these technologies, and equip our young people with the skills and competencies they need for an ever-changing world. Yet, with a decade-long decline in teacher workforce entry, we have some serious work to do, or we risk leaving many students and communities behind (just as the digital divide grows exponentially). I joined Zarek Drozda, Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Pat Yongpradit to draft a new national CTA to reinvigorate the teaching profession in the eyes of policymakers and the public. With the many calls for #DigitalFrontierSkills, we need to start treating teaching as the job it already is: prestigious, challenging, critical for the economy, critical for national competitiveness. That’s what other countries do. (And last time I looked we are losing ground - now ranked 29th in the world in primary education) Regardless of the direction the new administration takes, we are forwarding a number of specific and bipartisan recommendations for U.S. Federal agencies to consider through the Federation of American Scientists hashtag #DayOne program. We need a national movement that can be supported by states like we have done with registered teacher apprenticeships through The Pathways Alliance. Thank you to Melissa Moritz, Patricia Saenz-Armstrong, and Meghan Grady Serrano for their input and thoughtful ideas on this work.

An existing teacher shortage accelerated during the pandemic, and America’s classrooms continue to feel pain. But a relatively new approach is being deployed on this problem: registered apprenticeships. Read about how it’s putting teachers in classrooms: https://lnkd.in/eDKNYFmA Are you a teacher? Tell us in the comments how you are feeling the staffing shortage and why it's happening. Here’s one explanation: “For this core profession that is so critical to our society – let alone our economy – it’s just too expensive to become a teacher,” says Maureen Tracey-Mooney, senior advisor for the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. “A lot of folks are looking at the cost, they’re looking at the pay, and the math isn’t mathing.” Learn more in Victoria Lim’s report. By the way, it’s National Apprenticeship Week, and apprenticeships can be solutions beyond the teaching profession. Once you’ve read the story above, you can read more of our coverage of apprenticeships at https://lnkd.in/ez5MGnuK. #NationalApprenticeshipWeek #teachers #teaching #apprenticeships #CareerPathways #LaborShortage The Pathways Alliance American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Learning Policy Institute Bobby Pruett Brevard Public Schools Daytona State College

The Pathways Alliance actively works toward supporting the implementation of effective, affordable educator preparation programs by creating connective tissues among organizations to drive cohesion, resources, and knowledge sharing in this important field. This includes developing a comprehensive resource library that includes reports like “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models” https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85 In honor of #NAW2024, we’re spotlighting several high-quality teaching apprenticeship programs that we feature in our apprenticeship models compendium, like The North Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Program. The North Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Program is a groundbreaking education initiative addressing the state's critical teacher shortage. In December 2022, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s application for a Registered Apprenticeship Program for Teachers (RAP-T) was approved, making it an official sponsor for all RAP-T programs in the state. This innovative program was bolstered in July 2023 when North Dakota was one of only seven states to be awarded a U.S. Department of Labor grant to expand the National Apprenticeship system. The RAP-T initiative in North Dakota offers a unique pathway for paraprofessionals working in local school districts. It enables them to become licensed teachers through a practical "earn and learn" model, with no cost to the individual. This approach is particularly practical in tackling the state's pervasive teacher shortage, providing a practical solution to fill teaching positions in local schools. The program includes partnerships with four educator preparation programs and eleven local school districts. This collaborative effort is funded by federal dollars, emphasizing the program’s importance and the government's investment in improving education in North Dakota. The North Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Program stands out for its commitment to providing paraprofessionals with a practical pathway to teacher certification. Through this program, participants gain hands-on classroom experience while continuing their education, all without financial burden. This initiative addresses the immediate need for qualified teachers and invests in the long-term quality of education in North Dakota. By offering an innovative and accessible route to teacher certification, the North Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Program is shaping the future of education in the state. It’s a model of how collaboration, federal support, and practical training can effectively address teacher shortages and enhance the quality of education. Read more from The Pathways Alliance’s “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models”: https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85

Listen in as Brent Maddin of the Next Education Workforce at Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College proposes a different approach to solving the problems facing Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs). https://lnkd.in/gNeXBrxd "If we're serious about meeting the needs of all of our learners, I'm not sure that we could ask one person to be responsible for all of that, all of the time. So what do we do about this persistent model of education that we have where it is one teacher to 25 students?" - Brent Maddin Learn more about Next Education Workforce's mission: https://lnkd.in/gEUv_EdJ

The Pathways Alliance actively works toward supporting the implementation of practical, affordable educator preparation programs by creating connective tissues among organizations to drive cohesion, resources, and knowledge sharing in this important field. This includes developing a comprehensive resource library that includes reports like “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models” https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85 In honor of #NAW2024, we’re spotlighting several high-quality teaching apprenticeship programs, like Austin Peay State University, that we feature in our apprenticeship models compendium. See it in Action: Austin Peay State University: The Eriksson College of Education at Austin Peay State University is a national leader in preparing students to be successful teachers and working with school districts to address teacher shortages. With the start of the Austin Peay State University and Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Teacher Residency program in January 2022, the country's first registered apprenticeship program (https://lnkd.in/gp25WWTu) for teaching was born - The Tennessee Teacher Occupation Apprenticeship program. Teacher residents at APSU obtain initial licensure in Elementary K-5, with an endorsement in Special Education Interventionist K-8. It is a three-year program open to high school graduates, classified employees, and community members without a bachelor's degree. The school district is the first point of contact for applications. Once accepted into the program, the applicant works as a teacher resident in the district. The school district pays the teacher resident a salary and provides free college tuition and books. In the three-year residency program, teacher residents are paired with a mentor teacher in their school and receive wraparound support from APSU faculty and staff. APSU master clinicians often observe teacher residents in the classroom, preparing them for the edTPA, a certification assessment for educators. Residents earn an Associate of Science in Teaching degree at a local community college before transferring to Austin Peay to complete their bachelor's degree. Since launching Grow Your Teacher Residency, Austin Peay has partnered with school districts in five counties and two community colleges. More than 190 teacher residents are enrolled in existing cohorts. About 40 students graduated from the program's first cohort in August 2022. Read more from The Pathways Alliance’s “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models”: https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85

The Pathways Alliance actively works toward supporting the implementation of effective, affordable educator preparation programs by creating connective tissues among organizations to drive cohesion, resources, and knowledge sharing in this vital field. This includes developing a comprehensive resource library that contains reports like “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models” https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85 In honor of #NAW2024, we’re spotlighting several high-quality teaching apprenticeship programs, like Dallas College, that we feature in our apprenticeship models compendium. See it in Action: Dallas College: Founded in 1965, Dallas College comprises seven campuses: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, and Richland. During the fall and spring semesters, the college serves more than 125,000 credit and continuing education students. Students in partner high schools and early college high schools throughout Dallas County can also earn dual credit at Dallas College. Dallas College is the first community college in Texas to be approved to offer a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and teaching. The bachelor’s degree program welcomed its first cohort in the fall of 2021. Under the apprenticeship program, students earn up to $30,000 to serve as residents in classrooms three days per week and tutor or serve as substitute teachers one day per week. The students also participate in weekly cohort meetings and receive frequent coaching from Dallas College faculty. Among Dallas College's apprentice programs partners, Richardson Independent School District was the first to enroll to address educator shortages and to build a sustainable talent pipeline. Joining Richardson, Uplift Education hosted current students enrolled in Dallas College's bachelor's degree and placed them in schools that need additional educators. More than 200 future educators will be placed in partnering school districts throughout Dallas County through the apprenticeship pathway. Dallas College is the first institution in Texas to receive the Department of Labor's recognition as a registered teacher apprenticeship with this innovative program. The Department of Labor grant provided approximately $150,000 to Dallas College to cover students' college tuition during the program's inaugural year. More information regarding Dallas College’s program can be found below: EdSurge - A New Feature of Teacher Prep Programs? Compensating Future Educators for Their Time (https://lnkd.in/gGn2mFky) Dallas College - Earn a Bachelor's Degree in Education (https://lnkd.in/ggXm4hpE) Read more from The Pathways Alliance’s “Building Effective Teaching Apprenticeship Models”: https://lnkd.in/gat6qE85

Happy 10th Anniversary, National Apprenticeship Week! Since its inception in 2014, National Apprenticeship Week has highlighted the transformative power of Registered Apprenticeships. From building clean energy technologies to modernizing our infrastructure, apprenticeships are vital to meeting the workforce challenges of tomorrow. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dyS95wm This week, we’re spotlighting the incredible work being done to create a more skilled and equitable workforce. Let's continue celebrating the people and programs driving us toward a more robust economy and a brighter future for all! #NAW2024 #ApprenticeshipUSA #WorkforceDevelopment #InclusiveEconomy