The Pathways Alliance

Join in on this one-hour webinar that engages Pathways and Pathways’ IHE partners in the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) by bringing together colleges and universities to answer the call to action for postsecondary institutions to engage more college students in high-impact -12 support roles, through Federal Work-Study jobs and/or other pathways to community service #RegisterNow #federalworkstudy #tutortoteacher. https://lnkd.in/gvnRKE2i

Webinar: Join us on October 16th at 3pm ET for "Bridging the Gap: Harnessing Substitute Teaching to Prepare Tomorrow's Educators" with Amanda von Moos from Substantial Classrooms, and Stephanie Luke and Marni Kay-Martinez from Lake-Sumter State College. Register today: https://lnkd.in/ggtPGmzJ In response to urgent needs from their district partners and a growing focus on "grow-your-own" pathways, Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) across the country are exploring how to integrate substitute teaching into their programs. This innovative approach offers students valuable real-world experience while addressing critical staffing shortages in K-12 education. Our webinar aims to guide EPP and district leaders in harnessing substitute teaching as a meaningful learning experience for aspiring educators. Key features include: -Expert Insights: Learn best practices from Substantial Classrooms, national leaders in substitute teaching. -Case Study: Explore how Lake Sumter State College is incorporating substitute teaching into their first-year practicum course. -Practical Strategies: Discover how to implement and optimize substitute teaching programs within your institution. Join us to explore this emerging approach to teacher preparation, bridging the gap between theory and practice while addressing urgent needs in education.

Members of the Pathways Alliance, a national coalition of leading organizations dedicated to supporting and implementing accessible, inclusive, quality educator preparation pathways, has developed these recommendations to help implement the Department of Labor’s anticipated regulatory changes, specifically, their impact on data infrastructure for educator apprenticeships. This document is intended to start a discussion and the work necessary to ensure that we have the data infrastructure necessary at the federal, state, and local levels to understand and support our educator workforce, specifically those in apprenticeships. Read the latest resource here: https://lnkd.in/ekQxE2FS

We welcome the continued investment in educator apprenticeships to ensure quality pathways. Hear more about the work between the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor and the great partnership to support this work from Manny Lamarre. The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has continued to partner with the Department of Education to make significant investments to develop and scale teacher apprenticeship programs, including:? Funding a?Registered Apprenticeship Industry Intermediary?to provide no-cost technical assistance and support to state education agencies, districts, education preparation programs, teacher unions or associations and other partners to help develop and implement high-quality educator Registered Apprenticeship programs. Awarding over $66 million in?State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants?to 46 states and territories to develop and scale Registered Apprenticeship programs in education and other critical sectors, over $60 million of which went to states that identified education as a targeted sector.? Awarding funding to Kansas, Utah, North Dakota, Washington and New Hampshire to support the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs for K-12 teachers. Awarding more than $171 million in?Apprenticeship Building America grants?to strengthen and modernize Registered Apprenticeship programs and enable workers to find a reliable pathway to the middle class, more than $45 million of which went to grantees that identified education as a target sector.? We also recently announced the availability of nearly $200 million to support Registered Apprenticeship expansion, prioritizing projects that support the Investing in America agenda by increasing access to Registered Apprenticeships in high-demand sectors and occupations, including K-12 teacher occupations. Strategies to use Registered Apprenticeship to train a next generation of teachers continue to expand, with 37 states and territories now providing K-12 teacher apprenticeship programs, up from just two states in 2022. Today, over 100 K-12 teacher Registered Apprenticeship programs have been registered and over 3,000 K-12 teacher apprentices have been trained. https://lnkd.in/e7pwAtRZ

Webinar: Join us on October 16th at 3pm ET for "Bridging the Gap: Harnessing Substitute Teaching to Prepare Tomorrow's Educators" with Amanda von Moos from Substantial Classrooms, and Stephanie Luke and Marni Kay-Martinez from Lake-Sumter State College. Register today: https://lnkd.in/ggtPGmzJ In response to urgent needs from their district partners and a growing focus on "grow-your-own" pathways, Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) across the country are exploring how to integrate substitute teaching into their programs. This innovative approach offers students valuable real-world experience while addressing critical staffing shortages in K-12 education. Our webinar aims to guide EPP and district leaders in harnessing substitute teaching as a meaningful learning experience for aspiring educators. Key features include: -Expert Insights: Learn best practices from Substantial Classrooms, national leaders in substitute teaching. -Case Study: Explore how Lake Sumter State College is incorporating substitute teaching into their first-year practicum course. -Practical Strategies: Discover how to implement and optimize substitute teaching programs within your institution. Join us to explore this emerging approach to teacher preparation, bridging the gap between theory and practice while addressing urgent needs in education.

Congrats to Erin Mote for her feature on The Top Women Leaders of New York list for 2024! We are proud to be led by a leader who values teamwork, mission and has grown our organization since she founded it 10 years ago. Want to hear about what we are up to next https://lnkd.in/gRBs7xeF. https://lnkd.in/grD2yufV

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?? We are thrilled to welcome our newest partner, Leander ISD to the The Pathways Alliance! Check out their work at https://lnkd.in/gvYsAED4 #PathwaysPartner

A call for proposals for the all-virtual Feb. 5–6, 2025 Strategic School Staffing Summit, hosted by Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College's Next Education Workforce?, closes in less than three weeks! Join in leading the conversation to improve educator working conditions and student outcomes nationwide. Learn more and apply before the application deadline on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. https://lnkd.in/gU_wwEUe

On behalf of Assistant Secretary Dr. Amy Loyd, U.S. Department of Education invites you to participate in the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education’s (OCTAE) 2024 Equity Summit Webinar Series entitled "Equity in Career Connected Education: Advancing Economic Mobility." This series was developed from the 2022 Advancing Equity in Career-Connected Education Summit (Summit). This event was an important component of the Department of Education’s ongoing efforts to implement Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. One of the goals of the Summit was to identify themes and topics across those issue areas for further exploration, such as data, state or local roles, the role of industry, or existing systemic challenges such as misaligned incentives in adult education, career technical education, community colleges, and correctional education. Based on what we learned from the Summit, the webinars will focus on dual enrollment, digital literacy, career pathways, gender equity, and other areas. ? The next webinar in the series will be held on October 3, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET. This webinar will focus on designing career-connected pathways for Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Registration link: https://lnkd.in/g6KeMjSE