Time: 10:45 a.m. Central Time / 9:45 a.m. Mountain Time
Location: National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Conference 2022, Phoenix, AZ
Description: Faced with teacher shortages across the state and in multiple content areas, Michigan education leaders sought to recruit certified teachers who had left or never filled public school teaching positions. To identify incentives that might motivate them to apply, Michigan partnered with the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest to examine teachers' reasons for not teaching. This partnership led Michigan to simplify certification and reentry, which, in combination with a communications campaign, resulted in 245 educators being recertified or in the process of doing so and 367 educators returning to full-time teaching or another assignment, such as substitute teaching.
Speakers:
- Natalya Gnedko-Berry, PhD, Senior Researcher, REL Midwest
- Kelli Brozanski, Education Consultant, Michigan Department of Education
Registration: https://www.nasbe.org/event/annual-conference-2022/
