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Can Grow-Your-Own Programs Help Diversify the Teacher Workforce?
May 4, 2021
Grow-your-own (GYO) teacher programs recruit and train teachers from within communities and can bring racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity and skills (such as bilingualism) to the educator workforce. These programs are often partnerships between school districts, community organizations, and teacher preparation programs. This virtual event convened higher education, district, and state stakeholders to explore the current research on GYO teacher programs and a promising example from the Northwest region.
Partnership: Washington Vibrant Teaching Force Alliance
Speakers
Jason Greenberg Motamedi and Ashlie Denton, REL Northwest at Education Northwest Conra Gist, University of Houston Amaya Garcia, New America Foundation Alexandra Manuel, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board Bernard Koontz, Highline Public Schools Marsha Riddle Buly, Western Washington UniversityEvent Resources
Evidence-based practices for recruiting, training, and retaining a diverse educator Workforce (materials compiled by REL Northwest for previous Washington Vibrant Teaching Force Alliance meetings):
- Strategies for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Grow-Your-Own Teacher Programs for Educators
- Strategies for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Grow-Your-Own Teacher Programs for Secondary Students
- Potential Testing Barriers for Teacher Candidates of Color
- Common Practices for Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Bilingual and Diverse Teachers
- Human Resources Practices for Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Teachers of Color
Other REL Northwest resources
- 9 Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Teachers
- Increasing Diversity in the Teacher Workforce: The Importance and Potential Impact of Authentic Change
- Tackling Stakeholder-Generated Research Questions and Spurring Data-Driven Decisions to Increase the Diversity of Washington's Teaching Force