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Partner Updates

Our Next Generation Network partner Jacksonville Teacher Residency (JTR) was awarded a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Fellowship. In recent media coverage, JTR's Program Director Dr. Wanda Lastrapes said, "This grant will allow us to broaden and deepen our preparation and support of new math and science secondary teachers." Grant funds will support resident stipends, deepened content and instructional practices and salary supplements during the induction program. 

The staff, students and teacher residents at the East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP), the parent organization of our Network Partner East Harlem Teaching Residency, worked with a local artist to create a 60' x 14' banner to #buildlove. EHTP's #buildlove movement is a peaceful show of solidarity for all immigrants post-election -- especially the majority Mexican population served by EHTP and EHTR in East Harlem. The banner is draped on EHTP's headquarters. ABC 7 News covered the initiative; you can learn more about the the #buildlove movement here.
Our SEED Partners

Kansas City Teacher Residency (KCTR) recently received a $2 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation. The foundation is investing $1 billion in education over the next five years, and KCTR is among the first grantees. This year, the KCTR program will graduate 37 residents. Funding from the Walton Family Foundation will "support development of newly designed resident graduate programming that provides ongoing professional development for new teachers of record." KCTR will welcome 40 new residents this summer. 
Featured News

Teacher Preparation Data Systems

This week, TNTP released "Getting to Better Prep: A State Guide for Teacher Preparation Data Systems", a working paper drafted with state leaders and policymakers in mind. The report has two functions: 1) to illustrate the benefits of teacher preparation data systems as experienced by states that use them or are building them, and 2) to share best practices from these experienced states, with the goal of helping states exploring the idea of launching their own data systems move forward in their planning and implementation. The paper lists the benefits of teacher preparation data systems, which include:
  • Better meeting the needs of teachers and state and local workforce demands by identifying improvement efforts for programs
  • Improving partnerships between districts and teacher preparation providers to help districts meet their needs
  • Creating opportunities for intentional state planning for teacher supply and demand
  • Added efficiencies in state systems as a result of focused improvements to data infrastructure
The paper includes several helpful tools for stakeholders, including an engagement checklist, a data collection checklist, a worksheet for vision statement and theory of action creation, and more. 

TNTP also recently added new Diversity & Inclusion resources to its Teacher Talent Toolbox - an open-source library for talent management with extensive resources, including tools for hiring a diverse staff and promoting an inclusive school culture. The new content includes tools that can be used to create messaging directed to, and plans for recruiting, diverse candidates.
In the News
Teacher-Prep Programs Not Keeping Pace With SEL Growth
EducationDive
A new study shows that few teacher preparation programs are including social emotional learning in their mandatory coursework, despite SEL's increased presence in state teacher certification requirements.
Today's Teaching Force Is Larger, Less Experienced, More Diverse Than Ever
Education Week
A new report used the Schools Staffing Survey to analyze changes in the elementary and secondary teaching force from 1987-2012. Diversity numbers are low, but rising, and teachers are less experienced.

 
A Form of Professional Development That Research Shows Might Actually Help Teachers: Coaching
The 74
A new Harvard University study reveals that one-on-one coaching is a "promising strategy" for helping current teachers, but raises questions about the cost and quality of coaching initiatives. 
Colorado's Teacher Shortage Is A "Crisis" That's Getting Worse, Educators Say
The Denver Post
Nearly 3,000 new teachers are needed to fill existing slots in Colorado and the number of graduates from teacher preparation programs has declined in the last five years. 
            
Please note that the articles and events in the NCTR E-Blast do not reflect the opinions of our organization, but rather represent information that we believe will be relevant to you and your programs.

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