Join us for a webisode entitled “Mitigating Learning Loss: Leveraging Teacher Candidates as Assets During COVID-19.” This webisode will highlight a recently released brief Addressing Shortages of Educators in an Uncertain COVID-19 Landscape: Viewing Teacher Candidates as Assets and discuss ways teacher candidates can be leveraged as assets to support teachers during this unprecedented time.

Presenters and panelists include:

Jacqueline Rodriguez, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

Loretta “Lucky” Mason-Williams, Binghamton University

Lindsey Decker, Boston University/Boston Public Schools

Min Jen Taylor, Boston Public Schools

Ellie Friedland, Boston Public Schools/Boston University

Davena Jackson, Boston University

 

Perspectives on the following questions will be shared:

•  How can using teacher candidates be a win-win for both educator preparation programs and districts?
• In what ways can teacher candidates be leveraged to support teachers in addressing student learning loss?
• What role can state, district, and educator preparation program leaders play in leveraging existing partnerships to come together to solve existing challenges?