As teachers and students recover from the school closures and disruptions in the previous few school years, teachers face the challenge of unfinished learning for many students. Less than half of US teachers believe their instructional materials align with learning...
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Education First is proud to support a group of leading teacher preparation transformation centers (the Centers), technical assistance providers that support teacher preparation programs. The Centers, with the support of Education First, developed the DEI Companion Document to the Teacher...
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Education First is proud to support a group of leading teacher preparation transformation centers (the Centers), technical assistance providers that support teacher preparation programs. The Centers, with the support of Education First, developed the DEI Companion Document to the Teacher...
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Education First is proud to support a group of leading teacher preparation transformation centers (the Centers), technical assistance providers that support teacher preparation programs. The Centers, with the support of Education First, developed the DEI Companion Document to the Teacher...
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Teacher preparation programs and those that support them must prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism in their efforts to prepare a more robust and diverse teacher pipeline. That is why a group of leading Teacher Preparation Transformation Centers—technical assistance providers...
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Educators and researchers have long understood the role of social emotional learning (SEL) in improving learning and college and career-ready outcomes for all students. Additionally, when practitioners center equity in SEL, they can realize the full potential of SEL to...
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Imagine you are applying to teacher preparation programs, eager to begin impacting students. You know your clinical experience will be critical to your preparation and are searching for teacher residencies – you like the idea of a residency program because...
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Education First recently organized a Residency Sustainability Webinar Series to spotlight successful approaches teacher preparation programs and districts have used to develop and implement high-quality, sustainable and affordable teacher residencies. We identified promising innovative staffing strategies from both the series...
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The significant ESSER dollars flowing to states, school districts and institutes of higher education over the next two years present a unique, urgent opportunity to address systemic barriers to more students having excellent teachers that mirror students’ diverse identities. As...
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If you work in education, there’s a term you may have been hearing more and more recently: “proximate leadership.” While this term is becoming increasingly common, its meaning and importance are not commonly understood. To better define proximate leadership and...
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