US PREP

✏️ UTEP - The University of Texas at El Paso’s Miner Teacher Residency, an initiative that began in 2019 with support from CREEED, El Paso Community Foundation and US PREP with 19 teachers at two campuses, is now making significant progress in building a robust educator workforce in El Paso and across the state. Read our latest blog to learn more about the Residency Program and the impact it is making: https://www.creeed.org/2023/10/30/transforming-education-in-texas-uteps-miner-teacher-residency-program-is-a-model-for-the-state/

NewsCenter | SDSU | Innovative Partnership Provides Compensation for Student Teachers Collaboration between SDSU, US PREP and Feaster Charter School takes aim at teaching shortage, provides a model for future district agreements.

We are excited to announce the addition of a new Cohort VI institution into the US PREP Coalition - Stephen F. Austin State University!

The leadership and faculty from SFA completed a rigorous selection process to demonstrate their commitment to transform their educator preparation programs and to join the ranks of the other provider institutions in the coalition committed to disrupting inequities in PK-12 districts by renewing their own teacher preparation programs.

SFA James I. Perkins College of Education will now engage in a four-year transformation process to pilot, refine, scale, and sustain the quality objectives across all pathways and programs.

To learn more about how the US PREP coalition is raising the standard for teacher preparation and disrupting inequities in PK-12 districts across the nation, please visit: www.usprepnationalcenter.com

The US PREP Coalition Leadership Retreat was a huge success! US PREP convened Deans and program leaders from 25+ colleges and universities from the US PREP Coalition for the 2023 Leadership Retreat. Participants collaborated and learned from each other as they explored key leadership skills and mindsets necessary to implement US PREP’s transformed model of teacher preparation. They also heard from researchers in the field from US PREP’s Self-Study Research cohort and built their network of colleagues who are equally committed to the work of transformation. Thank you to all the presenters and attendees for a great event; US PREP is excited to see the change and implementation continue to grow in the 2023-2024 academic year!

Visit our website to learn more about US PREP Coalition: https://www.usprepnationalcenter.com/

What an amazing three days! This week, US PREP convened Site Coordinators and leaders from over 30 colleges and universities for the 2023 Clinical Convening. Participants engaged in learning and collaboration on the clinical aspects of yearlong student teaching and the role of the Site Coordinator - both fundamental components of the US PREP transformed model. The commitment of participants to ensure that they prepare PK-12 educators to be Day One Ready was inspiring!

Learn more about scaling the Site Coordinator role: https://tinyurl.com/ScalingSiteCoordinator
Learn more about the impact of yearlong residencies: https://www.usprepnationalcenter.com/why-residencies

Since 2018, US PREP has partnered with Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (EPIC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to implement a third-party evaluation of US PREP’s technical assistance. In their most recent research brief, EPIC details their evaluation and findings from data analysis of surveys of university-based teacher educators (deans, associate deans, department chairs, faculty, and field supervisors) in Cohorts I, II, & III of the US PREP Coalition. The surveys were administered on three occasions from Spring 2020 - 2022 and revealed the positive impact of the transformed model on many components of teacher preparation. Read the announcement and the full brief at the link below:

🖱🔗 https://tinyurl.com/NewEPICBrief

US PREP Coalition institution, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's College of Education and Human Development, was recently featured in the Spring 2023 issue of The Islander Magazine for their implementation of a yearlong residency pilot and other innovations underway.

“The university and partner districts involved in the Islander Residency pilot program are committed to a transformational partnership centered on shared governance, positive student learning outcomes, and teacher recruitment and retention,” said Dr. Robin Johnson, TAMU-CC Associate Professor and Field-Based Experience Coordinator.

Follow the link to read more about TAMU-CC’s commitment to yearlong residency and transformational district partnerships - key components of the US PREP transformed model.

🖱🔗 https://tinyurl.com/TAMUCCArticle

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week and thank you for all that you do each and every day for Pk-12 students!

🍎 All teachers deserve great preparation. ✏️

Read more about how teachers are positively impacted by yearlong residencies and high-quality preparation at the link below.

🖱🔗 https://tinyurl.com/whyresidency

Drs. Erika Mein (UTEP - The University of Texas at El Paso), Clif Tanabe (UTEP), and Amber Thompson (University of Houston) share with the Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Teacher Preparation Transformation Centers across the nation how they’ve scaled and sustained high-quality teacher preparation at their own programs.

“We had a good program [prior to transformation] at UH, but there were things we knew we could do to be great!” - Dr. Amber Thompson

“We had solid partnerships in place with Pk-12 schools… but the the shared governance structure provided a more systematic approach for us to improve our development of teacher candidates.” - Dr. Erika Mein

“Instead of telling your story, you want others telling your story. That’s when you’re winning.” - Dr. Clif Tanabe

Last week’s Arkansas EPP Design Collaborative was a huge success! Arkansas Department of Education, Forward Arkansas, 2Revolutions, and US PREP brought together 16 Educator Preparation Programs from across Arkansas to learn about and reflect on the key components of teacher residency and identify necessary shifts in programming for successful implementation. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with others in the education community and work towards improving teacher preparation in Arkansas.

The definition for residency will play a crucial role in elevating the quality of teacher preparation in Delaware.

Click to learn more about how the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is leading this collaborative effort to align the state on quality teacher residencies.

👉 https://lnkd.in/gZn26rJ5

And shout-out to the IHE and LEA committee members for providing invaluable input and feedback! You all are a model for collaboration between EPPs and LEAs! Relay Graduate School of Education, University of Delaware, Delaware State University, Wilmington University, Delaware Technical Community College, Colonial School District - New Castle, De, Kuumba Academy Charter School, Seaford School District