[ONLINE] - Approaches to Grow Your Own Educator Programs in Minnesota

Minnesota is home to an increasingly racially and linguistically diverse student population, yet the state’s educator workforce has failed to keep pace with these demographic changes. While 34 percent of students in the state are students of color, only 5 percent of teachers are teachers of color.  In response to these gaps, the state has adopted legislation to remove testing barriers, made changes to teacher licensure and invested in the development of Grow Your Own (GYO) teacher preparation programs.

Please join New America, The Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Education and local GYO program leaders and participants for a conversation about how Grow Your Own programs in Minnesota are being used to increase teacher diversity, to remove barriers to entering the teaching profession and proposals to expand GYO program types across the state. The event will be focused on pathways for adults via teacher residency and other models of teacher preparation.

Agenda

3:30-3:45 Welcome and overview 

3:45-4:30 Lessons Learned in Starting, Maintaining and Expanding GYO Programs for Adults

4:30-4:55  Small Group Discussion

4:55-5:05  Break 

5:05-5:35 Panel discussion of GYO Program Participants 

5:35-6:00  Next Steps for Minnesota