[ONLINE] - Grow Your Own Educators: Opportunities and Challenges for Strengthening Teacher Preparation

When it comes to addressing teacher shortages, Grow Your Own (GYO) Educator programs are all the rage, with shout outs coming from the White House, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Congress, and more. It’s not surprising given that GYO programs help education leaders recruit, prepare, and retain new teachers from within the community and remove barriers to postsecondary educator credentials. In a varied and growing landscape of teacher preparation pathways, what are the conditions necessary to ensure that GYO programs are well-designed, high-impact for candidates and students, and sustainable? Join New America and a panel of experts as we explore the opportunities and challenges of GYO, as well as useful resources for supporting program development, like the new Grow Your Own Toolkit.

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Agenda:

Opening Remarks and GYO Toolkit Overview

Panel 1: The What of GYO
Tiffany Cain, Senior Policy Analyst at the National Education Association
Dr. Conra Gist, Associate Professor of Teaching and Teacher Education, University of Houston
Amaya Garcia, Deputy Director, PreK-12 Education, New America

Panel 2: The How of GYO
Angela Hoppe-Cruz, Ka Lama Director, Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture, Hawaii
Diana Gonzales Worthen, Director Project REACH, University of Arkansas
Laura Mogelson, Director Multiple Pathways to Teaching, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Linda Wilson, Director of Peoria GYO, Illinois

Q&A