Texas schools are struggling with teachers leaving their classrooms. Data shows educators from stronger preparation programs stay in the classroom longer. The...
Education advocates want lawmakers to bolster training requirements so teachers have a better chance of staying.
In recent years, most new teachers are uncertified, which means they didn’t necessarily go through any preparation program, or pursued an alternative pathway that is often shorter and can be done fully online.Lopez said she felt more equipped to tackle the classroom after learning how to manage behavior, create a sense of community and prepare for the school year as she observed classes and interacted with students during her residency.She also got to teach, make mistakes and adapt.
Typically, college students are placed in a classroom to work alongside an experienced teacher who acts as a mentor throughout the duration of their student teaching. The experience must last at least 14 weeks, according to state requirements.The immersion prepares them to teach. But the underlying aim is that it’ll help them stay past the five-year benchmark that experts often look at.
Earlier this year, lawmakers were “very close to the finish line on what would have been historic investments both in supporting our current teachers as well as investing in the preparation and training for the next generation,” Franklin said.But related bills that would have established the program as well as provided for incentives and support for teacher candidates to pursue more intensive preparation routes didn’t make it out of the Legislature.
The number of alternatively certified teachers declined this year — matching the percentage of those coming from traditional pathways.
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