Successful Teacher Education Models to Address Teacher Shortage and Retention

Abstract

Colleges and schools of education are tasked with preparing the students who enroll in their programs and meeting the needs of school districts that depend upon their graduates. Faced with the current teacher shortage, critical discussions between teacher preparation programs and local communities attempt to provide stop-gap measures to move teachers into classrooms more quickly while maintaining rigorous professional standards. The examples provided in this program description include paid residencies, allowing students to return home to student teach, and course redesign to give paraprofessionals opportunities to earn certification while remaining in the classroom.