Topic: Strengthening the Teacher Workforce
Resources

Webinar: Solving the Teacher Shortage Challenge
What are effective strategies for attracting and recruiting teachers? This panel discussion features leaders from TNTP, the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education, the Learning Policy Institute, the National Council on Teacher Quality, and the American Federation...

Webinar – A Blueprint to Solve Teacher Shortages: The Overlooked Workforce
In this recorded webinar, Paul Pinsky (State Senator from Maryland), Dr. Carey Wright (Former State Superintendent of Mississippi), and Bryan Hassel (Co-president of Public Impact) share how states are addressing pathways and preparation, professional support and mentorship, licensure policies,...

Building Better PL: How to Strengthen Teacher Learning
This brief reviews recent research and promising practices to identify important considerations for the how (features and formats) and what (content) of professional learning. Identified features and formats include peer collaboration, coaching, and follow-up meetings. Brief authors encouraged targeting...

Flipping the Readiness Paradigm: Tailoring Programs to Address the Achievement Gap and Teacher Shortages in High-Need Schools
This special issues brief from the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders discusses five strategies for leveraging mentoring and induction to meet the challenges of high-need schools....

Curriculum-Based Professional Learning: The State of the Field
This brief shares findings from 122 interviews and a review of secondary resources about the current state of curriculum-based professional learning. Findings are organized based on Bridgespan’s field-building framework and provide recommendations for building the knowledge base, “actors,” and...

Dispelling the Myths: What the Research Says about Teacher Professional Learning
This brief dispels six common myths related to professional learning....

Homeroom with Education Leaders: The Teacher Residency Return on Investment: A Pathway that Prepares Effective and Diverse Teachers Who Stay
This webinar features a conversation with Zakiya Boyd from Nashville Teacher Residency, Dr. Tabitha Grossman from the National Center for Teacher Residencies, Dr. Susan Bunting, Former State Secretary of Education for the Delaware Department of Education, and Dr. Carey...

Rhode Island Science of Reading and Structured Literacy: Resource Bank for Syllabi Refinement
This tool includes identified resources that educator preparation programs, districts/schools, and professional development providers can use to build educator awareness and apply research-based literacy practices....

Addressing Teacher Shortages: Practical Ideas for the Pandemic and Beyond
This guide offers strategies for responding to specific staffing challenges that districts currently face. The guide is divided into three sections: a self-assessment, short-term strategies, and long-term strategies....

Starting Within: How Mississippi is Setting a Vision and Plan for Inclusive Leadership
This case study shares how Mississippi is working to align principal preparation programs to the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders....