Research & Evidence

Education Policy Initiative at Carolina: Research on Residency Outcomes

Gain insights from key research findings on the outcomes of residency programs and their impact on teacher preparation.

Facilitators
Kevin Bastian, Sarah Fuller

San Felipe

Residency Foundations

Governance
Meetings

Shared governance is a partnership practice that leverages data to inform continuous improvement efforts. How might EPPs initiate a shared governance structure or take it to the next level and ensure engagement of all stakeholders? What types of data might be shared and leveraged to grow the partnership and inform shared decision making? This session will engage participants in learning about the evolution of an EPP partnership over five years. Participants will hear directly from the Site Coordinators that support three different school districts across the El Paso region and interact with authentic artifacts from partnership meetings to learn about promising practices aligned to research.

Facilitators
Cynthia Acosta, Dr. Heather Click-Cuellar, Jessica Pussman

Sage

Residency Foundations

Success Through Education Program (STEP): Supporting Future Teachers with Accessible Pathways to UHCL

Discover how the Success Through Education Program (STEP) addresses the teacher shortage by creating a seamless pathway for aspiring educators from local high schools to community colleges to the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL). Learn about STEP's impact through mentorship, scholarships, and community engagement, and its success in increasing teacher workforce contributions. Gain actionable insights and strategies to replicate this collaborative model in your community.

Facilitators
Dr. Lamont Vines, Dr. Joan Pedro

Westchester

Scaling & Sustaining

Scaling Residency to

Secondary

Join us in exploring the crucial components of successfully expanding yearlong residencies to secondary programs. Discover how coalition members have addressed the intricacies involved in scaling high-quality residencies, and gain valuable insights into effective planning strategies and resources to support your team's efforts.

Facilitators
Dr. Liz Buffington, Dr. Laura Craig, Jordan Ahrend

Post Oak

Scaling & Sustaining

Developing High-Quality Alternative Certification Pathways

This session will share promising practices that EPPs have implemented in the effort to create high-quality accelerated certification programs. These accelerated pathways provide access to the teaching profession and support the staffing needs of districts. Participants will learn how EPPs are working to provide strong ACP pathways that meet the needs of the districts, interns, and PK-12 students.

Bellaire

Strategic Staffing & Pathways

Implementing Strategic Staffing Models: Sam Houston, PVAMU & District Partners

Explore strategies for implementing innovative staffing models to fund resident stipends.

Facilitators
Sam Houston State University & Prairie View A & M University

Tanglewood

Residency Foundations

Mentor Teacher Training

In this interactive workshop, you'll have an opportunity to rotate through stations to experience several different activities that could be used in separate host/ cooperating/ mentor teacher trainings. Leave with digital resources that you can use to implement these activities at your institution.

Facilitators
Ashley Harris

West Alabama