Responding to Teacher Shortages in Bilingual Education

A Grow-Your-Own Bilingual Teacher Education Program

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ID12794560
AuthorsGregory J Cramer (0000-0002-0253-6808, corresponding author), Dana Ryan (0000-0001-7949-8849)
Year2023
Volume19
Issue3
Pages182-196
Publication date2023-05-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe New Educator (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1549-9243 • E-ISSN: 1549-9243
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1547688x.2023.2206454
OpenAlexW4367676045
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited1

This article documents a collaborative effort between university teacher educators and an urban school district in Wisconsin to address acute teacher shortages in bilingual education. The effort took shape as a Grow-Your-Own program based on the teacher residency model. Several innovations were required in program design and implementation to satisfy state licensure requirements, including how uncredentialed teachers working as teachers of record would meet clinical stipulations. The COVID-19 pandemic posed obstacles to the program in the very first year; however, due to the pressing teacher shortage, all parties decided to push on rather than suspend the program. The authors discuss bilingual teacher shortages, program design and implementation, challenges associated with the pandemic, and conclude with recommendations for teacher educators interested in creating a similar pipeline

Alternative teacher certification · Bilingual education · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economic shortage · Licensure · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pandemic · Pedagogy · Political science · Program Design Language · School district · Sociology · State (computer science · Teacher education · Teacher Preparation · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Computer Science · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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