RECRUITING THE BEST
A N D H E L P I N G T H E M E A R N C E R T I F I C AT I O N
TAWS Conference, January 2017
Sheila Allen ([email protected])
Lynn Hammonds ([email protected])
THE STATS
RESEARCH ON ALT CERT TEACHERS
Percent of teachers reporting they entered teaching
through an alt cert program
• Age
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< 30 = 14.5%
30-39 = 17.8%
40-49 = 14.5%
50+ = 11.8%
• Race/Ethnicity
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White = 12.4%
Black = 27.3%
Hispanic = 24.8%
Asian = 17.2% (2011-12 NCES, 2016)
RESEARCH ON RETENTION
• 12 percent of all public school teachers are in their first or
second year (Sawchuk and Rebora, 2016)
• 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years had the biggest
declines in teacher-prep enrollment nationwide (Iasevoli, 2016)
• Teaching experience of teachers who reported they entered
teaching through alternative certification program
• <4 years = 24.2%
• 4-9 years = 22.2%
• 10-19 years = 12.8% (2011-12 NCES, 2016)
• NAAC two-year study of alternatively certified teachers in 15
states shows retention rate of 83% for cohort 1 and 92% for
cohort 2, after three years of employment (Haj-Broussard et al.,
2016)
PRIVATE SECTOR MATCH
• 46% of leading edge baby
boomers (ages 51-62) are
interested in an encore career
• 55% want to use their skills
and experience to help others
• 42% of 24-60 year olds with at
least a bachelor’s degree
would consider becoming a
teacher in the future
• 45% find teaching in a high
school extremely appealing
(Woodrow Wilson Foundation, 2008)
• Engineers
• Technicians
• Researchers
• Computer
Programmers
• Chemists
• Physicists
THE GOAL
• A national movement to recruit near
retirees to teach
• Specifically targeting STEM corporations
and other critical shortage areas
• Providing information about pathways to
certification
• Providing opportunities to learn about
teaching as a next career
THE PROGRESS
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CENTER FOR CAREER CHANGERS TO THE
CLASSROOM - BACKGROUND
• The Brainstorm
• Leadership MD Education Summit
• MD Career Changer Fairs 2003-05
• First fair had over 700 attendees
• Doctoral Research
• The Organization/Website
• Advisory Committee
• Career Changer Mentors, Career Changers, Teacher
• IBM Start-Up Funding
• 501(c)(3)Status
• Corporate Presentations
1. CENTER FOR CAREER CHANGERS’ DATABASE
HTTP://CCTEACH.ORG/TEACHING-CERTIFICATION
• Search by State and Certification Area
• State Information on Requirements and
Pathways
• Teaching Certification Programs for Career
Changers
2. CORPORATE PRESENTATIONS
• National Security Agency
• Three presentations – evaluated and revised
each presentation
• Aberdeen Proving Ground
• End Result - a complete presentation for
prospective career changers (all pieces
written out in notes)
3. COURSE – EXPLORING TEACHING AS A NEXT
CAREER
• One-Credit Exploratory Course
• Online instruction - school culture, classroom
management, teaching strategies and
assessment
• Field placement – 5 nonconsecutive days
• Reflection, reflection, reflection
• Textbook – Exploring Teaching as a
Next Career (Pearson)
CONNECTION WITH NAAC - 2012
• Going National: Partnership with the National
Association for Alternative Certification
• Regional Directors
• State Representatives
• Connections to State Agencies
CCTEACH AND NAAC
• Contacts for the database
• State Departments of Education
• Program Providers
• Regional Representatives
• State Representatives
THE BENEFITS
STATES AND NAAC/CCCC
• The State Agency’s position in teacher prep
• Support, coach, shepherd re/authorization
processes for all of educator preparation entities
• Networking for state agencies and EPP to develop
new programs;
• Confidence to recommend quality programs to in
and out of state new teacher recruits;
• A natural fit: Link designated agencies with NAAC
and CCCC
STATE BENEFITS WITH CCTEACH
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Free advertising
Additional information
Resources
National landscape of options
STATE BENEFITS WITH CCTEACH
• Getting the word out:
• Can change careers without having to go back
to school full-time
• Can use real-world knowledge in the
classroom
• Provide pathways for folks “like me”
• I always wanted to be a teacher
• I want to give back at this point in my professional
journey
• I am returning to my rural home community to raise
my family
• This occurs across the nation
CAREER CHANGER BENEFITS WITH CCTEACH
• Finding specific pathways
• What are all of the options?
• What program makes sense for me?
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Time
Money
Location
Coursework
Experiential Component
THE NEEDS
COLLABORATION WITH STATE AGENCIES
• Contact with State Education Agencies
• Yearly Update
• Requirements
• Pathways
• Need Verification of State Information: Illinois,
Indiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New
Mexico, New York
• Yearly Update of Programs in each state
NEXT STEPS: COLLABORATION WITH
CORPORATIONS
• Contacts with HR in major corporations
• Corporate support
• A national movement to recruit near retirees
• Brainstorm?!?
REFERENCES
2011-12 NCES School and Staffing Survey. (2016).
https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass/tables/sass1112_2014_01_t1n.asp
Haj-Broussard, M. et al. (Fall 2016). Non-traditional teacher and candidate retention:
measures of educator preparation, certification and school staffing effectiveness linked to
student achievement. Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification.
Iasevoli, B. Ed Schools Target new sources of recruits. November, (2016).
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/11/with_education_school_enrollme.
html
Sawchuk, S and Rebora, A. (November, 2016). New teachers make up a significant
segment of profession. Education Week analysis of U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/10/05/new-teachers-make-up-a-significantsegment.html?r=1337375998
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. (2008).
http://www.woodrow.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Teaching2ndCareer_0908.pdf