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The Collective Impact in ‘Creating’ a Teacher-Lessons Learned from Participation in a Grow-Your-Own Initiative

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Teachers are critical to the success of students, and when school districts struggle to fill vacant positions with highly qualified teachers, student success suffers. To mitigate the problems that persist with ongoing teacher shortages, we are at a critical juncture that calls for strategies that support districts in overcoming these shortfalls through reflective practice and inquiry in sustaining and scaling collaborative efforts through school and university partnerships. This paper discusses lessons learned during the first year of a ‘Grow-Your-Own’ collaborative partnership between a school district and a university educator preparation program. Reflections and lessons learned for continuous improvement are shared, related to student recruitment, enrollment, and retention.

Source: Trends in Higher Education

DOI: 10.3390/higheredu4020027

Authors: Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad, Lisa Huffman, Sharla Snider

Institutions: Texas Woman's University, University of Cincinnati

Language: English

Topic: Teacher Professional Development and Motivation

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,207