Redesigning education for learners and educators
To deliver meaningful and equitable learning outcomes, we need to redesign the profession, the workplace and how we prepare people for both.
The challenge
Nationally, teacher preparation programs have long seen declining enrollment. Teachers switch careers or retire early. They receive less pay and enjoy less social status than many other professionals. We ask teachers to be all things to all people at all times. The job is hard in specific ways that inhibit success. As a result, our education system does not reliably deliver quality learning outcomes and experiences for nearly enough people and communities.
Meeting the challenge
To build the Next Education Workforce, Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College works with schools and other partners to 1) provide all students with deeper and personalized learning by building teams of educators with distributed expertise and 2) empower educators by developing new opportunities for role-based specialization and advancement.
What is the Next Education Workforce?
Learn more about the elements of Next Education Workforce models in this featured collection.
Educator pathways
The Next Education Workforce requires pathways into and through the profession to attract educators, increase retention and drive better learning outcomes.
Community Pathways
MLFTC Community Pathways offer accessible on-ramps to rewarding part-time or volunteer work in schools and other learning environments.
Professional Pathways
MLFTC Professional Pathways lead to teacher certification and to specializations that allow educators to improve their practice.
Leadership Pathways
MLFTC Leadership Pathways lead to professional advancement for instructional, organizational and systems leaders.
Resources
MLFTC develops and distributes resources to help teams, schools and districts build effective Next Education Workforce models. Collectively, these resources are designed to increase the capabilities of individual educators, improve the effectiveness of teams and improve the performance of education systems.