Sep 18, 2023 | Colorado, From the field
With the assistance of an Opportunity Now grant, rural Colorado schools will be able to explore teaching in team-based models with the Next Education Workforce™ initiative at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Here, Andrea LaRocca, senior program manager for the Next Education Workforce, shares how teams of educators with distributed expertise can be more effective, support equity and improve learning outcomes. Learn more about the model and how rural Colorado schools can access resources to get started.
Sep 17, 2023 | About the initiative, Featured
For the last four years, the Next Education Workforce™ team at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College has collaborated with more than twenty school systems across a dozen states to help build team-based staffing models in more than 80 schools. When we say, “team-based staffing models”, what do we really mean?
Sep 15, 2023
Join others eager to build the blueprint for integrating tutoring into field experiences.
- Who is it for? CTE Educators
- What is the time commitment? 6 virtual hours with one in-person day
- What is the format?Mostly virtual with one in-person conference day
- What is the cost? Free; Educators will receive a stipend of $50 per session attended
Aug 22, 2023
Join us for a monthly open time for leaders and educators working with team-based models to connect with the ASU team’s expertise and to learn from each other, address questions that emerge, and share ideas with others.
- Who is it for? Leaders and educators
- What is the time commitment? 1 hour
- What is the format? Virtual
- What is the cost? Free
Aug 9, 2023
Join us for the Fall 2023 Learning Cohort Accelerator, designed for system-level leaders interested in exploring team-based models and launching in Fall 2024 and beyond.
- Who is it for? Systems-level leaders; Participants typically include: superintendents, heads of human resources, heads of curriculum and instruction, or innovative building-level leaders and teacher leaders.
- What is the time commitment? 3.5 hours; November 16, 2023
- What is the format?Virtual
- What is the cost? $200/person
Aug 8, 2023
Learn to design Next Education Workforce school pilots for AY24-25
- Who is it for? School leaders; participants frequently include building-level leaders, teacher leaders and system-level leaders. Other decision-makers can also be included as desired
- What is the time commitment? 3.5 hours; March 21, 2024
- What is the format? Virtual
- What is the cost? $200/person
Jul 31, 2023
Join us for a two-session deep dive series that empowers educator teams with a foundational understanding of project-based learning (PBL) and brings this understanding to life through the creation, modification, or review of a PBL unit.
- Who it’s for: While core educator teams who share rosters of students are encouraged to attend together, individuals are also welcome to attend and will create a plan for bringing back to their teams. Each participant should register individually.
- Time commitment: 2 days: October 26 and November 2, 2023; 2-5p.m. each day (AZ time).
- Format: Virtual
- Cost:$100 per person
Jul 24, 2023
Join in a conversation on how educators and community members like you can help improve learning in classrooms. The Next Education Workforce™ at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, is collaborating with SciTech Institute and Arizona Western College to host a Community Collaboration Summit in Yuma!
- Who is it for? School system leaders, STEM and business leaders, industry advocates, workforce experts, professional educators, and others
- What is the time commitment? 4 hours
- What is the format? In-person at Arizona Western College (Yuma, AZ)
- What is the cost? Free
Jul 19, 2023
Join us for a two-session deep dive series that empowers educator teams with a foundational understanding of project-based learning (PBL) and brings this understanding to life through the creation, modification, or review of a PBL unit.
- Who it’s for: While core educator teams who share rosters of students are encouraged to attend together, individuals are also welcome to attend and will create a plan for bringing back to their teams. Each participant should register individually.
- Time commitment: 2 days: September 6 and September 13, 2023; 2-5p.m. each day.
- Format: In-person at 1951@Skysong, 1475 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ.
- Cost:There is no cost for this event.
Jul 13, 2023
Join us for a monthly information session to learn more about this innovative staffing model and see examples from our partners. These sessions are ideal for school and systems leaders who are just getting started or are deciding whether to take the next step in building Next Education Workforce models.
- Who is it for? Educators and school and school system leaders
- What is the time commitment? 1 hour
- What is the format? Virtual via Zoom
- What is the cost? Free
