Audience: Secondary educators

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Advice for educators interested in adopting a team-based approach

Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Program Strategist Kelly Owen shares two pieces of advice for educators interested in adopting a team-based approach.

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The value of distributed expertise

Professional Pathways Site Lead Valerie Roderick describes how educators can learn and grow from being members of teams that distribute their expertise. She also makes the connection between teaming and the issue of educator burnout: we can’t expect educators to be all things to all people at all times, and distributing expertise helps to make educators’ jobs manageable.

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Principled Innovation®

Principled Innovation® is our ability to be able to ask the question, “We can, but should we?” In this clip, MLFTC Dean Carole Basile describes the connection between Principled Innovation and Next Education Workforce models.

New support roles for educator teams in online and hybrid settings

Who are the groups of adults that might be leveraged to support students? Explore the specific roles those adults might play in the learning space.

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Benefits of Teaming: Support, Complementary Strengths, and Multiple Mentors

In this clip, MLFTC Resident Jordan Dick describes what she sees as the benefits of working on a team of educators with distributed expertise.

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The budget and the Next Education Workforce

Justin Wing, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at Mesa Public Schools, shares two pieces of budgetary advice for districts considering moving to Next Education Workforce models.

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The importance of embracing vulnerability in building a healthy team culture

Here, MLFTC Resident Jordan Dick describes three benefits of teaming for Teacher Candidates placed in Next Education Workforce models.

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The impact of the teaming model on teams with teacher candidates

Here, Kelly Owen, Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Program Strategist, describes the impact of Next Education Workforce models on Lead Teachers, Teacher Candidates and students.

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Building a Network of Community Educators

Community educators are talented adults from the community who bring additional capacity, insight and expertise to learning environments. Read on to learn about community educator roles; knowledge, skills and dispositions; policies and practices; and more