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Search and download resources developed by Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. These PDFs, videos, slides and more support teams, schools, districts and educators seeking to learn about or help build the Next Education Workforce.
Changing the model: Building the Next Education Workforce
What’s normal in education is broken. Nationally, teacher preparation programs have long seen declining enrollment. Teachers switch careers or retire early. They receive less pay and enjoy less social status […]
10 Tips for planning team-based deeper learning
The educator team at Kyrene de las Manitas Innovation Academy co-plans project-based units that support deeper learning. The 10 tips appearing in this document are drawn from their approach to […]
5 tips for community educators preparing to enter the classroom and other learning spaces
These five tips will help community educators prepare and feel ready to enter any learning space, have a successful experience and make lasting, meaningful connections with learners. This resource expands on helpful tips around translating industry expertise, managing the learning space, working with students during the visit and more.
Topics:
Community educators
Grade:
Elementary & Secondary
Brent Maddin: What is the Next Education Workforce?
MLFTC is designing the Next Education Workforce. What does that mean? Host Brent Maddin shares how MLFTC is working with schools and other partners to 1) provide all students with […]
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; […]
Topics:
Community educators
Grade:
Elementary & Secondary
Building schedules for remote community educators in 5 steps
We define community educators as talented adults from the broader community who bring additional capacity, insight and expertise to classrooms. They include working professionals, retirees, veterans, former educators, family members […]
Topics:
Community educators
COVID-19
Grade:
Elementary & Secondary
Community Circles
When a child enrolls at Jefferson Elementary, they are assigned to a community circle composed of at least one child from each grade level. Explore this resource to learn more about the program and its impact on learning for students and for staff.
Community educator asset map
An asset map is a visual way to identify resources within your community. A map focused on identifying community educators can help your team compile your collective knowledge into a […]
Topics:
Community educators
Instructional planning
Grade:
Elementary & Secondary
Community educator project overview template
Community educators provide capacity and insight in service of deepening and personalizing student learning. They enrich learning environments by forging authentic relationships, sharing expertise and expanding networks. They work in […]
Topics:
Community educators
Instructional planning
Grade:
Elementary & Secondary
Connecting with Community Educators
Community educators can be found simply by asking around your own social networks and community. However, there are also resources made specifically to locate and connect with industry experts who are ready to support your learning environment.
Topics:
Community educators
Grade:
Elementary & Secondary
Elementary instructional blueprint: Authentic assessment work time
Elementary instructional blueprints suggest ways teams of educators with distributed expertise might deploy themselves to better deepen and personalize student learning.
Elementary instructional blueprint: Lessons with industry experts
Elementary instructional blueprints suggest ways teams of educators with distributed expertise might deploy themselves to better deepen and personalize student learning.