CEEDAR’s Post

Read this blog post to learn more about how #apprenticeship is being used to address #SpecialEducation teacher shortages in in Minnesota. It's so exciting to see how the teacher apprenticeship movement has grown over the last few years! #NAW2024

ICYMI: Apprenticeships are building bright futures in Idaho! To make sure that kiddos know the opportunities ahead of them, Workforce Development Council staff member Elaine Zabriskie wrote and illustrated a book about apprenticeship just for Idaho's students. Thank you to the Idaho Department of Labor for publishing and distributing 3,000 copies of the book this year! #investinginidaho #apprenticeshipidaho #nationalapprenticeshipweek

Going to CCCAOE? Tina Watts and I were a late add to present on Thursday at 2:30 - 3:20 Room A-8 in the Convention Center. Non-traditional Apprenticeship in Early Childhood Education: Lessons Learned Description This presentation will explore the journey of the Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program (ECAP) at Skyline College. Multi-year planning and implementation of an apprenticeship program in an area of critical workforce need. The program focuses on reduced time to completion/transfer, equitable access, providing living wage employment and coursework leading to both an Associate’s Degree and Master Teacher Child Development Permit in early childhood education. We will discuss the planning process, funding (including CAI grant) and the complexities of working through multiple bureaucracies to provide support for a marginalized student population to be successful in the workforce.

What is the theoretical basis of the Child First practice's 4 tenants? Looking back on our interview with one of the developers of Child First, Prof. Stephen Case, Intelligencia Training's Head of Youth Justice Practitioner Apprenticeships, Niccy Mills, gained deeper insight into what each of the tenants mean and how Practitioners can best apply them. For insight into how our apprenticeship curriculum approaches Child First, please visit https://lnkd.in/dXPmnt3r #childfirst #youthjustice #justicesector

Webinar next week! Come hear how DeKalb County School District became a registered teacher apprenticeship program in Georgia.

REMINDER: Webinar addressing teacher shortages n Maryland. Monday, September 30, 12-1 PM. Across the US and in Maryland, a growing teacher shortage is creating challenges for schools and students alike. Apprenticeships, including high school level apprenticeships, are proving to be a viable and valuable solution to the critical teacher workforce gap. Tune into this no-cost webinar to learn why and how and what Maryland’s Teacher Apprenticeship Workgroup is doing to design apprenticeship programs tailored for future educators. Register to tune in here: https://lnkd.in/en5wcyBg Presented by: Maryland Apprenticeship Connector and Maryland Workforce Alliance

This database is a very exciting resource where partners across the country can learn about how states are implementing teacher apprenticeship programs.

Last week, The Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth (CAPE-Youth) published a blog on Youth and Young Adult Apprenticeship Day, highlighting major policy and program milestones in expanding #inclusive apprenticeship programs over the last decade. Read it here: bit.ly/3OoUFB9

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IRIS Friends: Learn more about pathways to teaching through this offering from NACCTEP!