Reinventing and Strengthening Career and Technical Education Regional Meeting Teacher Cadet

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Reinventing and Strengthening Career and
Technical EducationRegional MeetingTeacher
Cadet
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Growing Our Own Teachers
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Research Findings Show

• 14 of New Teachers Leave after the First Year
• 33 Leave Within Three Years
• Almost 50 Leave Teaching in Five Years

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Colorado Challenges

• Shortages in the Fields of Math, Science, Special
  Education, Foreign Language, Career and Technical
  Education
• Rural Areas
• Retirements

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Teacher Cadet Program

• A Strategy to Recruit and Retain Teachers
• An Introduction to Teaching that Explores Career
  Options in High School
• In-depth Look into Teaching

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Teacher Cadet Mission

• Encourage academically talented students who
  possess exemplary interpersonal and leadership
  skills to consider a teaching career
• Provide these future community leaders with
  insights about teaching and schools

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Historical Milestones

• 1985 -- Teacher Cadet began in South
  Carolina

1999 -- More than 23,500 students have
completed Teacher Cadet in South
Carolina
2004 -- Replicated in more than 25 states
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Historical Milestones -- Colorado
2005 Completers
650 Colorado students have taken the Teacher
Cadet (TC) class (as of May 2006)
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Teacher Cadet Programs in Colorado

• Five years in Colorado
• Funded through Carl Perkins grant
• Taught by Family and Consumer Sciences teachers

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Teacher Cadet Details

• Year-long course

Honors elective
For Juniors and Seniors
College oriented
Enrollment criteria Application, 3.0 GPA, three
teacher recommendations, possible interview
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Expanding the Teacher Cadet Program

• Opportunities for Teachers in Your School
• Approved Career and Technical Education Program
• Vocational Credential
• Summer Training
• Professional Development

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Teacher Qualities

• Current CO Teachers License
• Masters Degree (or working on a Masters Degree)
• Three years Teaching Experience
• Completion of Teacher Cadet Training
• Principal Support
• Passion for Teaching
• Strong Relationships and Rapport with Students
• Willingness to Go Above and Beyond Basic
  Expectations
• Positive Role Model

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Contact information

• State level
• Gail Anderson, FACS Program Director
• E-mail gail.anderson_at_cccs.edu or
• Sheryl Mitchell, Teacher Cadet Grant Coordinator
• E-mail rnsmitchell_at_comcast.com