Based on my own background in rural education, if distance learning isn’t a part of this webinar I’m not sure what’s going on at IES.
REL Webinar: Improving Rural Teacher Retention
Join REL Northwest for a one-hour webinar on how rural district and school leaders can develop localized strategies to address teacher working conditions with the goal of improving teacher retention. States, districts, and schools across the United States are struggling to retain teachers. High teacher turnover can have a negative impact on student achievement and result in high costs for districts when they need to recruit and train new teachers.
During the webinar, REL Northwest will share research on the influence of working conditions on teacher retention and detail a process—used with Lower Kuskokwim School District in Alaska—for using research and local data to identify steps and strategies to address and improve teacher working conditions. The process includes the following:
- Reviewing research and local data
- Conducting a root cause analysis
- Developing a theory of action
- Developing plans for implementing strategies and collecting indicator data
- Conducting ongoing data collection to gauge how strategies are working
Who should attend: Rural district and school leaders and staff interested in improving working conditions to improve teacher retention.
Presenters:
- Trudy Cherasaro, Director, Marzano Research, REL Northwest
- David Yanoski, Researcher, Marzano Research, REL Northwest
- Kimberly Hankins, Superintendent, Lower Kuskokwim School District (Alaska)
- Dr. Jayne Downey, Associate Dean, Educator Preparation Director, Center for Research on Rural Education
Improving Rural Teacher Retention: Developing Localized Strategies to Address Teacher Working Conditions
Date: August 10, 2023
Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m. Pacific
Register here*****
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