Diversifying the Teaching Field – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit

Diversifying the Teaching Field Equity Assistance

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Faced with a national teacher shortage, schools across the country are struggling to hire a workforce of qualified educators that reflects the racial diversity of their communities.

While current conditions in many states have contributed to widespread shortages of teachers of all types, teachers of color encounter unique barriers to entering the profession and to continuing to teach for the long haul.

Fortunately, a variety of programs, policies, and practices hold promise in helping to bolster the pipeline of teachers of color recruited and retained in teaching.

This IDRA Diversifying the Teaching Field – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit includes four videos, literature review documents, a diversity gap map and other resources.

Introduction to Diversifying the Teaching Field

Chapter 1 of the IDRA Diversifying the Teaching Field – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit This video is the first of...

Diversifying the Teaching Field – State Strategies

Chapter 2 of the IDRA Diversifying the Teaching Field – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit This video is the second of...

Diversifying the Teaching Field – District Strategies

Chapter 3 of the IDRA Diversifying the Teaching Field – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit This video is the third of...

Diversifying the Teaching Field – Analyzing the Data and Implications for Policy and Practice

Chapter 4 of the IDRA Diversifying the Teaching Field – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit This video is the fourth of...

Student-Teacher Demographic Diversity Gap Map

All teachers should have intentional, culturally-based preparation to teach our growing diverse student population. But diversity in the teaching profession...

Diversifying the Field: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers of Color – Webinar

Faced with a national teacher shortage, schools across the country are struggling to hire a workforce of qualified educators that...

Diversifying the Field – Literature Review Summary

Desiree Carver-Thomas, Learning Policy Institute, developed this three-page summary of her literature review "Diversifying the Field – Barriers to Recruiting...

Literature Review: Diversifying the Field – Barriers to Recruiting and Retaining Teachers of Color and How to Overcome Them

This paper by Desiree Carver-Thomas, Learning Policy Institute, examines the current state of teachers of color in the workforce, the...

The Hiring Manager’s Handbook – Hiring Policies, Processes and Procedures for Equitable Hiring

Naomi Woods, PMP, Founder, Education 21, LLC, for IDRA, this guide is a template for school districts. See Handbook PDF...

Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse, High-Quality Teacher Workforce

by Desiree Carver-Thomas and Kristin Grayson, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletter, April 2017 Schools nationwide are struggling to hire a teacher workforce...

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Diversifying the Teaching Field Equity Assistance