{"id":87,"date":"2024-09-26T20:40:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/?p=87"},"modified":"2024-11-08T16:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:03:24","slug":"raices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/raices\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the next generation of teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fewer students are choosing careers in education, or they become disenchanted before their careers are fully launched. Without them, schools face a growing shortage of schoolteachers, particularly in districts with increased ethno-racial and linguistic diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To bolster teacher ranks, Nebraska launched Project RA\u00cdCES, a pilot program to help recruit, retain and diversify the next generation of teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project RA\u00cdCES (\u201croots\u201d in Spanish) \u2013 Re-envisioning Action and Innovation through Community Collaborations for Equity across Systems \u2013 seeks to inspire high school students to choose teaching careers and support them after college. By recruiting teachers who more closely reflect local diversity, the team aims to boost retainment and create a workforce that better reflects and understands the student population it serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_172-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_172-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_172-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_172-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_172.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A teacher training event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_238-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_238-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_238-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_238-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240717_Morales_238.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amanda Morales works with students at a Project&nbsp;RA\u00cdCES site.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The key is building relationships and working collaboratively with high school teachers, students and administrators, said project co-leader Amanda Morales, associate professor of multicultural and multilingual education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is focusing initially on six districts dealing with teacher shortages and demographic shifts, five in Nebraska and one in Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To boost recruitment in Nebraska, the team works with high school students considering a teaching career to undertake research projects aimed at strengthening their schools and communities. The students end the yearlong experience with a trip to UNL to present their research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sixteen of the students received scholarships to the university\u2019s teacher preparation programs. The recipients are receiving leadership development and mentoring designed to support them into their teaching careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project also boosts professional development in culturally sustaining pedagogies for teachers and administrators through online modules and hands-on instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe student population looks different than it did 20 years ago,\u201d Morales said. \u201cChildren\u2019s lives and needs have changed a lot. What worked to connect with kids even five years ago, regardless of their background, doesn\u2019t necessarily map to what\u2019s most effective now. We\u2019re working with our partners to ensure our undergrads and practicing teachers know and understand the nature of the districts and the systems they\u2019re going into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said she hopes Project RA\u00cdCES becomes a model to expand into other communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Husker team includes education professor Ted Hamann and associate professor Lauren Gatti. Kansas State University co-leads this project. The U.S. Department of Education contributed funding toward this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amanda Morales - Project RA\u00cdCES\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kelq3KcKVJc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.unl.edu\/newsrooms\/today\/article\/project-to-train-support-teachers-of-diverse-backgrounds\/\">News release: Project to train, support teachers of diverse backgrounds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskapublicmedia.org\/en\/news\/news-articles\/unl-launches-new-program-to-hire-and-retain-teachers-of-color\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nebraska Public Media report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskaexaminer.com\/briefs\/kansas-nebraska-universities-to-collaborate-on-adding-teachers-of-color-in-public-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nebraska Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"featured_caption has-base-2-color has-contrast-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-07f754b644f38c2e7a6fafdfbc914448\">Amanda Morales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fewer students are choosing careers in education, or they become disenchanted before their careers are fully launched. 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