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63.076 - Stemming STEM Teacher Attrition: Implications From Evidence-Based Retention Efforts Across the Continuum for Preparation Programs
Mon, April 8, 10:25 to 11:55am, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Floor: 800 Level, Room 802BSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
Over the past two decades, difficulty retaining enough, effective STEM teachers has been the national trend and primary cause of STEM teacher shortages, leading to concern for students’ future access to STEM sector’s quickly growing job demand and for America’s global competitiveness. Notwithstanding, the role of teacher preparation programs in STEM teacher retention is not clearly defined and practices associated with retention are understudied and underutilized. The work discussed in this symposium includes: results of a study of beginning STEM teacher attrition in high-poverty schools, policy implications from extant literature on STEM teacher induction, evidence-based preparation program features associated with STEM teacher retention, and research questions to direct future efforts - particularly in preparing teachers to stay in high-need districts.
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Teacher Preparation and Teacher Retention: Examining the Relationship for Beginning STEM Teachers - Ed Fuller, The Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Pendola, Auburn University
Teacher Induction Programs That Lead to Retention in the STEM Teaching Workforce - Peter A. Youngs, University of Virginia; Kristen Bieda, Michigan State University; Jihyun Kim, Lehigh University
The Role of Teacher Preparation Programs in STEM Teacher Retention in High-Need Schools - Yolanda S. George, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Shirley M. Malcom, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Jennifer E. Carinci; Quincy Brown, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Iris Wagstaff, North Carolina State University; Audra M. Watson, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation