Systems Thinking to Increase the Teacher Pipeline with Culturally Relevant Initiatives

• In Event: STC- Systems Thinking and Teacher Education

Short Description

The is a teacher shortage in PA, and a large disparity BIPOC teachers (5%-7%) when compared to BIPOC students (30%). This session describes a case that uses systems thinking with Collective Impact to increase the local teacher pipeline with three initiatives that emphasize increasing BIPOC teacher candidates. Partners from different organizations, that rarely collaborate, use common measurements, create a shared agenda, and collaborative solutions for sustainability.

Authors

• Contributor: Beth Rajan Sockman, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

• Contributor: Donna-Marie Cole-Malott, East Stroudsburg University