Cultivating high-quality teachers of color doesn’t begin and end with recruitment. From revisiting credentialing practices to creating spaces for BIPOC teachers to pursue National Board Certification, the effort to diversify the teaching profession is complex and ongoing. This week we explore such efforts with Dr. Christopher Davis, a Teacher Representative on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing who also works in the National Board Resource Center at Stanford University as a support facilitator for teachers pursuing National Board certification. He brings a whole lotta dopeness to the conversation around diversifying the teaching profession! But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including one study attempting to quantify the impact of positive teacher-student relationships and another study examining the impact of economic integration on students’ decision to pursue elite degrees.

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AGENDA

0:00 - Welcome!

5:55 - School mentors boost college-going

17:13 - New look at impact of integrated classrooms

30:55 - Dr. Christopher Davis on National Board Certification

1:08:55 - 400 years of education funding

DO-NOW STORIES:

How important was your favorite teacher to your success? Researchers have done the math

How Informal Mentoring by Teachers, Counselors, and Coaches Supports Students’ Long-Run Academic Success

Mixing with better educated families improves life chances of lower income children

SEMINAR:

The National Board Resource Center at Stanford University

Grant Funded Programs - The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Become a Teacher - California Department of Education

Addressing the Teacher Shortage: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers—Q&A with WestEd’s Gretchen Weber

Dr. Christopher Davis on Twitter

CLASS DISMISSED:

School funding limits get huge boost from Evers’ veto pen

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