Learning Futures

Futures of Teacher Candidates and Residency Experiences


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Tammy Reithmann and Erika Flores join our hosts Drs. Clarin Collins and Sean Leahy to discuss the state of preparing educators in Arizona and how the pandemic has provided new opportunities and challenges. Although an undisputed tragedy, COVID-19 had some unlikely positive effects on the education system, such as bringing teachers together as a team and demonstrating the resilience of their students. As the state of the world slowly returns to a new “normal”, the discussion turns to how we can retain and build off of these positive changes to bring educators across Arizona (and by extension the others) together into a better system. 

(3:22) -Tammy & Erika explain their roles with the teacher candidates and school districts of AZ. 

(5:13) - Were there any bright spots that we learned from the pandemic’s effect on education?

(7:54) - Have any of the pandemic-related changes been retained as we adjust back to normal?

(10:08) - How do you keep teacher candidates inspired/do they need to be inspired to begin with? 

(15:00) - During the pandemic, families had to become more involved with their children’s education – is that trend being sustained?

(16:24) - What can we do to make the environment around educators and teacher candidates better?

(20:49) - What are some of the challenges or opportunities in creating this next generation of educators?

(23:50) - What are the perceived and received reactions towards approaching teaching as a team effort?

(30:11) - How does a rural education district prepare for uncertainty vs. how does an urban district prepare?

(37:48) - How do we address the gap between the rural and non-rural communities to prevent it from getting wider?

(41:23) - What does the desired picture of education look like 30 years into the future?

(43:57) - Guests’ plugs and websites

 

About our guests: 

  • Tammy Reithmann
  • Erika Flores

 

The Learning Futures Podcast is produced at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. The Executive Producer is Dr. Sean Leahy, the show is produced by Dr. Clarin Collins and Karina Muñoz Baltazar, with technical production provided by Jacob Snider.

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