What are Teacher Apprenticeships?
TRADITIONAL DEGREES
TEACHER APPRENTICESHIPS
Lectures
HOMEWORK (ESSAYS, ETC.)
Lectures
HOMEWORK
CREDIT FOR WORK
TRADITIONAL DEGREES
Lectures
HOMEWORK*
TEACHER APPRENTICESHIPS
Lectures
HOMEWORK*
CFW*
HOMEWORK* = ESSAYS, PROBLEM SETS, ETC.
CFW* = CREDIT FOR WORK
5 Key Pillars of Teacher Apprenticeships
1. efficiency
A learner’s job counts for a portion of their degree hours
Teacher apprentices work full time and still graduate on a standard timeline because their job as a paraprofessional counts towards the degree’s credit hours.
2. Flexibility
Classes are online and scheduled around work
Classes are online and scheduled around apprentices’ workday so that they do not need to travel far from home, miss work, or arrange childcare.
3. relevance
Courses build skills and connect to their job
Class discussions analyze apprentices’ work experience (rather than theoretical problem sets, essays, or performance tasks) to ensure immediate applicability.
4. Affordability
Apprentices are paid for their work and pay no tuition
Districts pay apprentices and federal funding (PELL, WIOA, etc,) covers tuition. Apprentices do not take on debt; they are paid to earn their BA degree and teaching credentials.
5. Professional capital
Their employer promotes them upon graduation
Educator Preparation Providers coordinate around district staffing needs. Apprentices know they have a teaching position waiting for them in their school district when they graduate.
5 Key Pillars of Teacher Apprenticeships
1. efficiency
A learner’s job counts for a portion of their degree hours
Teacher apprentices work full time and still graduate on a standard timeline because their job as a paraprofessional counts towards the degree’s credit hours.
2. Flexibility
Classes are online and scheduled around work
Classes are online and scheduled around apprentices’ workday so that they do not need to travel far from home, miss work, or arrange childcare.
3. relevance
Courses build skills and connect to their job
Class discussions analyze apprentices’ work experience (rather than theoretical problem sets, essays, or performance tasks) to ensure immediate applicability.
4. Affordability
Apprentices are paid for their work and pay no tuition
Districts pay apprentices and federal funding (PELL, WIOA, etc,) covers tuition. Apprentices do not take on debt; they are paid to earn their BA degree and teaching credentials.
5. Professional capital
Their employer promotes them upon graduation
Educator Preparation Providers coordinate around district staffing needs. Apprentices know they have a teaching position waiting for them in their school district when they graduate.
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