Meaningful_Change_In_Education

Meaningful Change In Education Teach Institution: Building the Heart of a Teacher “Restoration, reweaving, is one of the obligations of leadership.” (Max De Pree, 1997) Schools today are being rewoven. The focus on high standards has created a culture of accountability that calls for high quality teaching to help each child reach his or her potential. Unfortunately, schools are also facing a severe shortage of teachers, particularly in middle and secondary schools as well as areas such as special education. One short-term solution has been the use of teachers who are operating with emergency credentials. Leave No Child Behind has said no to emergency certification and legislation to establish Teach Institution has opened a unique opportunity to reweave teacher preparation. Teach Institution, if funded to The University, will examine the in-school supports that need to be provided these alternate-credentialed teachers; most specifically, we will examine how mentors can contribute to greater success. A network of mentors has quietly emerged from prior initiatives of Mississippi legislation via the World Class Teachers program; this program provided a network to mentor Mississippi's best teachers into National Board Certification status. By working with mentors and mentoring for these alternate-credential teachers, the University of Southern Mississippi (UNIVERSITY), in conjunction teachers, teacher, preparation, education, programs, university, planning, alternate, strategic, school, state, professional, through, schools, teaching, teach, public, professor, mississippi, institution, dr, delivery, alternative, step, standards, project, one, national, development, board, among, practices, pathway, candidates, time