Candidates
The Candidates section outlines strategies for recruiting, retaining, and mentoring both teacher candidates and the educators who prepare them in Grow Your Own programs.
Candidate Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Grow Your Own Educator Programs
Kevin Entrekin
This document describes considerations and strategies for recruiting teacher candidates to Grow Your Own programs, as well as strategies for retaining and supporting them.
Key Competencies in Linguistically and Culturally Sustaining Mentoring and Instruction for Clinically-based Grow-Your-Own Teacher Education Programs
Amanda Kibler and Jason Greenberg Motamedi
This working paper details ten mentoring competencies for school-based cooperating teachers and university supervisors, as well as twelve instructional competencies for teacher candidates and university instructors. For more information, contact Amanda Kibler and Jason Greenberg Motamedi.
Mentoring: A Key Tool for Success in Grow Your Own Educator Programs
Christie McLean Kesler and Richard Dunn
This guide addresses the elements and importance of high-quality mentoring in Grow Your Own programs and specifies the responsibilities and needs of all mentors involved in a teacher candidate’s preparation.