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UCR’s role in improving education and educational
opportunity
Thomas M. Smith
Dean & Professor
Graduate School of Education
University of California, RiversideOne of the most ethnically and economically diverse research universities in the country
Rated #2 by Washington MonthlySocial Mobility
Research
Community Service
U.S. News and World Report ranks the UCR GSOE:
76th in the country
10th in California
1st in the Inland Empire
What does the GSOE do?
Research includes:Reading acquisition and reading difficulties
Measurement and assessment STEM
Teacher quality and teacher labor markets
Behavior support practices, including multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS)
Families of children with disabilities, including autism
Higher education politics, policy and finance
Racial equities issues in higher educationAnd coming soon….STEM teaching and Learning!
Concerns about drop in enrollment in teacher education
NPR: Where have all the teachers gone? March 23, 2015
SOURCE: May 2015 presentation by Patrick Shields, executive director of SRI education; data from California Department of Education and Commission on Teacher Credentialing
California is Heading Toward a Teacher Shortage
UCR GSOE Teacher education enrollment
FY08/09 FY09/10 FY10/11 FY11/12 FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15 FY15/16
General Ed MEd 64 41 48 48 42 42 75 99
Teacher Credential Candi-dates
38 46 52 49 44 37 30 37
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Shortage is a bigger problem in some fields than others
Designated Shortage Areas FTEShortage
% of SubjectFTE Teachers
% of TotalFTE Teachers
Special Education including State Special Schools 4,540.3
26.9% 1.75%
Mathematics/Computer Education 2,214.6 10.4% 0.85%
Science 2,016.9 12.7% 0.78%
English/Drama/Humanities 2,024.2 8.5% 0.78%
PE/Health/Dance
903.2 7.4% 0.35%
History/Social Science 1,184.9 7.1% 0.46%
Other Specializations
967.9 6.8% 0.37%
Totals 13,858.3
5.34%
Source: California Department of Education, 2013-14
Teacher candidates by subject area
UCRCA
Racial/ethnic distribution of teacher credential students
CA UCR
White 51% 32%
Hispanic/Latino 26% 44%
African American 6% 4%
Asian/Pacific Islander 9% 14%
American Indian 1% 0%
Two or more races 7%
Other/decline to state 6%
Source: Annual Report Cardon California Teacher Preparation Programs for the Academic Year 2012‐2013 + UCR data
4 out of 10 beginning teachers quit in the first 5 years
Why do new teachers leave?
Ingersoll, R., Merrill, L., & Stuckey, D. (2014). Seven trends: the transformation of the teaching force. CPRE Report (#RR-80)
What does research tell us about teacher quality and retention?
Content knowledge alone does not necessarily lead to high quality teaching
Mentorship by a teacher in the same field can help reduce teacher attrition
Teacher professional development should be content-focused, on-going, and tied to what teachers are trying to accomplish in their classrooms
Don’t put new teachers in the most challenging schools
A supportive principal matters
Balance between accountability and autonomy in the classroom