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Content for a Quality Teacher Pathway Program

Book IconCurriculum is the foundation for high-quality teaching. Start or enhance your teacher preparation program with the strength of the Educators Rising Curriculum, based upon the Educators Rising Standards and a set of cross-cutting themes that can be flexibly used as part of your Education and Training Pathway, as part of chapter activities, or as supplemental material to support Grow Your Own programs in your school. 

The Educators Rising Curriculum emphasizes fundamental, research-based teaching practices critical for high school students to develop as they take their first steps to becoming accomplished educators.  

PPT SlidesEducators Rising Instructional Materials. This flexible curriculum—rooted in the Educators Rising Standards  (aligned with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and inTASC standards)—includes sixty-seven lesson topics organized into five domains: 

  1. Personal Development (You),  
  2. Student-Centered Approaches (Your Students),  
  3. Effective Classroom Management (Your Classroom),  
  4. Community Engagement (Your Community),  
  5. Professional Growth & Advocacy (Your Profession). 

Resources for Clinical Experiences. Providing students with hands-on opportunities to experience teaching and refine their practice is a cornerstone of the Educators Rising curriculum program with its work-based learning components. 

Teacher Leader Training and Support. Any school that chooses to implement the Educators Rising curriculum also receives training for teachers leading the course. Opportunities are available to attend in-person curriculum training at the Educators Rising National Conference and a virtual training option is offered three times annually. Beyond initial support, ongoing implementation support is available via email and during monthly virtual office hours. 

Access to a National Network. The Educators Rising membership network connects peers and experts around the country who are focusing on the same issues and challenges. Participating teachers and students can benefit from professional development, best practices, expertise, and discounts to attend the Educators Rising National Conference. 

Assistant PrincipalSchools recognize the need to increase the diversity of their teaching staff. One of the effects of increasing teacher diversity is helping close student achievement gaps. Educators Rising is working to support districts to increase diversity in their local teacher workforce. Annually, between 51-53% of Educators Rising student membership is aligned with the diversity present in schools across the United States. 

Schools want to grow their own teachers. Grow Your Own Teacher programs address the following issues: 

They want to elevate the teaching profession. Through a standards-based curriculum, thoughtful discussion, and practical experiences, student teachers commit themselves to grow into educators that support excellence, results, engagement, and social justice.  

Our curriculum can be organized across a full 1- or 2-year scope and sequence. But it can also be utilized for 3- or 4-year CTE pathways. Materials are provided via our membership portal as PowerPoint and PDF resources, organized with a collection of lessons in essential and supplemental categories. Each lesson includes student-guided notes and teacher notes. Our PowerPoint decks can be used by teachers right away with their ready-to-present format. 

Our curriculum is loved by teachers because of its flexibility to be used across different school schedules, as part of a class, or as part of an afterschool club. 

Because our materials are in editable PowerPoint format, teachers can supplement and modify content to their needs and even share materials in online content management systems for easy student access. 

Smiling adult teacher in classroomOur domains and lesson plan topics include the following sub-domains: 

  • For the emerging teacher  
    • Self-awareness,  
    • Improvement,  
    • Personal expectations, and  
    • Reflectiveness  
  • For your future students  
    • Development,  
    • Connecting with Students,  
    • Diverse Learners and Special Education  
  • The Classroom  
    • Introducing Teaching,  
    • Classroom Culture and Management,  
    • Teaching for Empowerment,
    • High-Leverage Practices,  
    • Anti-Bias Instruction  
  • Your Community  
    • Partners, 
    • Colleagues,  
    • Local Community,  
    • The Profession,  
    • Understanding the School System  
  • Planning a Path  
    • Being a Professional,  
    • Context for Great Teaching

We also provide supplemental resources including supports for engaging in field/clinical experiences and curriculum implementation support for the teacher leader. Learn more with our Educators Rising Curriculum & Supplemental Resources Guide (PDF).

Access a sample lesson plan (PDF) to see how we concisely organize each of our 67 lessons for the benefit of teachers. 

The Components of a High School Grow Your Own


Recently Dr. James Lane (CEO, PDK International) outlined ten components toward a high-quality Grow Your Own program for high schools, which includes the establishment of Educators Rising chapters and our Curriculum.

Educators Rising provides both a vibrant community and a specialized curriculum to address the teacher shortage and the lack of diversity in the profession. All Grow Your Own Programs are not the same! Our CTSO model with school chapters coupled with regional, state, and national events strengthens the experience students have in the classroom when teachers use our curriculum built upon standards developed with national partners that help you ensure that students are well-prepared to enter into education careers and higher education options.

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I have been using the Educators Rising Curriculum for over 5 years now and love the program. Previously, I was creating my own resources to use in my education program courses. The Educators Rising Curriculum is easy to use and flexible in the units.

— Amy Mitchell, Northeast Dubois Jr/Sr High School, Indiana 

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Educators Rising has given me a stronger passion to want to become an educator.

 

Milan Aranda

National Student President, Educators Rising

How to Supplement our Curriculum

Our curriculum provides teacher-leaders support for your students to engage in teaching within your district. Optional resources include our microcredential program offered via our partner, Digital Promise. This solution provides the opportunity for students to showcase mastery of their teaching & education skills gained in your school’s program.

Sustainable Funding Models

Our webinar, opposite, presents the multiple ways that schools and districts can fund their Grow Your Own teacher program. Among CTE programs, ours is among the least expensive! Yet in addition to providing your students an early advantage to develop the competencies and knowledge for teaching, you’re building out the pipeline for future educators right in your community.

In short, districts leverage the following funding types to provide our program in their schools:

Download our funding guide (PDF).

 

Why Educators Rising’s Curriculum?  

  • You have limited resources and time  
  • Ensures program of study is consistent in your district 
  • Helps guide your students toward a high-quality, hands-on exploration of teaching  
  • Aligned to best standards and practices  
  • Invest in developing your own pathways to teaching 
  • Opportunities for dual-credit and dual enrollment
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Download our PDF guide on Educators Rising and our Curriculum for 2024.

Outreach & Engagement Team

Dr. Lisa Rollins (email)
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About PDK International 

Established in 1906, PDK International supports P-20 educators, researchers, and policy makers by  strengthening their commitment to the  profession throughout the entire arc of their  careers. We are committed to elevating the profession through the intersection of research and practice. 

At PDK, we strive to embrace the  complexities of public education,  be intellectually honest, and ask the  right questions. And through our core values of social justice, engagement, excellence and results, we  encourage educators and  stakeholders to elevate the discourse and change the narrative around teaching & learning to ensure  that every student has a high-quality equitable education.