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Dallas-Fort Worth Area STEM Collaboration Network to Host Educational and Networking Event for Area STEM Educators

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Monday, February 20, 2023
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This Thurs., Feb. 23, educators across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area will have the opportunity to convene with other innovators and visionaries interested in enhancing STEM education for all learners.

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  • This Thurs., Feb. 23, educators across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area will have the opportunity to convene with other innovators and visionaries interested in enhancing STEM education for all learners.
  • Presented by the Dallas-Fort Worth Area STEM Collaboration Network (DFW-SCN) and sponsored by the National Institute for STEM Education (NISE), the event runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is being hosted by Waxahachie ISD (WISD).
  • “Educators and leaders who attend this event understand that STEM isn’t just about science, technology, engineering, and math; it’s about excellent teaching across the curriculum,” said Craig R. Leager, executive director of NISE.
  • Wilemon was the one of the first schools in the nation to have all teachers receive STEM certification from NISE.

Eastern Michigan University partners with Washtenaw Intermediate School District to combat critical teacher shortage in Michigan

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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YPSILANTI, Mich., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD), are working collaboratively on a Paraprofessional-to-Teacher Certification Pilot Program to invest in existing public school employees who want to become teachers.

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  • YPSILANTI, Mich., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD), are working collaboratively on a Paraprofessional-to-Teacher Certification Pilot Program to invest in existing public school employees who want to become teachers.
  • "The pandemic teacher shortage crisis has significantly affected Michigan, which had maintained a well-balanced teacher supply system until recent years," said Myung-Sook Koh, professor of special education and coordinator of the Paraeducators to Special Educators program at Eastern.
  • "Teacher shortages have become a chronic phenomenon across the state's school districts – regardless of suburban, urban, rural, or high versus low-paying school districts."
  • Eastern hopes to work with MDE and other ISDs to expand the program.