THE TEACHER TIPPING POINT June 6 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Welcome & Purpose
Jay Hartzell, Ph.D, President, University of Texas at Austin Charles R. Martinez, Jr., Ph.D, Dean, College of Education John Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Educate Texas
1:15 p.m. Texas Educator Preparation Pathways Study: Overview + Q&A with Researchers Laura Costello, Ph.D, Director of Data Analytics & Assessment, UT College of Education Michael P. Marder, Ph.D, Executive Director, UTeach, UT College of Natural Sciences Pedro Reyes, Ph.D, Executive Director, Texas Education Research Center, UT College of Education Celeste Alexander. Ph.D, Director, Texas Education Research Center, UT College of Education
1:45 p.m. EPP Study Reflections: Context & Perspectives
Harrison Keller, Ph.D, Commissioner & CEO, Higher Education for the State of Texas Kelvey Oeser, Deputy Commissioner of Educator and System Support, Texas Education Agency Teacher perspective - Jacqueline R. Tellez, Teacher, Houston ISD Alternative certification program perspective - René Ruiz, Ed.D, Director, Educator Preparation Solutions at Region 4 ESC University-based program perspective - Alma D. Rodríguez, Ed.D, Dean, College of Education and P-16 Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2:30 p.m. – Break
2:40 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Filling the New Teacher Pipeline – Lavaca Room, 4th floor Discussant - Sarah Beal, Ed.D, Executive Director, US PREP National Center Facilitator - Mark Milliron, Ph.D, Western Governors University Senior Vice President & Executive Dean, School of Education Plugging the Pipeline: Keeping Teachers in the Field – Pecos Room, 3rd floor Discussant - Art Cavazos, Ed.D, Superintendent-in-Residence, The Holdsworth Center & Educate Texas Facilitator - David E. DeMatthews, Ph.D, Associate Professor, UT College of Education Research and Policy: What Else Do We Need to Know and Do? – Comal Room, 3rd floor Discussant - Susan Dawson, President & Executive Director, E3 Alliance Facilitator - Priscilla Aquino-Garza, Director of Policy, Educate Texas
3:40 p.m. So What, Now What: Reflections from Breakout Discussants 4:00 p.m. Putting it All Together: Closing Panel
Panel Moderator - Beth Maloch, Ed.D, Senior Associate Dean, UT College of Education Archie L. Holmes Jr., Ph.D, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas System Shari Albright, Ed.D, President, Charles Butt Foundation Melina Recio, Teacher, McAllen ISD & Member, TEA Teacher Vacancy Task Force
4:45 p.m. Call to Action: Commitments & Next Steps Charles R. Martinez, Jr., Ph.D, Dean, College of Education John Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Educate Texas
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception