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The BranchED portal is designed to support both teacher educators and PK-12 partners in their professional development. Whether you’re seeking information on a particular topic, looking to take an online course, or to stay current with our evolving library of resources, we’ve got something for you.

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Dialogic Reading Toolkit: Building Early Literacy One Storybook at a Time

For: Community Based Organization, Higher Education Administrator, Higher Education Faculty, PK-12 Teacher, Teacher Candidate

This toolkit is intended to help individuals recognize the value of a child’s ability, their family, and their community, while collectively working together to develop early literacy skills. The toolkit is offered in both English and Spanish.

Vacancy Data Tool for EPPs and Partner Districts

For: Educational Policy Maker, Higher Education Administrator, Higher Education Faculty, PK-12 Administrator

The vacancy data tool (excel workbook) is designed for EPPS and their District Partners to look at three years of data. EPP and district data are entered directly into the workbook which automatically generates visualizations that highlight gaps and surpluses in selected concentration areas.

Vacancy Data Toolkit for EPPs and Partner Districts

For: Educational Policy Maker, Higher Education Administrator, Higher Education Faculty, PK-12 Administrator

This toolkit offers EPPs and District Partners a common vision of high-quality educator preparation and an approach to implementing evidence-based practices. The corresponding tool (excel workbook) is designed to look at three consecutive years of data and to generate data visualizations.

Recruitment Timeline: Planning Recruitment for a Teacher Residency Program

For: Higher Education Administrator, Higher Education Faculty, PK-12 Administrator

This tool is intended for use within a teacher residency program to help plot a strategic and thoughtful recruitment timeline. Intentional and collaborative planning around recruitment is critical for the success of a teacher residency.

Shared Governance Toolkit

For: Higher Education Administrator, Higher Education Faculty, PK-12 Administrator

This toolkit is intended for an EPP and school district partnership working together to build shared governance. It includes a summary of six primary components of effective shared governance. Each section summarizes the foundational principle of the component and references available resources.

Shared Governance Topics for Consideration

For: Higher Education Administrator, Higher Education Faculty, PK-12 Administrator

This tool provides a starting point for EPP and district partnerships as they outline their agendas. While not exhaustive, it gives a list of topics for consideration. These focus areas encourage reflection, discussion, and action around frequently identified partnership initiatives.

BranchED seeks to support individual educator preparation programs (EPPs) and the field at large in reimagining and redefining “quality” preparation programs such that attention to issues of diversity and equity are explicit, embedded, and inextricably linked to high-quality performance.

The Resource Portal was created to support our community by providing resources such as instructional materials, online modules, podcasts, practice-based learning opportunities, research briefs, teaching video library, tool/toolkit, and webinars.

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