Role Call /rolecall Florida universities and school districts are partnering to attack the state’s teacher shortage. Is it working? en-US WLRN Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT Turning STEM majors into educators to tackle a teacher shortage — and a ‘disconnect’ /education/2024-06-05/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-stem-fiu-miami-dade FIUTeach at Florida International University aims to reduce the shortage of math and science teachers in Miami-Dade County and beyond — while ensuring educators are subject matter experts. WLRN goes into one of South Florida's oldest high schools to see how the program is working. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-05/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-stem-fiu-miami-dade Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel More time in the classroom, plus a paycheck: How USF prepares elementary teachers /education/2024-06-04/teacher-pay-internship-usf-manatee-florida-shortage The Manatee County school district partners with USF to offer intensive experiences in classrooms for education undergraduates — and it is one of the few programs in Florida to pay interns. The aim is to entice, prepare and inspire new teachers, in the hope they will also stay to teach locally upon graduation. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-04/teacher-pay-internship-usf-manatee-florida-shortage Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel Free master's degree entices dozens of special ed teachers, but Florida needs thousands /education/2024-06-03/ucf-special-ed-masters-degree Every special education teacher makes a big impact — but Florida public schools will need an extra 2,500 of them for the upcoming academic year. WLRN looks at a federally funded program at the University of Central Florida that offers a free master's degree in special education in exchange for a teaching commitment. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-03/ucf-special-ed-masters-degree Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel Role Call: Universities, schools partner to train more qualified teachers, but shortage persists /show/the-florida-roundup/2024-05-31/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-role-call This week on The Florida Roundup, we introduce a new WLRN series that explores how Florida universities and school districts are incentivizing college students to become teachers in the highest-need areas. Florida universities and school districts are incentivizing college students to become teachers in the highest-need areas. In the WLRN series Role Call, we found these programs are "moving the needle, but only a very, very small amount." Fri, 31 May 2024 21:29:34 GMT /show/the-florida-roundup/2024-05-31/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-role-call Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel Finding Florida teachers in new WLRN series "Role Call' /podcast/the-florida-roundup/2024-05-31/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-role-call This week on The Florida Roundup, we're joined by reporter Yvonne zum Tobel to discuss the WLRN series Role Call. The series looks into how Florida universities and school districts are incentivizing college students to become teachers in the highest-need areas. Fri, 31 May 2024 21:27:55 GMT /podcast/the-florida-roundup/2024-05-31/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-role-call Role Call: Universities, schools partner to train more qualified teachers, but shortage persists /education/2024-05-31/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-role-call Florida universities and school districts are incentivizing college students to become teachers in the highest-need areas. In the WLRN series Role Call, we found these programs are "moving the needle, but only a very, very small amount." Fri, 31 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-05-31/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-role-call Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel