SXSW EDU 2024
A Texas-Sized Solution to a Thriving Teacher Workforce
Description:
What happens in Texas influences the rest of the U.S. What if we created a better path to teaching, right here, right now, in this session? This panel features education champions across Texas who are all working to combat the teacher shortage crisis. From a teacher in Dallas, to a nonprofit in Houston, to the nation’s largest pipeline program for diverse teachers, you’ll hear a variety of perspectives on what it will take to ensure all students can have excellent teachers — and all teachers can thrive in their careers.
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Takeaways
- Attendees will take away concrete ideas about building a thriving teacher workforce to take back to their schools and communities.
- Education leaders will better understand how to use their own voices to build coalitions, inspire change, and drive action.
- Policymakers will leave with solutions to consider for how to improve recruiting, retaining, and rewarding excellent educators in Texas and beyond.
Speakers
- Shontee Branton, 1st Grade ELAR Teacher/ K-2 Reading Interventionist, Dallas ISD
- Robert Carreon, Vice President, Public Affairs - Texas, Teach For America
- Meredith-Leigh Pleasants, Director, Talent Pipelines, Good Reason Houston
- Lane Lowe, Co-Founder and President, Matterlab
Organizer
Afzal Habiban, Brand, People, & Operations Manager, Matterlab
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