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Aspiring Educator Pathway

Developing World-Class Teachers for Impactful Learning and Personalized Student Success

 

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The ongoing success of any school district and the future of education relies on high-quality, highly-skilled teachers who have the resources and support necessary to thrive as professional educators and meet the needs of students today and in the future. The Aspiring Educator Pathway, developed by the Cherry Creek School District, is leading the way in teacher satisfaction and retention by reimagining the teaching learning environment and elevating the teaching profession. This new, innovative model benefits students through collaborative teaching and more personalized classroom instruction to ensure student success and a more positive school environment.

Building on the Future Educator Pathway, the Aspiring Educator Pathway has adopted a model similar to a medical residency program which to provide a personalized pathway for future teachers to learn the profession and gain hands-on classroom experience while receiving support from excellent teachers. Through this education, CCSD teachers become licensed by the State of Colorado and ensure they are supported during their early professional development. This program aims to proactively address common challenges facing teachers today, such as student debt and burn out, and to better support teachers at all stages of their career.

Click here for more FAQs about the Aspiring Educator Pathway Program.

For more information, contact us by email at AspiringEducator@cherrycreekschools.org.

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Top Five Benefits of Aspiring Educator Pathway

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Elevating the teaching profession. Transforming the classroom learning experience.

These are the paradigm shifts that make the Aspiring Educator Pathway stand out as a transformational, groundbreaking teacher development model:

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From Single Classroom Teacher to Collaborative Team of Teachers

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From Aspiring Teacher to Teacher Mentor

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From Project-based Learning to Purpose-driven Learning

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From One Linear Program to Multiple Entry Points

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From Centralized Expertise to Distributed Expertise

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From Training to Professional Learning Cycles

Aspiring Educator Pathway in the News

Colorado school district tries something new to recruit and train teachers, and it's working

The Cherry Creek School District is moving into its second year of the Aspiring Educator Pathway program. The four-year program, which the district compares to a medical residency model, pairs apprentice teachers with mentor teachers while they earn their bachelor's degrees and gain more than 4,500 hours of hands-on classroom experience. The apprentices are paid for their time in training.

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