Ontario adding 2,600 teacher candidate spaces amid shortage

Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Should Shorten Teacher Education Programs

Commentary The Ontario government is considering a major change to teacher education. Since 2015, prospective teachers have had to complete an undergraduate degree followed by a two-year teacher education program at a university. This two-year program includes multiple education theory courses and a practicum where prospective teachers gain practical classroom experience under the guidance of experienced teachers. An extreme teacher shortage is …

Ontario adding 2,600 teacher candidate spaces as it looks ahead of worsening shortage

Ontario is adding 2,600 spaces to teachers colleges across the province as it stares down a worsening teacher shortage, a move unions say is welcome though will not in isolation solve the problem.

Ontario to add 2,600 teacher candidate spaces amid shortage

Unions say the move by the province is welcomed, though it will not in isolation solve the problem

Ontario adding 2,600 teacher candidate spaces amid shortage

Ontario is adding 2,600 spaces to teachers colleges across the province as it stares down a worsening teacher shortage, a move unions say is welcome though will not in isolation solve the problem.

Desperate for teachers, Nebraska schools turn abroad — to the Philippines - Flatwater Free Press

SCHUYLER — In a classroom 7,903 miles from home, Dorina Ramos counts down from five.   “Five,” Ramos says in her clear and practiced English, as a teenager passing around handfuls of chips sits back at his desk.  “Four.” A lingering high schooler stores his school-issued iPad away in a classroom cabinet.  “Three.” Another teenager wanders from the pencil sharpener back to her seat.  “Two.” The Spanish chatter of Ramos’ class of immigrant high sc…

2,600 teacher candidate spaces added in Ontario

Ontario is adding 2,600 spaces to teachers colleges across the province as it stares down a worsening teacher shortage, a move unions say is welcome though will not in isolation solve the problem. The budget tabled last week by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy contained a brief reference to spending $55.8 million over two years to train those new teachers by 2027. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn said the money will go toward ad…