EPISODE · Oct 25, 2024 · 28 MIN
Dr. Ashleigh Thompson, University Dean of Education for CUNY
from NACCTEP Now · host The National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs
Listen in as NACCTEP Executive Director Julie Ferin chats with Dr. Ashleigh Thompson, University Dean of Education for CUNY about how the colleges within the CUNY system are positively affecting the teacher landscape in New York City. Dr. Thompson shares how the colleges interact and collaborate with each other and with the high schools to provide warm transfers on students' journeys to becoming teachers. The CUNY structure is positively affecting not only the diversity of the teaching field in New York City, but also the teacher retention rates. To find more information on the CUNY education programs, please visit www.cuny.edu/teachered Dr. Thompson also reflects on her experience in France and Germany as a Fulbright scholar and how it opened her eyes to new experiences and new ways to look at the education field. She shares these experiences in an article titled Claiming a Pedagogy of Interruption through International Experiences
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Listen in as NACCTEP Executive Director Julie Ferin chats with Dr. Ashleigh Thompson, University Dean of Education for CUNY about how the colleges within the CUNY system are positively affecting the teacher landscape in New York City. Dr. Thompson shares how the colleges interact and collaborate with each other and with the high schools to provide warm transfers on students' journeys to becoming teachers. The CUNY structure is positively affecting not only the diversity of the teaching field in New York City, but also the teacher retention rates. To find more information on the CUNY education programs, please visit www.cuny.edu/teachered Dr. Thompson also reflects on her experience in France and Germany as a Fulbright scholar and how it opened her eyes to new experiences and new ways to look at the education field. She shares these experiences in an article titled Claiming a Pedagogy of Interruption through International Experiences
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