An Illinois State Board of Education grant program is giving students across the state the tools and insights they need to become teachers.
Educator prep instructor Tom Kosiek works with sophomore Sara Wojcik in an Ed Academy class at Buffalo Grove High School on Feb. 13, 2023.
“Right across from my classroom is a preschool,” Kosiek said. “It’s got 16 kids that are there all day long, every day.” Despite the increase in student interest, ISBE reported Illinois had 2,139 unfilled teaching positions in October 2021, with most of the unfilled positions concentrated in underresourced communities and in bilingual and special education roles.When ISBE launched the grant program in 2020, one of the main goals was to help school districts better meet the needs of their local teacher pipeline, said ISBE spokeswoman Jackie Matthews.
District 220′s Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Melissa Byrne said the education pathways program allows students to get a seal on their diplomas indicating that they participated in individualized course plans that included a 60-hour internship as part of work-based learning. Kosiek stressed how important it is to have a relationship with his students that isn’t reduced to curriculum or grades.
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