
Preparing the Workforce with Waldorf University
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The educational workforce is changing, and going through a global pandemic only heightened and accelerated those changes. Today, we’ll talk about the kinds of changes that are happening in schools and classrooms and how the workforce is adapting and evolving along with the classrooms.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Melia Slinger, the ECE Program Director at Waldorf University, and Dr. Freda Barnett-Braddock, the Program Director of Graduate Education join Marnetta today to discuss what they see happening in schools and how the educational field is changing. They’ll discuss what was missing from education during the pandemic, as well as some silver linings, how higher education is changing to better support teachers, and what the future of teacher preparation looks like.</span></p> <p><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:01:25] Melia’s background</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:02:40] Dr. Barnett-Braddock’s background</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:05:38] The centrality of connections and relationship-building</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:06:50] Changes in the workforce since Melia and Freda entered the workforce</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:09:10] How the pandemic affected the changing workforce</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:15:50] The educational elements that were missing during the pandemic</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:18:56] How higher education is evolving to support teachers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">