In order to filter and curate the resources on this site, we scanned resources across organizations that have focused on the educator workforce. We reviewed the resource library of the Regional Education Laboratories (RELs) and the Comprehensive Center Network Resource Library, and other practitioner-oriented associations including The School Superintendents Association (AASA), the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), and National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). We expanded our search based on new resources referenced within the initial resources we pre-selected, leading to the inclusion of resources from other organizations like the US Department of Education, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and the Great Teachers and Leaders Center.
We employed the search terms “Educator Workforce”, “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion”, “Teacher Retention”, “Teacher Recruitment” and “Teacher Effectiveness” within these sites. We did not filter for a specific type of resource or format, nor did we delimit the search by year of publication, region, or state. This initial search yielded a total of 149 resources. We filtered this pool by screening for the relevance of the material (how much it addressed diversifying or expanding the teacher workforce) and its perceived applicability to implementing strategies for our intended audiences (see glossary for descriptors of the audiences). The resulting list comprised 92 resources, which was later reduced to 72 after grouping resources that belong to clusters of resources (i.e. multiple resources on a specific website, a toolkit with multiple documents).
The overall universe of resources spans several organizations, provides guidance for rural, suburban, and urban settings, targets different stages of the educator development pipeline, considers different stages of initiative and strategies, and spans multiple areas and populations of interest (i.e. Grow Your Own, multilingual learners, special education educators). Some resources and topics were not included in this selection, among them micro-credentials, early childhood education, and Career and Technical Education (CTE). While we strive to provide a comprehensive collection, we acknowledge that there may be additional valuable resources not currently included on our site. Any exclusions are unintentional and solely our responsibility.
