KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A new program at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville aims to increase diversity among the state’s teachers.
A university news release says the Increasing Teacher Equity to Address Community High Needs, or I-TEACH, program will begin this summer in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.
The two-year program will support 12 prospective teachers for 33 hours of coursework and clinical practice that will help them graduate with a master’s degree in teacher education.
Program participants will be assigned two mentor teachers at a partnering school and a designated UT advisor, faculty member and supervisor.
Partnering school districts include Knox, Anderson and Blount county districts; and Schools, and Maryville, Lenoir City and Alcoa city districts.
The initiative is funded by a Tennessee Higher Education Commission grant.