Albright College’s Board of Trustees has approved plans to design and develop a new school within the college focused on educational innovation.
Albright College’s School of Educational Innovation, recommended to the board by a faculty taskforce, Albright Provost Karen Campbell, Ph.D., and Adelle Schade dean of pre-college and summer programs, is designed to bring together all Albright education programs to reach current and future PreK-12 teachers and administrators.
In addition to bachelor’s degrees in PreK-4 education, special education, secondary education, art education, and foreign languages K-12 programs, Albright offers master’s in education degrees and certifications in several categories. A new 4+1 bachelor-to-master degree program, launched this year, allows Albright students to earn both degrees in five years.
Teacher burnout
Exasperated by the pandemic, teacher burnout is at an all time high. Last fall, the National Education Association estimated a shortage of roughly 300,000 teachers and staff across the nation, particularly in rural districts and where special education and STEM teachers are in high demand. Administrator burnout is highest in urban districts. Albright’s new academic structure aims to further develop teacher programs that impact professional educator satisfaction and expand the teacher pipeline.
