RIC’s Feinstein School of Education and Human Development (FSEHD) has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the Rhode Island Foundation to improve student performance in Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket and Central Falls schools. With this grant, the FSEHD will establish a Grow Your Own Equity (GYO) Fellows Program designed to diversify the workforce in career and technical education. The ultimate goal of the fellowship program is to train GYO educators to prepare high school students in these urban districts for college and a career in teaching.
The largest number of Guatemalans in Rhode Island live and attend school in Providence and Central Falls. It’s no wonder then why Erin Papa, RIC assistant professor of world languages education, would tap teachers in these cities to engage in four weeks of professional development in Guatemala.
Many states in the country are facing a shortage of multilingual teachers, including Rhode Island. Rhode Island College is narrowing those challenges by providing three different programs leading to certification to teach Spanish, Portuguese and French. The B.A. and M.A.T. in world languages education prepare you to teach grades PK-12 and the Rhode Island Teacher Education (RITE) Program prepares you to teach grades 9-12 in secondary content areas and PK-12 in world languages.