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Teacher Workforce: How to Recruit and Empower Career Changers

Career changers are a vital part of the teaching workforce, bringing fresh perspectives and invaluable experience. In this on-demand session from Moreland University, you'll learn how to better recruit career changers and support their early years in the classroom.
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This session is ideal for U.S. HR leaders focused on recruitment, retention, and teacher certification.  

You'll Learn:

 

✓ Recruiting strategies that resonate with career changers 

✓ Common stumbling blocks for career changers (and how to help)  

✓ How to support certification for career changers 

✓ How to improve professional development for career changers  

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Fayth Buriff

Curriculum Manager, Moreland University 
 

Fayth is a career changer who started her first teaching job at 32 years old. Prior to teaching, she was a bank teller, a Certified Nursing Assistant, and a small-business owner, to name a few.   

She holds a master’s degree in early childhood education, ABD doctorates (All But Dissertation) in educational leadership and curriculum and instruction, and she is currently working toward her doctorate in curriculum and instruction. 

Meet the Panel

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Brittany Ramey

Instructional Specialist, Higher Education Partnerships 

Montgomery County Public Schools 

Brittany's career has seen her in various roles, including second-grade teacher, English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher, and school counselor. She holds master's degrees in educational psychology and school counseling and is currently pursuing her doctorate in educational leadership. 

 
Michele Stephens, Ed.S.

Michele Stephens, Ed.S.

Chief Human Resources Officer

Rockdale County Public Schools  

Michele has worked with Rockdale County Public Schools in Conyers, Georgia, for the past 23 years. She spent the first 15 years as a special education educator and administrator before moving into human resources, where she currently serves on the superintendent’s executive cabinet. 

Michele holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Special Education, a Master of Education in Counselor Education, and a Specialist degree in Educational Leadership. 

 

Panelists

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