Tennessee Grow Your Own Center
Tennessee’s Grow Your Own (GYO) program creates a way for those who want to become teachers to undergo an apprenticeship with guidance by universities and their partner schools. The Teacher Occupation Apprenticeship program—a first in the nation—provides an innovative, no-cost pathway to allow more people to enter this rewarding profession to lead the next generation of Tennesseans.
Grow Your Own also includes other programs such as:
- Teaching as a Profession
- Teacher Credential Expansion
For general or all other inquiries, please contact growyourown@tennessee.edu.
Latest Release
- TDOE, TN Grow Your Own Center and Study.com Bring “Keys to the Classroom” Resources to Future Tennessee Teachers February 2023 - NASHVILLE, TN — Today, the Tennessee Department of Education, in partnership with Study.com, announced all Tennessee Teacher Apprenticeship candidates through the Tennessee Grow Your Own Center have free access to “Keys to the Classroom” to provide test prep support for their licensure tests to earn their Tennessee teacher’s license. Read the Latest Release