Programs

"What makes a good teacher? It's a person who has a passion for knowledge and the subject that they teach, for the community, and for the kids."

San Francisco public school teacher.

Urban Teacher Residency

Currently under development. Aspiring teachers integrate their master’s level course work with an intensive, full-year classroom residency alongside an experienced mentor. In their second year, they become teachers with their own classrooms while continuing to receive intensive mentoring.


The Basics – What will the program look like in San Francisco?

  • Cohorts of residents are placed in designated “Teaching Academies,” that are chosen because of their ability to serve diverse students well.
  • Residents learn in the classroom of a highly accomplished master teacher for an entire year while taking tightly connected coursework from university partners.
  • Upon completion of the residency, new teachers are supported for their first two years of teaching through an enhanced induction program.
  • Residents receive a stipend and free or reduced tuition for their training year in return for 3 – 4 years of district service.
  • The first cohort will begin in summer, 2010.

Read our fact sheet on creating an Urban Teacher Residency in San Francisco

 

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