Monday, January 23, 2012
Boettcher Grad Raves About Her Residency Training
Kate Mulcahy, a graduate of the Boettcher Teachers Program, argues in support of residency training in this Education Week blog.
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Roughly 50% of all urban public school teachers leave within the first three years. The retention rate for Urban Teacher Residency (UTR) grads beyond those crucial first three years is 85%. It’s a difference that’s transforming districts.
And a model that’s producing results.
UTRU and its partner programs are setting the standard for urban teacher preparation nationwide.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Network Partners Join the 100Kin10 Movement
Four UTRU network partners joined the 100Kin10 movement this week: the Academy for Urban School Leadership, the Aspire Teacher Residency, the Memphis Teacher Residency, and the Philadelphia Teacher Residency. We congratulate you on this achievement! Read more about the 100 + partners now involved in the movement to recruit, prepare, and retain 100,000 STEM teacher in the next ten years
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
New Paradigm Needed for Teacher Training
Education News Colorado has published a commentary arguing for a new paradigm in teacher training. The Boettcher Teachers Program and the Denver Teacher Residency are highlighted in the piece as excellent models.
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UTRU has developed standards, or a common framework, outlining the program design elements that our network believes to be essential for a high-functioning Residency program. They are practice-based standards that are shared and promoted by our partners and used to ensure quality and support learning.
