Quality Educators for All: An Urban Teacher Residency Program That Prepares and Retains Highly Effective Educators

• In Event: 60.082 - Lessons Learned From Preservice and In-Service Teachers and Programs

Abstract

Despite the growing influence of urban teaching residency programs, there is limited research on their graduates’ effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the evaluation of an Urban Teacher Residency program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Quality Partnership grant. This project teamed the university with two high-need school districts, all of which desired to recruit, prepare, and retain effective teachers in high-needs secondary schools. Specifically, this paper will examine: (1) retention of graduates in the residency program; (2) effectiveness of residents as measured by supervisors and independent evaluators, and (3) residents ability to help students make significant academic progress.

Authors

• Megan E. Britt, Saint Leo University

• Tara Donahue, McREL

• Sharon A. Judge, Old Dominion University