Adelphi's Urban Teacher Residency Program Brings Graduate Students to NYC Public Schools
Garden City, NY (11/04/2021) — Adelphi University's College of Education and Health Sciences is partnering with New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) for a new Urban Teacher Residency (UTR) program that prepares teachers for New York City public schools that serve communities historically marginalized by systemic inequities. The first cohort of residents will enter the program in 2022, with final applications due by March 4, 2022.
The NYCDOE/Adelphi UTR program is designed for culturally competent future educators-whether career changers or recent college graduates-who are passionate about supporting NYC students, especially those who have been impacted by systemic inequities. Residents will benefit from intense clinical practice and comprehensive support, while earning a master's degree in adolescent education, along with New York state teacher certification in science or math.
"Teacher residency programs offer Adelphi students opportunities for increased innovation within a clinical practice setting, ultimately strengthening their own practices as new teachers," said Tracy Hogan, PhD, science professor in the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education within the College of Education and Health Science. "We are thrilled to partner with our colleagues at the New York City Department of Education to offer this teacher preparation pathway at Adelphi University."
UTR residents will apply classroom learning at Adelphi's Manhattan Center in real time with the students they teach, while receiving individualized, targeted support from a personal teaching mentor and post-residence support as well as job placement assistance, a salary and eligibility for healthcare benefits.
Once hired within a NYC school, each resident will teach a part-time course load while engaging in the school community full-time, honing their teaching skills and receiving constructive feedback and crucial support from program staff, faculty and fellow graduate students in the program. They will also continue to receive mentorship and program guidance-including the hiring, interview, application and certification support that leads to full-time, postgraduate teaching positions.
To date, 100 percent of residents who have completed a residency year have been hired as full-time teachers.
Learn more about the NYCDOE/Adelphi Urban Teacher Residency program.
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Adelphi’s College of Education and Health Sciences is partnering with the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) in an exciting Urban Teacher Residency (UTR) program.