1st Edition
Establishing a Yearlong Teacher Residency A Roadmap for Transforming Educator Preparation
This book outlines a model for a teacher residency, and how to establish a yearlong residency within an educator preparation program. It describes the four-year experiences of stakeholders at Tarleton State University, but can be used as a step-by-step guide in whole or in part to transforming teacher preparation at any university. After a brief description of the “traditional” clinical model and why a university may look to make a change, the book offers a roadmap for the entire process of moving to a residency model. Chapters provide detailed explanations of how to build mutually beneficial partnerships with school districts, utilize co-teaching models, and create revised roles across cooperating teachers, teacher residents, university and district leaders, and site coordinators. Contributing authors also cover change processes (successes and failures), funding models, scaling, sustainability, data collection, and evidence of effectiveness. Based on Tarleton’s recognition as one of the fastest scaling residency programs and most complete transformations to date, the tools presented offer any teacher prep program the opportunity to make the leap to a residency model. This resource is also ideal for school district leaders as guidance on building or enhancing existing partnerships with universities, and for in-service teachers to discover new co-teaching models.
About the Editors and Contributors
Prologue
Chris Sloan
Acknowledgements
Chris Sloan
Online Support Material
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chris Sloan and Kimberly Rynearson
Chapter 2 - Establishing the Pilot
Julie Howell, Chris Sloan, and Kimberly Rynearson
Chapter 3 - Developing Partnerships and MOUs
Joshua Jones
Chapter 4 – The Site Coordinator - The Glue That Holds It All Together
Laura Brulé, Nicole Mishnick, and Crystal Rose
Appendices
Chapter 5 - Transforming Supervision: The Site Coordinator Role
Chris Sloan, Joshua Jones, Laura Brulé, and Kimberly Rynearson
Appendices
Chapter 6 - The Cooperating Teacher - The Experienced Mentor
Nicole Mishnick, Crystal Rose, and Katherine Jones
Appendices
Chapter 7 - The Impact of the Yearlong Residency on Teacher Residents
Crystal Rose and Nicole Mishnick
Appendices
Chapter 8 – Strategic Staffing
Nicole Mishnick, Joshua Jones, and Laura Brulé
Chapter 9 - Scaling the Residency Smartly
Elizabeth Garcia, Christy Reed, and Nicole Mishnick
Chapter 10 - Curriculum and Assessment Development and Calibration
Christy Reed and Chris Sloan
Chapter 11 - Coming Full Circle: How Programmatic Use of a Codified Data Cycle Ensures Teachers Are Day One Ready
Crystal Rose, Nicole Mishnick, and Katherine Jones
Chapter 12 - Policy Changes and Handbooks
Julie Howell, Joshua Jones, and Laura Brulé
Chapter 13 - Next Steps and Future Plans
Christy Reed, Elizabeth Garcia, Laura Brulé
Chapter 14 - Conclusions
Chris Sloan and Kim Rynearson
Afterward
Chris Sloan
Glossary
Biography
Christopher J. Sloan is the Associate Dean of the College of Education at Tarleton State University, USA.
Sarah Beal is the Executive Director of the University School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation (US PREP), USA.
