Research & Evidence

Key Features of Residencies from LPI Case Study Research

Explore in-depth case studies highlighting the impact and design of residency programs.

Facilitators
Jennifer Bland, Victoria Wang, Wesley Wei

San Felipe

Residency Foundation

Practice-Based Instructional

Strategies

Learn actionable strategies to enhance practice-based teaching in residency programs. This session will also explore ways to actively engage faculty in the work of transformation, ensuring alignment and shared ownership of innovative teaching practices.

Facilitators

Prairie View A & M

Sage

Residency Foundation

Building A Yearlong Residency: Residency 101

A beginner's guide to creating and implementing a successful year long residency.

Facilitators
Dr. Sarah Saltmarsh, Dr. Shea Culpepper

Westchester

Scaling & Sustaining

Scaling Residency to

Secondary

Join us in exploring the crucial components of successfully expanding yearlong residencies to secondary programs. Discover how coalition members have addressed the intricacies involved in scaling high-quality residencies, and gain valuable insights into effective planning strategies and resources to support your team's efforts.

Facilitators
Dr. Helen Berg, Jordan Ahrend

Post Oak

Strategic Staffing & Pathways

Building Sustainable Paid Residencies via Strategic Staffing

Scaling teacher residency programs often faces hurdles due to unsustainable financial models. This session explores how the US PREP coalition leverages Strategic Staffing solutions and collaborative resource reallocation between educator preparation programs and district partners to ensure sustainability. Learn how placing residents in instructional roles with stipend support creates mutually beneficial outcomes for schools and aspiring teachers alike.

Facilitators
Dr. Josephine Juarez, Yusra Millenbaugh

Bellaire

Strategic Staffing & Pathways

Developing High-Quality Alternative Certification Pathways

This session will share promising practices that EPPs have implemented in the effort to create high-quality accelerated certification programs. These accelerated pathways provide access to the teaching profession and support the staffing needs of districts. Participants will learn how EPPs are working to provide strong ACP pathways that meet the needs of the districts, interns, and PK-12 students.

Facilitators
Dr. Amber Thompson 

Tanglewood

Strategic Staffing & Pathways

Establishing Paraprofessional

Pathways

Join us as we discuss effective education preparation structures that focus on enhancing paraprofessional pathways. This session is designed to highlight how EPPs have begun establishing teacher certification pathways for paraprofessionals that are currently serving in school communities. Participants will learn about innovative structures designed to help paraprofessionals transition into the teaching profession, explore how to address their unique needs, and hear insights from the field.

Facilitators
Dr. Dedra Lee-Collins, Crystal Floyd, Dr. Katrina Duarte-Meng, Dr. Amy Guillot

West Alabama