Research & Evidence

TTU Residency

Study

Dive into Texas Tech University's latest findings on the impact of residency programs and their outcomes for teacher preparation.

Facilitators
Drs. Jacob Kirksey and Jessica Gottlieb

San Felipe

Residency Foundation

Building Strong Pathways: Performance Gates for Teacher Candidate Success

Engage in reflective activities and collaborative planning as you explore the role of performance gates in supporting teacher candidate success and retention. Through guided discussions and hands-on exercises, examine how effective leadership and strategic partnerships with districts can help design and maintain these critical performance standards. Explore how governance structures and leadership team feedback loops can ensure that gates are not just measures, but meaningful supports that help candidates thrive throughout their residency.

Facilitators
Dr. Angie Taylor, Dr. Jahnette Wilson,
Jordan Ahrend (US PREP)

Sage

Residency Foundation

HQIM

Implementation

In this session, participants will explore best practices for integrating High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) into teacher preparation and residency programs. Learn how UTEP undergraduate teacher candidates experience the incorporation of HQIM and the internalization protocol across various aspects of their residency coursework, including weekly seminar courses, asynchronous coursework, lesson plan development, POP Cycle Observations, professional development on HQIM, and integration of the HQIM internalization protocol throughout diverse courses and subjects. Participants will also interact with authentic artifacts.

Facilitators
Cynthia Acosta, Dr. Heather Click-Cuellar, Jessica Pussman

Westchester

Scaling & Sustaining

SBEC Residency

Certificate

Get an in-depth understanding of Texas Education Agency's Residency Certificate and its implications for program design and teacher certification.

Facilitators
Texas Education Agency

Post Oak

Scaling & Sustaining

Scaling the Site Coordinator Role

Site Coordinators are the lynchpin that help to convene the EPP and school districts to make decisions that are mutually beneficial for PK-12 students and teacher candidates. As the yearlong residency is being scaled to more students, there is also a need to scale the Site Coordinator role. Join us as we unpack the roles and responsibilities of the Site Coordinator and share coalition strategies for scaling and funding this critical position. Workshop participants will have an opportunity to consider what the scaled role may look like for their context.

Facilitators
Nicole Aveni, Dr. Dedra Collins

Bellaire

Strategic Staffing & Pathways

Paraprofessional Pathways: UHV

Learn how the University of Houston-Victoria is developing innovative pathways for paraprofessionals to become certified educators.

Facilitators
University of Houston Victoria

Tanglewood

Residency Foundations

Building a Foundation of Faculty

Collaboration and Curriculum Design

Learn how leadership and faculty created a space and culture of working collaboratively and learning together to begin to design curriculum that meets the needs of the districts, candidates, and PK-12 students. Participants will hear about promising practices and challenges that are helping to shape a sustainable structure for faculty learning and collaboration.

Facilitators
University of Houston Downtown

West Alabama