In their first year, Teaching Residents complete a one-year apprenticeship at a Freire Schools campus while enrolled in a teacher preparation program with Relay Graduate School of Education. In their second year, Teaching Residents complete Relay’s program and become full-time certified teachers.

Learn what it means to be a great teacher from your Resident Advisor, a school-based mentor who models great instruction and provides coaching and support. You’ll participate actively in the Freire community through activities like co-teaching, teaching intervention blocks and tutoring students. Meanwhile, you’ll observe your Resident Advisor and gradually assume responsibilities within their classroom.

Program features

• Deliberate practice: Three-hour weekly practice-based sessions that are steeped in essential teaching skills and aligned to what you’re learning in your coursework.
• Gradual On-Ramp to Teaching: Carefully designed and structured on-ramp into teaching, with increases in teaching responsibilities over time.
• Gateway Assessment: Assessment to ensure that the most valuable skills have been mastered and Residents are prepared for the classroom.