Phase-in schedule pacing resident responsibility and Danielson Clusters across the residency year

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Description

A reusable program-level design in which the clinical year is broken into 2-week increments that specify residents' coteaching roles, responsibilities, and strategies, plus focal Danielson Clusters that coursework reinforces in the same period. As printed, "These schedules broke each semester into 2-week increments and advised mentor teachers and residents about the roles, responsibilities, and coteaching strategies they should consider taking on during each period." Clusters are paced so residents cycle through all six once in fall and again in spring, reinforcing learning across semesters.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Mentor teachers able to shift the timeline based on their assessment of resident readiness
• Course instructors who align coursework to the focal Cluster for each period

Constraints

• Mentor teachers may adjust the phase-in timeline according to resident readiness, so pacing is advisory rather than fixed

Target Learners

• Teacher residency candidates in yearlong clinical placements

Learning Goals

• Progressive development of teaching practice across the Danielson Framework Clusters

Claims

Related Designs

• Residency clinical faculty site coordinator role
• Sanger STaR integrated two-semester curriculum: eleven courses consolidated into two yearlong integrated courses, saving residents roughly $4,000

Examples

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Key Sources

• Fitz, J., & Yun, C. (2025). Meeting urban and rural district needs for educators: California State University, Bakersfield's teacher residencies. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/825.823

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Field	Value
type	design
id	phase-in-schedule-resident-responsibility
title	Phase-in schedule pacing resident responsibility and Danielson Clusters across the residency year
description	A reusable program-level design in which the clinical year is broken into 2-week increments that specify residents' coteaching roles, responsibilities, and strategies, plus focal Danielson Clusters that coursework rei...
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-10
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sources	1 — fitz-2025

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