Teaching residency program (TRP) model: master's coursework plus a one-year supervised residency¶

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Evidence · 8 claims (5 for, 3 mixed) · 4 studies (2 review, 2 associational), q1–q2 · 0 of 4 report an effect size · 7 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Teaching residency programs are alternative teacher-training models funded under the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program. The article describes the model as offering "coursework toward a master’s degree along with a one-year supervised residency under the guidance of a full-time teacher," intended to attract new teachers to the profession and to high-need schools. The study examined components such as required coursework, teacher backgrounds and experiences, and teacher retention across 30 programs.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A one-year supervised residency under the guidance of a full-time teacher

Constraints¶

• Participants who accept the stipend commit to teach in the same district for at least three years

Target Learners¶

• new entrants to the teaching profession in high-need schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• teacher preparation for high-need schools

Claims¶

• Congress created the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program in 2008, which funds teaching residency programs (TRPs) meant to draw highly qualified teachers to high-need schools [+W]
• The 2010-2015 study examined characteristics of 30 TRPs, including required coursework, teacher backgrounds and experiences, and teacher retention [+W]
• Novice TRP teachers' district retention rates are roughly the same as those of teachers entering through other preparation programs [~M]
• TRP participants could accept a stipend in exchange for committing to teach in the same district for at least three years [+W]
• Novice teachers trained through teaching residency programs are more likely than similar non-TRP teachers to remain teaching in the same district [+M]
• School-retention rates are similar between TRP-trained and non-TRP novice teachers [~M]
• The retention comparison covers two cohorts of novice TRP teachers across six districts served by 12 TRPs, with a representative non-TRP comparison sample [+M]
• TRP teachers who changed schools within their district tended to move to schools with similar low-income shares, a lower percentage of black students, and higher achievement [~M]

Related Elements¶

• Teaching residency programs (TRPs) funded through the Teacher Quality Partnership grants program

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Tim Silva, Allison McKie, Virginia Knechtel, Philip Gleason, Libby Makowsky. (2014). Teaching Residency Programs: A Multisite Look at a New Model to Prepare Teachers for High-Need Schools. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/teaching-residency-programs-a-multisite-look-at-a-new-model-to-prepare-teachers-for-highneed-schools