Equity-leveling admissions interview with lesson delivery, feedback, and revision¶

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Description¶

Alder's admissions process includes an interview in which candidates deliver a lesson plan, receive feedback, and then revise and deliver the lesson again. The report states that "The support and feedback aspects of the interview helped level the playing field and built equity into the admissions process by allowing applicants with less background experience in planning and implementing lessons to demonstrate their ability and willingness to incorporate coaching and feedback to improve their work." This pairs with minimized up-front document requirements and no requirement that candidates have already met basic skills and subject matter licensure requirements.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Interviewers prepared to deliver structured feedback and a second delivery opportunity within the admissions process

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Teaching candidates from historically marginalized communities, including those with less prior lesson-planning experience

Target Learning Goals¶

• Fair assessment of candidate potential and receptiveness to coaching

Related Strategies¶

• Revision Cycles

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Yun, C., Fitz, J., Nakajima, T., & Mauerman, C. (2025). Educating for equity: Alder Graduate School's teacher residency. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/812.965