HOW TO BECOME A RESIDENT
STEP1 STEP2 STEP3 STEP4 FINAL STEP
Register for GACE Assessment Late registration deadline: March 2, 2012 Website: www.gace.nesinc.com
BE THE DIFFERENCE … CHANGE A GENERATION … INSPIRE APPLY TODAY!
Register for GRE General Test Submit application by February 29, 2012 Receive invitation to attend Selection Day (Finalists only)
“Teachers, I believe, answer a calling. We — in central office, in administration, in society — are here to serve teachers.” Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools
“We owe it to our future educators to offer them a differentiated approach to how they are trained.”
Attend Selection Day weekend
Qualyn McIntyre
Department of Learning Excellence
Become admitted to AUTR 2012-13 program ATLANTA URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY
www.atlantapublicschools.us/autr ATLANTA URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY
ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 130 TRINITY AVENUE, S.W. ATLANTA, GA 30303 404.802.3500 www.atlantapublicschools.us/autr
ATLANTA URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY
ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 130 TRINITY AVENUE, S.W. ATLANTA, GA 30303 404.802.3500 www.atlantapublicschools.us/autr
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE ATLANTA URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
PROGRAM DESIGN: • The program is designed to recruit teachers for high-need positions and to provide them with a year of on-the-job training and support. • Our focus is on innovative mathematics teaching and learning in middle and high schools.
If you have ever thought about making a difference and are passionate about urban youth, the Atlanta Urban Teacher Residency (AUTR) may be the program for you. AUTR will prepare you to teach in Atlanta Public Schools to impact the lives of children in the city of Atlanta. As a resident in the first AUTR cohort, you will participate in a groundbreaking program focused on recruiting, preparing and retaining secondary mathematics teachers in Atlanta Public Schools. Our mission is to create a pipeline of highly effective secondary teachers in the Atlanta Public School’s areas of greatest need — math, science, reading, and special education — through an urban teacher residency.
RESIDENCY: • The resident works alongside an experienced mentor teacher for one full year. • Residents later enter their own classrooms as a full-time teacher with the experience and competencies that come from an intense apprenticeship.
As APS seeks to ensure that there is an effective teacher in every classroom, AUTR will prepare an elite cadre of teachers to go into high-needs schools. Master teachers will train and support residents as they earn their master’s degree and develop their skills as highly effective classroom teachers. For eligibility requirements, visit the Atlanta Urban Teacher Residency website. www.atlantapublicschools.us/autr
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
• AUTR offers a master’s level curriculum leading to a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T). • Residents will simultaneously complete coursework and the apprenticeship to earn a clear renewable Georgia teaching certificate in secondary mathematics. • Upon completion of the residency year, residents will be fully prepared to teach affectively in Atlanta’s urban classrooms. INDUCTION: • During the first three years as a full-time teacher, graduate residents will receive intense support through the APS Induction Program. • The induction program supports novice teachers
through intense mentoring, coaching and professional learning opportunities. • Graduate residents will receive individualized support and continue to participate in learning activities as a cohort. • Graduate residents will also be expected to complete the requirements for a reading endorsement and special education certification. COMMITMENT: Our program involves a five-year commitment that consists of an initial residency year of teacher preparation, followed by a four-year post-graduation commitment to teach in Atlanta Public Schools.
www.atlantapublicschools.us/autr ATLANTA URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY
YEAR ONE
YEARS TWO—FIVE
RESIDENT Year-long apprenticeship alongside an experienced teacher (resident advisor)
TEACHER Full-time teacher of record in an APS secondary mathematics classroom
CURRICULUM Enroll in Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program at the AUTR partner university
CERTIFICATION Georgia clear renewable teaching certificate, special education certification, reading endorsement
STIPEND $25,000 – $30,000 + benefits
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT Eligible for tuition assistance programs
AUTR SUPPORT Resident advisor and residency specialist
APS AND AUTR SUPPORT APS Induction Program – intense mentoring, coaching and professional learning opportunities; individual support
MISSION: Create a pipeline of highly effective secondary teachers in the district’s areas of greatest need – math, science, reading, and special education – through an urban teacher residency.
www.atlantapublicschools.us/autr ATLANTA URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY
ATLANTA URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY