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The Shady Hill School ten years ago accepted a few college graduates for a year’s training towards teaching. lnterest in this type of training has grown from year to year until the class now numbers about twenty. Many schools are undertaking apprentice training. The college vocational bureaus are informed of what the different schools are doing. — Katharine Taylor, 1939
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The Teaching Training Course (TTC) Full immersion in a classroom working with master teachers is the best way to learn how to teach. Katharine Taylor was ahead of her time when she founded the Shady Hill School Teacher Training Course. Each year, Shady Hill’s teacher preparation program cultivates a cohort of 15–18 aspiring teachers of diverse backgrounds who love children, want to lead classrooms centered around children’s questions and ideas, and are committed to equity and access for all children. While there is much talk about 21st century skills and Common Core standards, the TTC remains steeped in the belief that good teaching is student-centered, engaging, project-based, and driven by children’s natural curiosity. At Shady Hill, no discipline is taught in isolation. Instead, each is explored in its real world context and connections to other fields. Collaborations with renowned universities, local public schools, state and national organizations such as Breakthrough Collaborative and City Year allow Shady Hill to recruit and develop excellent candidates for teaching. Our affiliation with the Massachusetts Department of Education broadens the scope of state approved licensure programs and facilitates Shady Hill’s influence on education policy.
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ap·pren·tice /əˈ 'pren(t) s/ (noun) 1. A student teacher in yearlong graduate program; 2. Loves children; 3. Gets practical experience in two classrooms at Shady Hill or a public school; 4. Supported by a Directing Teacher, an experienced practitioner who shares planning and teaching; 5. Participates in graduate seminars and courses; 6. Endorsed for Initial Licensure in Massachusetts; 7. Earns a master’s degree in education from Lesley University.
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The apprenticeship is the heart and soul of our program because it gives our cohort members the chance to observe and practice teaching in a classroom setting with plenty of support and guidance. We place each apprentice with a Directing Teacher, an experienced practitioner with whom an apprentice shares in day-to-day planning and teaching. The apprentice works for four full days with the Directing Teacher, followed by a workshop day out of the classroom taught by Shady Hill’s faculty. In individual weekly conferences, the apprentice and Directing Teacher discuss issues related to the apprentice’s growth as a teacher and professional development. An apprentice has two placements during the school year in two different classrooms. Some apprentices opt to move off campus to one of our public school sites for the second semester. Placements are made on the basis of individual interests, field of study, licensure areas, and availability of directing teachers.
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A Day in the Life of an Apprentice 7:45 am Arrive early to prepare for your first lesson 8:00 am Check-in with Directing Teacher about the day
7:45 8:00 am am 8:10 am
8:10 am Welcome and chat with students 8:20 am Morning Meeting in the cozy meeting area for book shares
8:20 am
3:30 – 5:30 pm
8:40 am Teach a guided reading lesson on Frindle
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9:20 am Observe Directing Teacher teach a mini lesson on fractions to whole group.
10:00 am Circulate and work with individuals. 10:30 am Meet with Directing Teacher to reflect on morning lessons, discuss student progress and plan curriculum 11:30 am Consult and edit with students during writing workshop
3:15 pm
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3:00 pm
Noon Eat prepared lunch with other apprentices and faculty and staff in the Assembly Hall
12:30 pm Recess with Students
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2:30 pm
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12:50 pm Quiet reading with the class 1:30 pm Gather books about whales at the library while your students have studio art and shop class 2:30 pm Help students finish their group whale poster project 3:00 pm Homework and Clean up 3:15 pm Student dismissal, then head off to seminar
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3:30 pm Seminar: Apprentice Classroom Management Case Studies 5:30 pm End of SHS day
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“Around the seminar table, we soon-to-be teachers grappled with questions of equal access to great education while we swapped tales from teaching that day. ” — TTC Alumna
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Who Applies Shady Hill prepares aspiring teachers who care deeply about children and serious about becoming a progressive educator. Demonstrated interest in working with children is required, but previous coursework in education is not. Our teacher preparation program is designed for people with no more than one year of formal teaching experience. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree with significant coursework in the liberal arts and sciences from an accredited college or university - Strong content knowledge in math, science, or humanities is expected of all applicants to our middle school programs - G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher is preferred Applicantion requirements: - Complete the TTC application found on www.shs.org (includes application fee) - 3 Letters of recommendation and a resume - Submit official transcripts from undergraduate and graduate institutions attended - Campus tour and interviews Fellowships Shady Hill School’s apprenticeship and graduate program is tuition-based. Scholarships and housing stipends are available. We offer two fellowships which covers the full cost of tuition at Shady Hill: The Katharine Taylor Fellowship and the Urban Teaching Fellowship. See www.shs.org/ttc for more information.
“The TTC developed my teaching foundation and inspired my educational philosophy. As a progressive educator, I understand that teaching is a craft, a craft that takes time, practice, and dedication. Joining the TTC was hands down the best decision I ever made professionally. ” — TTC Alumnus
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Where Graduates Teach and Lead More than 1,600 talented educators and heads of schools in the United States and abroad were trained in our teacher preparation program. Our primary goal remains to prepare teachers well to provide an equitable education for all children. Our alumni demonstrate how powerful an impact the TTC has on this ever-changing educational landscape. In the last five years these are some of the schools that hired our apprentices to teach and lead. Cambridgeport School, MA
Clark Middle School, MA
Day School, MA
Greene Hill Middle School, NY
The Cambridge School of Weston, MA
Derby Academy, MA
Meadowbrook School, MA
The Blue School, NY
The Carroll School, MA
Lincoln-Sudbury High School, MA
Brooke Charter School, MA
Pierrepont School, CT
Leadership Academy Charter School, NY
Wellesley Middle School, MA
Westminster School, GA
Milton Academy, MA
Friends Academy, GA
Buckingham, Brown & Nichols School, MA
Google Pre-school, CA
The Tower School, MA Bowman School, MA
Fayerweather School, MA
Bright Horizons, MA
North Shore Country Day School, MA
The Pike School, MA Taylor School, MA Raymond Grey Junior High, MA Rivers School, MA
Nashoba Brooks, MA Kingsley Montessori, MA Conservatory Lab Charter School, MA
Brimmer & May School, MA Shady Hill School, MA Oak Hill Middle School, MA
The Advent School, MA
Manville School, MA
Watertown Middle School, MA
Jonas Clark Middle School, MA
North Reading Middle School, MA
Belmont Day School, MA
La Jolla Country School, CA San Francisco Day School, CA Hathaway Brown School, OH Park Tudor, IN Gordon School, RI Wheeler School, RI
Birch Wathen Lenox School, NY Berkeley Carroll School, NY Rodeph Shalom, NY Park School, MD Green Acres School, MD Bishop Walker School, DC Sidwell Friends, DC Two Rivers Charter School, Washington, DC
Moses Brown School, RI
Capitol Hill Day School, Washington, DC
City & Country School, NY
The Lab School, DC
Dalton School, NY
Latin American Montessori Bilingual School, DC
“The faculty who have joined us from the Shady Hill Teacher Training Course have been talented, collaborative, highly motivated individuals with a strong desire to engage in a community of progressive educators. We are always excited to meet candidates who have participated in the TTC!” — Assistant Head of School
TTC Alumni Careers
The foundational experience an apprentice at Shady Hill gains is pivotal to shaping the teachers and leaders they become. Shady Hill is where apprentices are introduced to a progressive way of teaching, thinking, and innovating. Whether we are sitting together over lunch or meeting with colleagues during a team meeting, our conversations are about children and the multiple ways we aim to engage them. We value the different perspectives at the table and intentionally cultivate a diverse cohort of apprentices to enrich the discussions and the practice of teaching.
— Desiree Ivey, 2015
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www.shs.org/ttc