The School of Education’s teacher residency pathway is designed to provide aspiring teachers with a high-quality practical experience while working towards a California teaching credential and a master’s degree in education, with an emphasis in teaching and learning.
The residency approach is similar to the medical school residency in which physicians are trained alongside clinicians in hospitals and similar to the idea of attorneys entering their field through full-time clerkships. Teacher Residents are placed in PK-12 classrooms and work alongside a Resident Mentor (veteran teacher). Instead of a short student-teaching stint with lengthy observations, Residents spend more time leading a classroom before earning their credential while learning from mentor teachers, faculty, and university supervisors.
Teacher Residency Admission Requirements
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The coursework and field experience segments of the teacher residency program are delivered in a prescribed sequence. For course descriptions, please view the most recent university catalog.
District: MUSD provides quality educational services to over 8,600 students in the Southern California Mojave high desert, in San Bernardino County. They seek to provide a pathway for residents to be hired in their district, contingent upon a candidate successfully meeting credentialing requirements and demonstrating an ability to meet district expectations.
Number of residency openings: To be determined for the 2023-2025 school year
Conditional job offer details: Commit to teaching for MUSD for 4 academic school years after the conclusion of the residency.
Financial Incentive:
Resident Stipend: $22,000
District: OMSD seeks to provide a pathway for residents to be hired in their district, contingent upon a candidate successfully meeting credentialing requirements and demonstrating an ability to meet district expectations.
Number of residency openings: To be determined for the 2024-2025 school year.
Conditional job offer details: Commit to teaching for OMSD for 4 academic school years after the conclusion of the residency.
Financial Incentive:
Resident Stipend: $25,000
District: RJA is a network of free K-12 charter schools in Highland, San Bernardino, Fontana and Moreno Valley. They offer engaging and safe learning environments for students and families. Teacher residents at RJA will have the opportunity to teach in urban environments and apply the educational justice frameworks they have been learning in the classroom. Read more about RJA.
School site locations: New Vision Middle School (San Bernardino), iEmpire Academy (San Bernardino), Entrepreneur High School (San Bernardino), Entrepreneur High School (Fontana), The Journey School (Moreno Valley)
Subjects: all credential areas
Number of residency openings: To be determined for the 2024-2025 school year
Conditional job offer details: Commit to teaching for RJA for 2 academic school years after the conclusion of the residency.
Financial Benefits:
Resident Stipend: $36,000