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.
School site locations: Joshua Tree Elementary School, La Contenta Middle School, Onaga Elementary School, Twentynine Palms Elementary School, Yucca Valley Elementary School
Subjects: Multiple Subjects, Science, Special Education
Number of residency openings: 10 resident positions are available for the Fall 2023 start.
Conditional job offer details: To be determined
Financial Incentive:
Resident Stipend: $22,000
Resident University Scholarship $3,000 (for new students only)
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.
School site locations: Vina Danks Middle School, Elderberry Elementary School, El Camino Elementary School, and Mission Elementary School
Subjects: Multiple Subjects
Number of residency openings: 10 resident positions are available for the Fall 2023 start.
Conditional job offer details: To be determined
Financial Incentive:
Resident Stipend: $25,000
Resident University Scholarship $3,000 (for new students only)