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Prepared To Teach?
April 2007 - Focused on the issue of teacher preparation, this paper presents an analysis of a survey of New York City teachers in 1997, finding that teachers were very committed to teaching but believed they needed stronger professional preparation.
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U.S. Is Urged to Raise Teachers' Status
To improve its public schools, the United States should raise the status of the teaching profession by recruiting more qualified candidates, training them better and paying them more, according to a new report on comparative educational stystems.
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UTR Brochure
November 2009 - This brochure describes the New Visions-Hunter College Urban Teacher Residency, a teacher certification program that provides unique school-based experiences and rigorous graduate-level coursework.
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Overview
Students in New York City’s schools deserve the best: well-prepared, knowledgeable, reflective teachers who focus on helping all students learn and grow.
Today, nearly 33 percent of New York City teachers leave the profession before completing their third year of teaching, though studies show that teachers are most effective after those crucial first years. Most teachers who leave the profession cite a lack of support and adequate preparation for the challenges they face.
In response to this challenge, New Visions has launched a new model for teacher certification.
The New Visions for Public Schools–Hunter College Urban Teacher Residency provides aspiring teachers with both experience and expertise: well-supported teaching experiences with strong mentors and rigorous graduate study that directly connects to the classroom.
The Urban Teacher Residency (UTR) is a 14-month teacher-training program that fully integrates the graduate coursework of the aspiring teacher (resident) with intensive, hands-on experiences in New York City schools. Within a strong public school, residents collaborate with expert educators around all aspects of teaching and learning. At the same time, residents take Hunter College graduate courses that UTR designed to align with experiences in urban schools. Successful completion of the program results in a master’s degree in adolescent education and certification to teach in New York City. Graduates of UTR will have the opportunity to be hired by a school within New Visions’ network of 76 public schools and are asked to commit to four years of teaching in New Visions schools after their residencies.
For the 2011-2012 Residency, UTR will be preparing 40 residents in biology, earth science, chemistry, mathematics and special education for grades 7-12.