Here is the run down of my program, according to
their site urbanteachercenter.org:
"The Urban Teacher Center (UTC) is a four-year, alternative teacher preparation program that operates in the Washington, DC region (and soon in additional cities). Each cohort participates in an intensive year-long residency, followed by a three-year teaching commitment in a high-need urban elementary, middle or high school. UTC residents prepare to become highly competent teachers; in addition to the clinical experience, they also enroll in a FREE Master's of Education program that is directly relevant to the urban teacher. All UTC teachers are part of an unprecedented commitment to student performance: only those who can demonstrate that they can improve student learning will complete the program. Over time, UTC teachers will be among the most expert and results-oriented in the nation."
Let me translate "only those who can demonstrate that they can improve student learning will complete the program" for you: every year, I have to prove student achievement by a certain mark, set at the beginning of the year. Ex: I have to prove I can raise 7th grade test scores one grade level by the end of a school year. If I don't do that, I'm fired. So there's that.
BD
"The Urban Teacher Center (UTC) is a four-year, alternative teacher preparation program that operates in the Washington, DC region (and soon in additional cities). Each cohort participates in an intensive year-long residency, followed by a three-year teaching commitment in a high-need urban elementary, middle or high school. UTC residents prepare to become highly competent teachers; in addition to the clinical experience, they also enroll in a FREE Master's of Education program that is directly relevant to the urban teacher. All UTC teachers are part of an unprecedented commitment to student performance: only those who can demonstrate that they can improve student learning will complete the program. Over time, UTC teachers will be among the most expert and results-oriented in the nation."
Let me translate "only those who can demonstrate that they can improve student learning will complete the program" for you: every year, I have to prove student achievement by a certain mark, set at the beginning of the year. Ex: I have to prove I can raise 7th grade test scores one grade level by the end of a school year. If I don't do that, I'm fired. So there's that.
BD
Test scores are one measure, among many, you will raise in these kids Brad.
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