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Starting a teaching career is both exciting and challenging. Montgomery Public Schools in Montgomery, Alabama, designed the Teacher Residency Academy to ensure new, alternatively licensed educators feel supported, find success in their classrooms, and remain in the profession. This one-hour event will provide a comprehensive overview of the Academy, highlighting how it draws on the proven frameworks of The New Art and Science of Teaching and The Beginning Teacher’s Field Guide to blend research-backed instructional practices with practical wellness strategies.

Educators at all grade levels understand that what happens inside the classroom is deeply connected to students’ personal, emotional, and mental well-being outside the classroom. Although there has been a massive focus in education recently on issues such as trauma and equity, there is a clear and urgent need to adopt an evolved model of schooling that can approach the problem from a strength-based perspective.

This 2-Day Workshop will emphasize the importance of starting with the rationale and process for prioritizing standards in standards-based grading rather than starting with the grading system.

Learn specific strategies for designing an effective mentoring program that provides the essential physical, emotional, instructional, and institutional support from mentors and coaches from the very beginning.

Do you want all of your learners to be inspired? Do you want them to believe they have the skills and knowledge to control their lives—whatever they choose? Competency-based education (CBE), focusing on clarity of outcomes, evidence of student learning, and feedback for improvement can help teachers, schools, and districts do just that.