Teacher Residency Summer Institute

The Teacher Residency Summer Institute will be the official launch of the residency year and will provide opportunities for residents, mentors, and school leaders to engage in workshops, discussions, and practice sessions.  

Online Registration is Now Closed

Thank you for your interest. Registration for the Teacher Residency Summer Institute is now closed. For more information, please contact us.

— Institute Details —

DATE:
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019
TIME:

• 8:30 a.m. Optional Breakfast
• 9:15 a.m. Program Start
LOCATION:

Center for Tomorrow, UB North Campus

Special Sessions on Wednesday, Aug. 7

Keynote Address and Guests from the Richmond Teacher Residency

A keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Etta Hollins as well as sessions that feature a range of stakeholders from the Richmond Teacher Residency Program.  Together, the keynote and sessions will address the unique challenges and opportunities in urban districts as well as how residency models can be leveraged to support the transformation of teachers, schools, and communities.  

Morning Session

Keynote address, Teaching to Transform Urban Schools and Communities, delivered by Dr. Etta Hollins, AERA fellow and former Kauffman Endowed Chair for Urban Education at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Etta Hollins

Portrait of Dr. Etta Hollins, an AERA fellow and former Kauffman Endowed Chair for Urban Education at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Dr. Etta Hollins is an AERA fellow and former Kauffman Endowed Chair for Urban Education at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Her work has focused on teaching and learning in urban contexts, with a particular focus on preparing teachers to work effectively with historically marginalized student populations. Her most recent publications include Teaching to Transform Urban Schools and Communities: The Power of Classroom Teachers, Learning to Teach in Urban Schools: The Transition from Preparation to Practice, and Rethinking Field Experiences in Preservice Teacher Preparation.

Afternoon Session

Lunch Panel and Afternoon Sessions:  Engage with a panel of representatives from the Richmond Teacher Residency program including district administration, mentor teachers, university faculty, and a graduate of the residency program who is now a teacher-of-record.  The panel and subsequent sessions will allow for role-based and other discussions around implementation of the residency model and the potential for residencies to transform urban schools, teachers, and communities.

Guests from the Richmond Teacher Residency Program

Logo for the Richmond Teacher Residency program.

The Richmond Teacher Residency Program at Virginia Commonwealth University is a highly selective graduate teacher residency program that launched in 2010. Designed to address challenges of recruitment, preparation, support, and retention of teachers in Richmond, Virginia, the program has since expanded to three additional high-need districts with hard-to-staff schools (Petersburg City Public Schools, Chesterfield County Public Schools, and Henrico County Public Schools). Engage with a panel of representatives from the Richmond Teacher Residency program including district administration, mentor teachers, university faculty, and a graduate of the residency program who is now a teacher-of-record. The panel and subsequent sessions will allow for role-based and other discussions around implementation of the residency model and the potential for residencies to transform urban schools, teachers, and communities.