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Calling All Aspiring Teachers in the Bay Area
Free webinar Explores Advantages to Earning California Teacher Certification in Personalized Learning Model School
Interested in a teaching career? Are you retired and looking for your second act career? Maybe you’ve always pondered a creative career helping youth?
Now’s a great time to explore a career as a teacher in a personalized learning environment through the Summit Learning Teacher Residency . Graduates of the one-year program earn both a master’s degree and California Teaching Certification, qualifying them to teach at any public school in California. Those interested in learning more can do so by registering for a no-obligation, free webinar about the program. Advance registration is required.
Once accepted to the Residency program, aspiring teachers are matched to a Bay Area Summit Public School and mentor. Summit Public Schools has two schools in the Redwood City-Woodside area, Everest and Summit Prep. Gradually residents take control of their own classroom, while working alongside an experienced teacher. Focused on preparing teachers for success in a personalized learning environment.
Residents spend four days each week working alongside a mentor teacher, experiencing exactly what a teacher goes through daily but with personalized coaching and support.
“The program is a huge opportunity for me to follow a path toward my professional goals, and learn essential teaching skills through a personalized learning model and with a great cooperating teacher. I believe that this program is providing me with knowledge and experience that will guide me as a future educator,” said April Carrera-McGuire, a current resident.
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Applications are now being accepted for the second cohort, which will begins this summer. During the informative one-hour session, participants will hear from current instructors about the basics of the program, what to expect, and how to enroll. Followed by a Q&A session.
The Summit Learning Teacher Residency informational webinar will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. To RSVP for the webinar, please visit https://tinyurl.com/SummitInfoSession. To apply, please visit http://bit.ly/ApplySLTR. For more information, please email residency@summitps.org.
