A new partnership to prepare teachers for high-need urban schools

1. A new partnership to prepare teachers for high-need urban schools

2. TQP Program Goals Toimprove student achievement by improving what we know has the greatest effect on learning-- Effective Teaching

3. Teacher Immersion Residency • The ODU - Teacher Immersion Residency is a partnership between Norfolk Public Schools and Portsmouth Public Schools and ODU, designed to meet the specific staffing needs of the division. • The teacher immersion residency program is embedded in the classrooms of the urban school divisions. • Residents are apprenticed to experienced teachers who serve as their mentors. • Residents spend 7 weeks in a state-of-the-art Immersion Internship in the content discipline.

4. Source of Funding The Federal Government has recently dedicated millions of dollars to fund 28 new Teacher Quality Partnership Grants. The Old Dominion University-Teacher Immersion Residency Program is one of these new, federally funded efforts. Be a part of this nation-wide movement to meet the needs of youth attending middle and high school in an urban school!

5. ODU-TIR Objectives • Recruit highly qualified candidates as Residents, including individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups. • Prepare highly qualified teachers through a content-enriched, technology-infused, urban school-based secondary education teacher residency program. • Support and retain in high-needs schools at least 10 Residents per academic year through intensive induction, evidence-based mentoring, and professional development over one-year pre-service and three years in-service (as required by VA law.) • Improve student achievement in classes led by Residents in participating high-needs schools.

6. ODU-TIR Meeting the Need Highly Effective TeachersDual Enrollment Courses Other models take candidates who have academic content knowledge, and give them real-world teacher training and rigorous education coursework. The ODU-TIR program will take those candidates with content knowledge, and give them that superior teaching training – but then also give them more content, and the training required for them to teach dual enrollment courses (college-credit courses) in an urban school.

7. ODU-TIR –Courses of Study • Master’s degree & Teacher Certification in 12 months • 42-semester hours of graduate study • 15-semester hours of professional graduate level education courses • 18-semester hours of graduate level content courses • 9-semester hours of in-school residency • Yearlong school-based residency in a high need school teaching English, Mathematics, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Social Studies • Immersion Internship during summer with community partner

8. Proposed Schedule 15 Credits Fall 15 Credits Spring 12 credits Summer 42 credits total

9. Support for New Teachers • Employment-Students who successfully complete the program will be guaranteed a teaching position in Norfolk Public Schools or Portsmouth Public Schools. • ODU-TIR requires RESIDENTS to teach in a high-need Norfolk Public School or a high-need Portsmouth Public School for 3 years upon program completion. • Induction Support-For three years post-graduation, each RESIDENT is mentored by an experienced teacher and RESIDENT coach.

10. Financing your Education • ODU-TIR pays full tuition and fees for all RESIDENTS • Stipend of $25,500 over 12 months • Laptop computer with student software • Wireless card • Professional Development funds for travel/expenses up to $1,000 per RESIDENT • RESIDENTS are eligible for additional funds under the federal TEACH grant ***Financial terms are not need-based***

11. Minimum Eligibility Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in high needs subject from an accredited institution. • Undergraduate GPA in major of 3.0 or higher. • Evidence of successful work or volunteer experiences with high need/urban youth • Passing scores* on the Praxis I, or Virginia State Board of Education-approved SAT/ACT scores or combined VCLA composite score and Praxis 1 math. • Passing scores* on Praxis II. • Passing scores* on Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA). * Passing scores as defined by the Virginia Board of Education when the candidate applies for admission.

12. Minimum Eligibility Requirements (cont.) • Score of at least 1,000 (Verbal + Quantitative) combined on Graduate Record Examination (GRE). • Completion of ODU’s online application, including supporting documentation, by the appropriate deadlines. • Satisfactory score on the Gallup’s TeacherInsight™ • Pass criminal background check and evidence of immunizations and TB testing with negative results • Successful interview with the Teacher Residents Admission Board.

13. PRAXIS TESTS • Content area tests in English, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, or Social Studies • Check the Praxis website for Virginia’s requirements for your subject specific tests at by clickinghere or • See our FAQ’S, available on the website

14. Immersion Internship Residents will attend a full time, seven week, 6-credit Immersion Internship in their content area. This component of the Teacher Immersion Residency program will be managed by Mary Sandy, director of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium

15. Immersion Site Partners • Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center • Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) • Virginia Air and Space Center • Old Point Conservancy • Jefferson Labs • NASA- Langley Research Center • American Shakespeare Center • Virginia Maritime Center • Young Audiences of Virginia – Arts for Learning

16. Immersion Site Partners • Tidewater Writing Project • City of Norfolk • City of Hampton • National Institute of Aerospace • ODU Center for Advanced Engineering Environments • ODU Office of Distance Learning • ODU Center for Coastal physical Oceanography • ODU Center for Quantitative Fisheries Ecology

17. High-need LEAS: • Norfolk Public Schools • Lake Taylor High School • Norview High School • Granby High School • Booker T. Washington High School • Portsmouth Public Schools • I.C. Norcom High School • William E. Waters Middle School • Cradock Middle School • Churchland Middle School VA Department of Education Tidewater Community College • College of Arts and Letters • College of Sciences • Darden College of Education School Partners ODU Internal Partners

18. Application Guidelines • Send us a copy of your transcript(s) for evaluation before applying • Send us a copy of your passing scores on the required Praxis I, Praxis II and VCLA exams • Send the Office of Graduate Admissions your official GRE scores through ETS • Log on the Graduate Admissions website and complete all requirements for a graduate application to ODU • Link your application to: Secondary Education, Teacher Immersion Residency

19. Contact Information Denise Alberti ODU-TIR Project Coordinator TeacherImmersionResidency@odu.edu 757-683-5820