San Diego Teacher Residency
Earn your Masters Degree in Teaching & Learning (M.Ed.) & Preliminary Teaching Credential
Teach to Transform
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What sets us apart
900+ HOURS
Teaching residents gain 900+ hours of classroom experience in one of the 16 High Tech High schools during the first year — more than 1.5x the average program.
60%
Nearly 60% of teaching residents identify as people of color — 3x the national average for teachers. 90% of alumni are employed as teachers.
$8000
Teaching residents gain 900+ hours of classroom experience in one of the 16 High Tech High schools during the first year — more than 1.5x the average program.
About the Program
Earn a California Preliminary Teaching Credential and Master’s Degree in Teaching & Learning in a 2 year program.
Year 1: High Tech High Mentorship, Individualized Coaching, California Preliminary Teaching Credential
SDTR residents take courses with their cohort, and spend four days a week as student teachers at one of High Tech High’s 16 K-12 schools. This mentorship allows them to work closely with a veteran HTH teacher while gaining experience in the classroom. Residents also meet one day and one evening a week at High Tech High GSE for course work, peer collaboration and intensive support from our expert teaching faculty. SDTR provides individualized coaching from a personalized supervisor to support career growth as new teachers. Residents earn their California Preliminary Teaching Credential at the end of Year 1, and are supported in applying for teaching positions at our growing network of partner schools around the region.
Year 2: Employment, Capstone, M.Ed in Teaching and Learning
The second year of SDTR serves as a critical support to candidates as they move into their teaching career and seek to connect and sustain the learning provided during the residency year. While working as fully-employed teachers, residents return to the GSE one evening per week to complete their M.Ed. in Teaching and Learning. In their masters’ capstone classes, they build on both the learning and the relationships that they formed during their first year and explore problem-solving of practice that emerge in their classrooms. They also will receive continued support from a personalized mentor in this teacher preparation program. Throughout this San Diego teaching credentials program, SDTR residents will learn to teach in ways which are student-centered and inclusive, centered in authentic projects, and are grounded in anti-racist/anti-bias pedagogy.
Launch Date
August
Duration
2 Years
Format
Face-to-Face, Hybrid Online & In-Person
Admissions Requirements
- Earned BA/BS degree
- Degree earned from a regionally accredited university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Applicants with a lower GPA should include an explanation of their academic qualifications in their application.
- If the degree was earned outside of the U.S., the transcript must be evaluated for equivalence by World Education Services, Inc. (WES). A Course-by-Course Report from WES must be submitted with your application. The WES ICAP or WES Basic service is acceptable.
- The GRE is not required for admission to the HTH GSE.
- Basic Skills Requirement
- The basic skills requirement measures reading, mathematics, and writing skills. Candidates can meet this requirement through one of the methods as described here by the CTC.
- Fingerprint Clearance Requirement
- Fingerprint clearance accounts for professional fitness to work in a CA Public or Charter school. Candidates can meet this requirement by applying for a Certificate of Clearance (instructions CL-900). Educators who hold a valid CTC issued substitute teaching permit have already met this requirement.
- Subject Matter Competency Requirement
- Candidates must provide evidence of having: 1) passed the CSET, 2) attempted the CSET, 3) registration for the next scheduled CSET examination, 4) completed a Commission approved the appropriate subject matter preparation program, 5) made continuous progress toward meeting the subject matter requirement, or 6) enrolled in an organized subject matter examination preparation program. See more about CA Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) series.
- TB Screening Requirement
- TB screening is to prevent the transmission of tuberculosis in CA public schools and charters. Educators must provide negative TB results or TB Assessment administered by a healthcare professional.
- Program Tuition is $22,000
- Year One Tuition: $12,000
- Year Two Tuition: $10,000
Available Aid
Living Stipends: As a full-time student, all first-year residents receive a living stipend of $8,000. Federal Student Aid: SDTR students are eligible to apply for federal financial aid. Aid consists primarily of William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans (Unsubsidized), Federal Graduate PLUS Loans, and Federal Work Study. Degree-seeking graduate students are eligible for federal financial aid if they:- are enrolled in 4.5 or more units per term,
- meet the HTH GSE’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy,
- are in good standing with prior federal loans,
- are citizens of the United States (or eligible non-citizens)
SDTR is a participant in EdPrepLab, co-sponsored by Bank Street College and the Learning Policy Institute.
Address
Office of Admissions
High Tech High
Graduate School of Education
2150 Cushing Road
San Diego CA 92106
Contact
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