Personalized Learning Residency Places Teachers at Summit Public Schools

Image: Summit Public Schools.

As personalized learning (PL) made headlines this week for improving student achievement in math, one nationally recognized public school system operating 11 schools in California and Washington has added a new PL professional development opportunity for teachers.

Summit Public Schools (SPS), known for its personalized learning model used by 300-plus schools across the United States, Thursday launched a new teacher residency program.

According to a prepared statement from SPS, its yearlong Summit Learning Residency Program is designed to mirror the experience of Summit students — training residents how to be self-directed, self-paced and project-based.

This fall, 24 residents will be placed at each of SPS’ California schools, where they will engage in a project-based learning curriculum while completing the credentialing coursework necessary to receive a California Single Subject Preliminary Teaching Credential. (Notably, the program provides priority hiring for full-time teaching positions at SPS sites the year following the residency.)

Applications for the 2018-19 school year will be available Nov. 1. Learn more about the residency program here.

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