Project Inspire Teacher Resident

Earn your Master’s degree and teaching licensure during a paid teacher residency. Every student, regardless of zip code, deserves amazing teachers. Project Inspire trains college graduates to become the great teachers that students deserve. Project Inspire residents believe teaching is a commitment to justice and opportunity for students who have been left out of the public education system. 

About: Project Inspire teacher residency is an alternative teacher licensure pathway and is centered around a full-year teaching apprenticeship in the classroom of an effective, specially selected mentor teacher, called a clinical instructor. Residents gradually assume full teaching responsibility as they demonstrate proficiency with different high-leverage, equitable teaching practices. Most importantly, by spending much of the spring semester positioned as the “lead teacher,” residents demonstrate clear evidence of measurable student growth before entering the profession. Residents also complete graduate coursework leading to licensure in one year and a Master's degree in two years. After completing the residency year, residents then commit to teaching for at least 4 years in a high-needs Hamilton County School, with the strategic goal of clustering program graduates in feeder patterns for impact.

Resident Duties : The Project Inspire residency experience integrates different activities during the residency year, including:

• A full-year clinical apprenticeship in a host K-12 school (5 days/week from August-May) where you will be co-teaching and then lead teaching the students in the classroom, performing teacher duties, attending faculty meetings, and actively engaging in the school community.
• Coached daily from a trained host clinical instructor and/or Project Inspire coaches (4-5 days/week from August-May)
• Performing weekly university coursework (1 day/week from August-May and daily in summer semesters)
• Attending monthly professional learning sessions with Project Inspire staff
• Participating in quarterly performance assessments with PI and university staff

Program Benefits : Stipend, Health Coverage, Training, Coaching, Support

Skills : Education, Teaching/Tutoring, Youth Development, Writing/Editing, Leadership, Teamwork

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college in any discipline or major; Commitment to teaching in a high-needs school; Commitment to social justice

SUMMARY

Program Type: Paid Residency

Program: Project Inspire Teacher Residency

Program Start/End Date: 06/01/2024 - 07/31/2025

Work Schedule: Full Time

Education level: Bachelor’s Degree in any major or discipline (does not have to be in Education)

Age Requirement: Minimum: 21 Maximum: None

Program Locations: CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

Languages: English

Accepting Applications: From 08/01/2023 To 04/15/2024

To apply, go to www.projectinspiretn.org and click Apply Today!