In one year, you could become a teacher
Have you ever considered becoming a teacher?Â
Teaching can be one of the most rewarding and powerful ways to make a positive difference in the world. The NYU Teacher Residency, a one-year combined residency and online master of arts in teaching (MAT), prepares you to teach students of all backgrounds and all instructional needs.
Location options include Washington, DC; Danbury, CT; New York City; Upstate and Central New York; Palm Beach, FL; and San Francisco, CA.
Standardized graduate admissions exams such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and Miller Analogies Test (MAT) are not required.
Do work that matters
One of the most profound ways to make a positive impact is to become a teacher. When you become a teacher, you actively make the future more promising. You help children and young adults prepare for life, build dreams, and create bright futures. Purpose can be found daily in the classroom. As you probably experienced during your own time in school, teachers are so often the foundational support in young people’s lives.
Become part of a community
You play an integral role – professionally and personally – in a neighborhood. You form a connection with families unlike you would in any other career. You also create a close-knit community with fellow educators, who act as your support system, mentors, and friends to help you navigate the rewarding experience of being a teacher.
Preparation to serve all learners
As an aspiring teacher, you are an important part of the promise to address longstanding issues of equity in classrooms across the US. The Teacher Residency is built on the core beliefs that every child deserves an excellent education and that our diverse schools must have a teaching force that reflects local communities.
Share your passion
As a teacher, you will help students develop a love of learning and a thirst for knowledge. Perhaps you are a history buff or a writer and you want to inspire students to explore their own interests in social studies or language arts. Maybe you love science and math and want to help all students understand that these subjects are critical for their futures. You will have an opportunity to expose students to new ideas, subjects, and points of view while sharing your own passions. By leveraging your expertise in a particular content area, you will help students explore their own interests and build confidence in courses they may not have believed they had an aptitude for.
Help students learn, and never stop learning yourself
No two days of teaching are the same and much of this is attributed to the fact that learning is involved. Helping a student learn means supporting their growth, development, and discovery on a daily basis. You will open doors for students to different ways of thinking, fascinating ideas, and new subjects when you choose a career in education. Some days you may witness the lightbulb shine when your class grasps a new concept. Other days your purpose may be found through a conversation with a student who is struggling in other parts of their life. All of this occurs while you are growing and learning right alongside your students.
This was the perfect program for me. I wanted to learn how to be the best teacher I could be from the best professors, while also having a hands-on experience in the classroom. I wanted to work at a Title I school where I could demonstrate best pedagogical practices, taught to me by the leading thinkers and researchers in education, to children who have historically been overlooked and underserved.
JULIE
GRADUATE, 2020 COHORT,
SCHOOL DISTRICT of PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL
Admissions
We are committed to preparing teachers from a wide range of backgrounds committed to ongoing reflection, learning, and the practice of belonging, inclusivity, and accessibility for all learners.
NYU Steinhardt reviews all applications individually and comprehensively. Our priority is selecting candidates who possess not only basic requirements but a tenacious spirit and true commitment to addressing educational inequity, based on the belief that all students are capable of high achievement.
Upon completion of the Inclusive Childhood Education (elementary school) program, you:
- earn your master of arts in teaching in Inclusive Childhood Education (dual certification in childhood education Grades 1-6 and teaching students with disabilities Grades 1-6).
- become eligible for recommendation for initial certification in New York State in childhood education and childhood special education for Grades 1-6.
Upon completion of the Secondary Education (middle and high school) program, you:
- earn your master of arts in teaching in Secondary Education.
- become eligible for recommendation for initial certification in New York State in a secondary teaching content area in English, mathematics, science, or social studies for Grades 7-12 (with a Grades 5-6 extension), or in secondary special education for Grades 7-12.
Degree option availability varies by location.
Eligibility is based on your previous undergraduate and graduate course work. There are different course work requirements for each of the two master of arts in teaching degrees: Inclusive Childhood Education (elementary school) and Secondary Education (middle and high school).
The Teacher Residency selection process consists of two parts.
NYU Steinhardt faculty review applications first and then invite selected candidates to participate in a group interview. Final admission into the Teacher Residency requires each candidate to pass NYU Steinhardt faculty review.
Next, if you are interested in any of our full-day residency partners, you will also go through a selection and hiring process with our district and charter partners.
You will be considered for scholarships from NYU Steinhardt that can average $13,000 and range from $5,000 to $18,000.
One hundred percent of this year’s enrolled cohort received an NYU Steinhardt scholarship.
Learn more about the eligibility requirements in content areas. Our enrollment specialists can answer all your questions about content-area requirements, your transcript, or course codes.
NYU Teacher Residency Program Experience
In the NYU Teacher Residency, each curriculum module connects learning theory with practice and builds on what you’re doing in the classroom.
Total Immersion with Guided Support
While you teach alongside teacher mentors, technology-enhanced feedback sessions with faculty allow you to share challenges and gain helpful advice as you gradually increase your responsibilities in the classroom.
NYU Steinhardt’s Innovative Curriculum
Faculty are experts in a range of urban education issues including emergent bilinguals, fiscal inequities between urban and suburban schools, racial segregation, and restorative justice. Faculty instruct you online with course modules that align with what you’re doing in the classroom.
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