Imagine:
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Earning your Master’s Degree and Teaching Credential in one year.
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Apprenticing four days a week with an expert teacher in your residency school.
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Learning within a cohort of peers with whom you will work (and laugh) all year, paving the way to becoming lifelong friends and colleagues.
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Building a relationship with an expert instructional leader in TK-12 education, who will advise and support you through one-on-one observation and dialogue.
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Engaging in critical conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion with your mentor, instructors, and peers.
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Receiving priority consideration for a full-time position upon completing the program.
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Doing all of this at a cost that is affordable and includes financial support.
Our program is based on a residency model that combines immersive hands-on practice in the classroom with educational theory and research in both seminars and online. It takes place in partnership with TK-12 schools in historically underserved communities, and 96% of our graduates obtain full-time teaching positions after completing the program.
Program Overview
- Residents spend four days a week in the classroom participating in hands-on teaching for the duration of a school year.
- One day a week is spent with a regional cohort in seminars that bridge educational theory and research with the direct experience taking place in the classroom.
- Additional discussion and reflection on theory and research take place via in-person course intensives and online coursework. More information is available in the Alder Scope and Sequence.
- Residents apprentice at one of our partner schools in California in the San Francisco Bay Area, Central Valley, Central Coast, or Los Angeles.
- Residents receive a Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in Teaching or Special Education and Teaching Credential
Available Credentials
Please note that available credentials vary by partner.
- Multiple Subject (K–8)
- Single Subject (6–12): English, Math, Science, or Social Studies
- Education Specialist — Mild to Moderate Support Needs
- Bilingual Authorization
All credentials include the English Learner Authorization (ELA1) except for the Bilingual Authorization. The ELA1 authorizes the holder to teach English Learners within their credential area and designated English Language Development (ELD) settings.
Partner TK-12 Campuses
Alder GSE partners with mission-aligned school communities to provide apprenticeships for residents and a customized, right-sized pipeline of exceptional teachers for schools. Please see our school partners page for more information on current partners.