Teacher Residency as Alternative Pathway to Licensure

Teacher residencies have been an ongoing discussion in the educator preparation world for nearly a decade. This paper describes promising practice program design at university that offers alternative pathways to licensure meet demands of school districts, especially economically disadvantaged communities one region United States. The one-year residency model was developed address teacher shortage state with growing attrition. Aligned recent legislation created license, traditional examined its strengths and incorporated most critical needs novice success offer as pathway. co-constructed district personnel education faculty focus on dimensions teaching include planning, instruction, assessment. After year, feedback from included high favor readiness teach. Residency candidates reported increased self-efficacy. has implications future research potential replication other institutions higher education.