Prepared To Teach

Teacher residencies are designed for residents to experience instructional cycles, build relationships throughout the school building, and become embedded in the school culture. Their impact goes beyond a single classroom, benefitting the full school community! @enmu @WNMU

Co-teaching helps lighten the load, reduce isolation, and build confidence through collaboration. When we invest in collaborative teaching models, we invest in schools where both educators and students can thrive! youtu.be/BOk4vvDAZUY?si…

Earlier this month, we shared our new residency recruitment toolkit with resources for districts and preparation programs to revamp their websites, social media, and outreach materials. If you’re looking to boost interest & enrollment, try starting here: preparedtoteach.org/resource-suite…

Are you at #AERA2026? Dr. Aisha Haynes, our Director of Storytelling, will be presenting Saturday, 4/11 at the JW Mariott 4th floor, Diamond 9, on the promise of teacher residencies as a blueprint for registered teacher apprenticeships.

A stipend is often the deciding factor for many aspiring educators who cannot afford to work for free during their clinical practice year. If we want a stable and diverse teaching force, we need to pay our teacher candidates! @UNM #teacherprep

Principals with teacher residents in their building see the impact a full year of preparation in the classroom makes for aspiring educators.

Financial support during preparation makes teaching a more accessible, viable profession for great candidates—especially those considering changing careers. Teacher residents in New Mexico receive $35k, attracting committed new teachers for high-needs classrooms.

The future of #STEM teaching depends on the systems that support educators. The #Beyond100K 2026 Trends Report explores 4 themes shaping the field. Financial access, mentorship, belonging & AI literacy. 📖 Read the report. beyond100k.org/2026-beyond100… What trends are you seeing?

Excited to see the @Beyond100K 2026 Trends Report out! As a Beyond100K partner, we’re proud to be featured in this year’s report, highlighting our work on on apprenticeships. 📖 Read the report →beyond100k.org/2026-beyond100… #STEMeducation #Beyond100K #Trends2026

Grow-your-own programs and teacher residencies are a powerful tool for recruiting teachers from the local community. #teacherresidencies @NorthernNNMC

Aspiring teachers learn, grow, and succeed during residency. It’s challenging, rewarding, and prepares you for a long career in the classroom. New Mexico has seen how funding teacher residencies changes education: preparedtoteach.org/resources/case…

Teacher residencies don’t just support teacher candidate learning, they provide an extra layer of support for P-12 students!

Residencies give a fuller picture of what it’s like to teach. Candidates get to see all the parts of the school year, from setting up classrooms to cleaning up after graduation—and learn from all that’s in between. It’s the best way to prepare teachers for a successful career.

Residency-trained teachers are confident, committed, and stay in the classroom longer. With schools facing severe shortages and high hiring costs, teacher residency partnerships are a viable pathway to a stable, secure workforce.

It takes practice to master any skill, and teaching is no different. Teacher residencies provide scaffolded support during clinical practice, building a strong foundation for teachers to rely on in their own classrooms. @NorthernNNMC #teacherprep #teaching

Lore Mize, a mentor teacher working with @SanJuanCollege teacher residency says that mentoring residents for a full year impacts retention long-term: "They understand how classrooms work." A huge thanks to all mentors for helping to prepare the next generation of teachers💌

When a teacher resident learns to teach in the community they grew up in, it not only cultivates a sense of belonging in the resident, it allows them to connect deeply with students in their classroom. #GrowYourOwn

Residencies strengthen family engagement, improve student support, and build a more stable, community-rooted educator workforce. @enmu #teacherprep #growyourown

New Mexico’s paid teacher residencies bring more instructional capacity to classrooms. This mentor and resident pair see co-teaching as a powerful tool for student learning. @WNMU #teacherprep

In New Mexico’s teacher residencies, students get more immediate support, teachers have instructional partners, and districts have a well-prepared, familiar hiring pool.

Teacher residencies are a powerful tool to expand grow-your-own teacher preparation programs. In NM, schools have benefitted from having community members join them as teacher residents, before being hired to teach in the very schools they attended as students!