National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR)
National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR)
About

NCTR launches, sustains and scales a network of high-performing residency programs dedicated to preparing highly effective teachers that will transform educational practices nationwide.

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

  • - DEVELOP AND EXPAND HIGH-QUALITY GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NATION
  • - INFLUENCE AND IMPROVE TEACHER PREPARATION PRACTICES NATIONWIDE

By focusing on these two priorities, NCTR will:

1. Prove the efficacy and efficiency of teacher residency programs

2. Scale high-quality residency programs nationwide

3. Reduce barriers to high-quality preparation

4. Enable districts to create a pipeline of highly-effective teachers

NCTR is a not-for-profit organization that serves a growing national network of high performing residency programs. Founded in 2007, NCTR is the only organization in the nation dedicated to developing, launching and supporting the impact of residency programs. NCTR partners with school districts, charter management organizations, institutions of higher education, not-for-profits, and states to develop and support teacher residency programs as quality pipelines of effective and diverse new teachers.

NCTR is headquartered in Chicago with virtual staff located across the country.

CORE STRATEGIES

NCTR addresses the growing need to develop, innovate, and sustain high-quality teacher residency programs nationwide.  To achieve this mission, NCTR focuses on four core strategies:

  • - STRATEGIC CONSULTING: Develop highly-effective, performance-based teacher residency programs by offering cutting-edge technical assistance.
  • - NEXT GENERATION NETWORK: Offer and facilitate responsive, innovative programming to improve impact and outcomes for a growing network of urban and rural residency programs.
  • - PRACTICE TO POLICY: Bridge the gap between practice and policy by focusing on state and federal level reform initiatives, financial sustainability, and program scale.
  • - RESEARCH & EVALUATION: Identify, explore, and disseminate best practices and lessons learned from residencies to influence teacher preparation practices nationwide and to support the continuous improvement of NCTR’s other core strategy areas.

Together these initiatives will accelerate the advancement of residencies as a teacher pathway that prepares truly effective teachers for high-need classrooms, thereby influencing all of teacher preparation.

Mission

NCTR advances a network of high-performing residency programs dedicated to preparing highly effective teachers that will transform educational practices nationwide.

Vision

Access to a quality teacher is a right for all children.

Core Values

Preamble: The National Center for Teacher Residencies is transforming teacher preparation nationwide to ensure all children have access to an effective teacher. Our core values reflect who we are as an organization and how we work with our clients and our community.

  • - Solutions Oriented: We seek thoughtful and innovative solutions, embrace creativity, and pursue excellence.
  • - Continuous Learning: We challenge ourselves, revisiting and expanding our thinking, learning from the field and each other, rewarding curiosity and acting with integrity.
  • - Data Driven: We use data to understand the root cause of issues, implementing solutions that will have the greatest impact.
  • - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: We invite a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to the table, honor each individual’s strengths, and build an inclusive environment committed to providing equitable opportunities for all.
  • - Collaboration: We build strong relationships, thoughtfully collaborating in an assets-based way and having courageous conversations.
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Company Offices

  • United States (headquarters)
  • 1332 N. Halsted Street, Suite 304 Chicago