The Rural Teacher Residency (RTR) Community is a pathway that bundles the Master's in Education with a multiple subject or education specialist preliminary credential. Residents participate with cohorts of general and special education Residents to cultivate Professional Learning Communities, collaboration, and promote school change.
The Rural Teacher Residency (RTR) is a comprehensive partnership between the University's School of Education and four high-need rural school districts in northern California designed to improve the preparation of new teachers, to address the needs of rural schools, and to improve the achievement of all students to overcome the Achievement Gap.'
'What You'll Find At the Rural Teacher Residency Teaching Commons:
- A free and "always-open, one stop shop" for the RTR community to find and share resources, expertise, and professional connections to people supporting education in high-need rural schools.
- A free and open digital library of teaching and learning resources for the ongoing support for RTR students, mentors, faculty, administrators, and community as the develop their skills for successfully teaching in high-need rural schools
- Free online community services, both open and private, for RTR students, mentors, etc to continuously grow the RTR community's supportive sharing and dialog needed for student success in high-need rural schools
- Free and open online tools for the RTR community to create and share eportfolios for capturing, sharing, and improving educational practices in high-need rural schools.'