Provides pre-service teachers with valuable pedagogy
Rich student teaching experience
Connects pre-service teachers to the teaching community
Opportunity to pair with and receive guidance through a strong veteran teacher mentor
Opportunity to learn from experts in the field
Offers time to observe master teachers and put new skills to use in a safe and collaborative environment.
Most traditional programs offer opportunity for pre-service teachers to engage in the components of planning and preparation, classroom environment, and instruction
Alternative Teacher Certification Program
Swift, intensive route to the classroom
Little to no opportunity to practice new skills before being submerged into the classroom
Provides pre-service teachers with valuable pedagogy
Rich student teaching experience
Connects pre-service teachers to the teaching community
Opportunity to pair with and receive guidance through a strong veteran teacher mentor
Opportunity to learn from experts in the field
Offers time to observe master teachers and put new skills to use in a safe and collaborative environment.
Most traditional programs offer opportunity for pre-service teachers to engage in the components of planning and preparation, classroom environment, and instruction
Alternative Teacher Certification Program
Swift, intensive route to the classroom
Little to no opportunity to practice new skills before being submerged into the classroom
University of Texas at San Antonio & Sarah King Elementary
Turnaround Partnership
About Sarah King Elementary
Sarah King Elementary, one of 40 elementary schools in the San Antonio Independent School District, serves 689 students with a mobility rate of 22.1% and hosts 3 PK classrooms and one bilingual classroom per grade level. Sarah King Elementary’s student body is made up of 97.1% economically disadvantaged and 18% English Language Learners.
Partnership Focus
Descriptive text about the UTSA Partnership
Campus Statistics & Community Description
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Mobility Rate
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NEED STAT
Sarah King Elementary serves 689 Students
Economically Disadvantaged97.1%97.1%
English Language Learners18%18%
NEED STATXXXXX%XXXXX%
Partnership Goals
Providing support to growing teacher practices related to academic literacy
Providing support in improving literacy achievement
Providing opportunities to grow leadership in classroom teachers
Collaboratively evaluating our work
Creating model “residency” program for pre-service teachers
Engaging the community that surrounds SKE
Challenges & Lessons Learned
Time: Teachers, faculty, and students were all stretched thin