The Teacher Residency Program at Making Waves Academy prepares recent college graduates and career changers for a classroom teaching position at Making Waves Academy.

The goal of the Teacher Residency Program is to recruit, train, and hire effective educators that will work in Making Waves classrooms. During the residency year, Teacher Residents will commit to a rigorous and supportive program that develops highly-effective teachers. The year-long teacher residency is designed to help residents step into the classroom as certificated teachers ready to make an impact on student achievement. Key areas of focus for residents will be standards-aligned instructional planning, best-practice instructional teaching strategies, classroom management strategies, student engagement strategies, and strategies to build relationships and rapport with students and parents. Teacher Residents will also learn MWA’s broader foundational elements for effectively supporting our students–cultural competency, social-emotional learning, and growth mindset.

We provide a guided pathway and destination for those who want to teach.

I M A G I N E

Becoming a highly effective educator through a supportive teacher-training program with an emphasis on social justice and equity.
Earning your Master’s Degree and Teaching Credential in one year from Alder Graduate School of Education (GSE).
Pairing theory with practice in a year-long apprenticeship alongside a Mentor Teacher.
Becoming part of a school dedicated to getting students both to and through college while developing their social emotional development.

This can be accomplished through the Making Waves Academy Teacher Residency Program at Alder Graduate School of Education.

The goal of the Teacher Residency Program is to recruit, train, and hire effective educators that will work in Making Waves classrooms. During the residency year, Teacher Residents will commit to a rigorous and supportive program that develops highly-effective teachers. The year-long teacher residency is designed to help residents step into the classroom as certificated teachers ready to make an impact on student achievement. Key areas of focus for residents will be standards-aligned instructional planning, best-practice instructional teaching strategies, classroom management strategies, student engagement strategies, and strategies to build relationships and rapport with students and parents.

As part of the comprehensive benefits package offered at Making Waves Academy, we offer Teacher Residents:

$12,000 COLA living stipend
Hourly compensation (~$21,000/year)
MWA comprehensive employee benefits
Employer support towards full tuition
Additional support towards total cost of attendance
- Up to $49K in federal financial aid, loans, and scholarships
- Up to $25K in state and federal grants
Master’s Degree and Credential
Priority hiring for a full-time position at Making Waves Academy

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree earned by June 2023
2.65 GPA preferred
Eligible to work in the U.S (DACA, permanent resident, citizen)

To apply visit:

www.aldergse.edu/apply

For more information please email Maria Alejandri at MAlejandri@aldergse.edu or Kelly Le at kle@mwacademy.org.

https://www.makingwavesacademy.org/