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Teacher Effectiveness Initiatives
12.29.11 by Jesse Solomon (BTR Staff)
BTR works to prepare all of its residents to be data-driven teachers: teachers who are constantly looking at what their students are learning and using that information to plan instruction. We do the same thing as a program, looking at how our residents and… [more]
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Thoughts on Developing a Practice…
12.04.11 by Jesse Solomon (BTR Staff)
This year, as part of our efforts to revise and continue to improve our residency program, we have begun to collaborate closely with Magdalene Lampert, who is serving as a Senior Advisor to BTR – with a particular focus on developing a practice of… [more]
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Children of Wo(men)
11.03.11 by Alexis Harewood (Resident)
In anticipation of September, I had imagined much of the first day of school to be exactly like the cliche: school buses, uniforms, school supplies, rush of excitement, routine learning, adorable 6th graders, lunches on Styrofoam trays, teachable moments, being called Ms. Harewood, nervousness… [more]
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Get Your Costume On
10.29.11 by Noel Reyes (BTR Graduate)
This is for the teachers who dress up on Halloween. The ones who scour dollar stores for wigs and face paint, and persuade colleagues to dress up as their favorite superhero, too. And especially the ones who stay in character: The Queen Elizabeths who… [more]
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Early lessons in community
10.08.11 by Frank Swoboda (Resident)
“Yo, Raph!” A tall student bumps fists with a skinny, short guy in the hall outside our classroom. As the bell rings, another student runs in – and, before taking her seat, exchanges quick cheek kisses with her friend. Discussing immigration in the Gilded… [more]
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Even Numbers Got Limits
9.29.11 by Noel Reyes (BTR Graduate)
Numbers is hardly real and they never have feelings But you push too hard, even numbers got limits Why did one straw break the camel’s back? Here’s the secret: The million other straws underneath it. —Mos Def The first faculty meeting of this school… [more]
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BTR residents hit the ground…
9.17.11 by Ivelisse Santos Rodriguez (BTR Mentor)
It is a new year, and BTR’s 9th in our schools. This year, BTR has placed a number of residents at our beloved Boston Latin Academy. There are about 10 mentor/resident pairs now working together to bring our students the best education in this… [more]
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Inquiry musings
9.07.11 by Gene Thompson-Grove (BTR Staff)
As the new school year begins, and I begin my new work with BTR, I have been thinking a lot about inquiry. For many of us, “inquiry” is what “teachers do all the time” – teaching, noticing students, adjusting practice, and collecting more data. … [more]
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Summer in Ghana
9.06.11 by José Valenzuela (BTR Graduate)
This summer, I spent almost a month studying and researching in Ghana as part of a Fund for Teachers grant that I was awarded back in May. The goal of the trip was to research and explore the monumental slave forts along the Ghanaian… [more]
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It Takes A Village
9.05.11 by Alexis Harewood (Resident)
I’ve often heard people say, “It takes a village to raise a child”—but I’d never realized the depth of this proverb even throughout my own childhood. Within my first few weeks as a BTR resident, I’ve been able to develop an understanding of the… [more]
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Boston Teacher Residency Happy Friday, everyone! BTR is looking forward to attending Citizen Schools' career fair this afternoon. For more information about the fair, see our events tab.
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Boston Teacher Residency - BTR will be on campus at Morehouse in Atlanta tomorrow! Please check out the events tab for more information on connecting with our recruiter at the Morehouse College Career Fair!
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Boston Teacher Residency - Now half-way through the school year, Rachel Singh's students continue to test her, to push her to meet higher expectations and prove to them that she's worthy of their trust and won't give up on their learning.
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Boston Teacher Residency - Final application deadline for the 2012-13 program is coming up in just over a month! Applicants for the Spring deadline are encourage to SUBMIT by 2/27, in order to allow one week to track receipt of transcripts and recommendations and COMPLETE by 3/1.
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