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In this case study, we present how New Mexico has created a cohesive statewide teacher preparation system that is rooted in deep collaboration between the state and the field.

Key considerations and potential solutions to ensure legislation supports residency programs to be consistent in quality, equitable for our teacher candidates, and sustainable for the long-term.

Learn how to increase enrollment by centering affordability, increasing communicability, and streamlining navigation on your teacher residency website.

Use this audit to improve your existing residency website or as a guide to create a new site.

A quick guide to the top social platforms' benefits and considerations as well as a list of tips and resources to make the most out of your social media strategy.

A one-pager detailing the seven co-teaching strategies.

This PowerPoint provides an introduction to pre-service co-teaching and then details the seven co-teaching strategies.

A PowerPoint presentation for an overview of the purpose and function of a teacher residency advisory group.

A new analysis of how Washington State—and other states too—can focus funding on developing a targeted plan to address special education needs through well-designed teacher residencies.

This teacher residency recruitment guidance can spark ideas for teacher preparation partnerships aiming to recruit future teachers from their own communities.

By recognizing and rethinking existing Human Resources and teaching and learning expenditures, district leaders can make the case that funding teacher residencies can be a sustainable long-term investment.

A clarified definition for "teacher residencies" supports discussions on residency design and the ability to attract, prepare, and retain a robust and diverse teaching workforce. The initial draft was co-constructed by the Teacher Residency Working Group, a collaborative group of Pathways Alliance members with expertise in residency development, support, and research.

Pre-Service Co-Teaching – where teacher candidates engage as co-teachers during student teaching – is a strong instructional model, especially when combined with yearlong teacher residencies. Using these combined resources, ideas, and activities, a residency partnership's preparation program school district members can create a shared understanding of pre-service co-teaching.

This white paper frames both the case for and an approach to addressing persistent teacher quality, diversity, and turnover challenges in the State of New Mexico. A growing set of research and promising practice informs the report, which is intended to offer a high-level understanding of the complexities around how the economics of teacher preparation both drives educational inequities and can be shifted to promote educational quality and equity by investing in paid teacher residencies.