Program Overview
Teacher Education Residency Model
(TERM)
“Short-TERM clinical experience, long-TERM teacher impact.”
TERM provides prospective beginning teachers with a year-long clinical residency to develop the classroom expertise to become effective, long-term educators in high need school districts in Texas. Candidates may be offered a teaching position upon successful completion of the residency.
We currently partner to place residents in Aldine ISD, Austin ISD, Bryan ISD, Caldwell ISD, Hearne ISD, Royal ISD, and Spring ISD.
This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education as a Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant, 2020-2025.
Media
Videos
YouTube
- Learn about TERM’s Service-Learning Project in Cancun, Mexico
- aggieTERM Program prepares future teachers
- aggieTERM Alum Spotlight: Hearne ISD
- aggieTERM in Caldwell ISD
- aggieTERM in Bryan ISD
- pantherTERM in Royal ISD
KBTX
Articles
The Eagle
- First participants of aggieTERM welcomed at Bryan ISD
- Bryan ISD hosts orientation breakfast for aggieTERM students
- Fannin Elementary students write to US service members
- Bryan school board to expand student-teaching partnership with Texas A&M
KBTX
- Aggie student teachers kick off first TERM at Bryan ISD
- Bryan ISD extends aggieTERM Program
- Caldwell ISD First Day of School-Daleigh Drgac
What is a Teacher Residency?
Teacher residency programs are, by definition, district-serving teacher education programs that pair a rigorous full-year classroom apprenticeship with master’s level education content. “Residency programs are partnerships among school districts, universities, and other stakeholders to prepare and retain effective teachers” (NCTR, 2018, p. 3). Teacher residencies are opportunities for preservice teachers to be authentically active in the classroom for an extended period and to “experiment with specific and concrete strategies under realistic conditions” (Pankowski & Walker, 2016, p. 4).
Our Approach
TERM is framed within a 5-point Comprehensive Community Induction Model. There is an impressive body of research on the aspects of teacher preparation that have the most impact on quality teachers. From this literature, one can identify five key attributes that researchers have found to be linked to quality clinical teaching:
- A coherent vision of teaching between school and university partners
- Comprehensive strategies that enhance clinical experiences
- Shared governance
- Developmental induction training for clinical teachers and mentors
- Anchored in the community
Eligibility Requirements
The TERM project is for those individuals who have earned a bachelor’s degree and who would like to pursue a graduate degree in education while earning a teaching certificate.
Students must be:
- Accepted into the Graduate Certification Program at Texas A&M University or the Alternative Certification Program at Prairie View Texas A&M University
- Able to participate in a paid internship/residency as a teacher in a partner school district
Selection Criterion
Students’ responses from the application process are ranked by TERM faculty and school district staff. The students who receive the top rankings are selected for TERM.
Benefits
How to Apply to TERM
aggieTERM
- Get to Know Us
- Determine interest to serve in one of the following district partners:
- Austin
- Bryan
- Caldwell
- Cypress-Fairbanks
- Hearne
- Refer to GCP for program requirements and application.
- Apply to GCP by October 1 (if you already have a baccalaureate degree) or December 1 (if you are a December 2023 or May 2024 graduate).
- Once accepted to GCP, apply to TERM. The deadline to apply is May 15.
pantherTERM
- Get to Know Us
- Determine interest to serve in one of the following district partners:
- Refer to ATCP for program requirements and application.
- Interested candidates will need to take the PACT before submitting their ATCP application.
- Apply to the PVAMU Graduate School and ATCP. The deadline to apply is May 15.
- This program offers rolling admissions.
- Once accepted to ATCP, apply to TERM. The deadline to apply is May 26.
