Institute schedule

Summer training institutes

All corps members are required to participate in a five-week training institute before they begin teaching. The institute prepares corps members to be highly effective teachers while measurably increasing the academic performance of children in their summer school classrooms. In the mornings and early afternoons, corps members teach in a district summer school program under the close supervision of veteran educators. These include teachers from the hosting school district and Teach For America instructional staff. In the late afternoons and evenings, corps members participate in interactive courses and clinics to build knowledge, deepen skills, and apply learning to upcoming teaching. Although there is little formal programming on weekends, corps members usually find it important to do lesson planning and preparation on Saturdays and Sundays, or to study for and take any required tests for their fall placements.

Attending the institute in full is a requirement of joining Teach For America, and applicants must attend the institute to which their region is assigned. Applicants who have been invited to attend an interview will be able to access more detailed information about the institute on the Applicant Center.

See below for the 2010 summer institute schedule, as well as the regions that will be hosted at each institute site:

If you have additional questions regarding the summer training institutes, please contact us at admissions@teachforamerica.org.

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