Teach For America's regional support network provides ongoing professional development to corps members throughout the two-year commitment to ensure that they succeed as teachers. Each corps member is assigned a Program Director who serves as a source of support, guidance and feedback during the corps experience.
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In each of the 26 urban and rural areas where corps members are placed, Teach For America has a staff of experienced educators, most of whom were corps members themselves. Our regional staff ensures corps members have teaching placements, helps them prioritize where to focus for improvement, and ensures they are accessing meaningful tools and resources on an ongoing basis to build the knowledge, skills and mindsets necessary for classroom success.
| Observations and feedback | Teach For America program directors go through four observation and feedback cycles with each corps member per year. Each cycle involves reviewing student achievement data, the program director conducting detailed observations, and the program director and corps member jointly problem solving to identify the root causes of any current gaps in student achievement to determine additional steps the corps member might take to improve student achievement. |
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| Tools | Each region provides a toolkit to help corps members create a data-driven, student achievement focused classroom from day one. The toolkit includes long-term instructional plans tailored to state standards and the district's curriculum for each grade and subject area, diagnostic tests and ongoing assessments, and student achievement tracking tools. |
| Learning Teams | Corps members get together in small groups customized by grade and subject area with Teach For America instructors to discuss ongoing struggles, share best practices, and engage in collective professional development. |
Hear corps members and staff talk about the professional development resources offered in the regions.
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