What kind of training and support do corps members receive?
All of our training and support is towards the goal of developing teacher leaders who realize ambitious outcomes for students. This work is grounded in a CM roadmap of development with the following domains: rigorous instruction, inclusive classrooms, learning, and relationships.
As a TFA Corps Member, you will engage in a pre-service model with corps members from across the country, the goal of which is to develop you as an aspiring teacher leader, ready to lead a classroom towards strong student outcomes. Our Pre-Service model has the four phases:
- Launch: Launch contains a set of asynchronous modules to prepare corps members for summer training
- Launch Live!: Launch Live! is a synchronous experience to welcome corps members and lay the foundations for Pre-Service Training.
- Training: During Training, corps members will spend two weeks on centralized learning experiences, primarily done synchronously with some asynchronous engagements throughout.
- Practicum: Over a 3+-week Practicum experience, corps members will split their time between virtual centralized training and in-person practicum training, which will include regional programming, classroom teaching, and coaching.
Ongoing, you will be supported by a dedicated coach who will guide your overall development from the time you accept your offer to the corps. You will have access to a robust and flexible Ecosystem of Support that includes instructional coaching, wellness resources, on-demand tools and resources, in addition to what is available and provided within your regional context. You will also engage in ongoing equity-focused leadership development experiences.