• Theory related to mindsets of effective teachers
• Establishing classroom culture with practical skills and best practices
• Developing cultural consciousness
• Exploring the critical mindsets of effective teachers
• Setting a vision for classroom culture
• Planning the classroom-culture routines and systems
• Introduction to lesson planning
• Explore content-specific strategies and materials essential for establishing an intentional, positive, rigorous classroom
• Pedagogy and best practices related to specific content areas (varies by content)

• Communicating effective teacher mindsets
• Writing standards aligned objectives
• Connecting teacher identity to cultural consciousness
• Introducing new material
• Getting to know students, families, and schools
• Strategies to engage everybody
• Designing and evaluating assessments
• Establishing an effective classroom culture
• Classroom-management strategies
• Time-Task Management
• Pedagogy and best practices related to specific content areas (varies by content)

• Checking for understanding and responding to informal data
• Designing and facilitating effective student practice
• Using data to drive instructional choices
• Teaching exceptional learners
• Crafting your educational autobiography
• Reflecting on student growth and achievement
• Cultural Responsiveness
• Pedagogy and best practices related to specific content areas (varies by content)

• Culturally responsive teaching
• Working with diverse communities
• Introduction to unit planning
• Introduction to character strengths
• Exploring language and learning
• Teaching Exceptional Learners in Writing and Reading
• Pedagogy and best practices related to specific content areas (varies by content)

• edTPA Workshops

Relay Connecticut provides a Residency program where all Residents have a full time job in a partner K-12 School. This Residency module provides a gradual on-ramp to the into the teaching profession as Residents work throughout the entirety of the school year with their students and mentor teachers.

Relay Connecticut prioritzes working with uncertified staff from our Urban Districts. Relay Connecticut also prioritices enrolling students who have been historircally underrepresented in the Connecticut teaching work force. In addition, Relay Connecticut offers a robust curriculm infused with culturally responsive pedagogy.

All Relay Residents are provided an onsite Resident advisor to lesson plan, model and co-teach with Residents, lesson plan with Residents, All Relay Residents are also provided with a Faculty Advisor who provides observations, coaching and mentoring.

All Relay Residents work to continuously increase their effectiveness as students. Embedded in the program are feedback loops that ensure that students continuously reflect and improve on their practice.