Residency Programs
Get Paid While You Learn To Teach

Teacher residency programs offer aspiring teachers hands-on training and support while they earn a full salary and benefits. Residents work alongside experienced mentor teachers throughout the academic year, gaining real classroom experience, while also completing higher-education coursework on their path to a teaching certification or advanced degree.

Programs Offered at Schools

Teacher residents in these programs teach at select Philadelphia schools partnered with educator preparation institutions that provide ongoing support throughout their training. Learn more about each program by clicking the buttons below.

Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia(Partnered with CBED and Drexel)
Mastery Teaching Residency(Partnered with City Teaching Alliance or Relay GSE)
Freire Schools(Partnered with Relay/GSE)
School District of
Philadelphia Teacher Residency(Partnered with Drexel, Relay GSE, Temple and City Teaching Alliance)
String Theory School(through Temple Teacher Residency or Relay/GSE)

Programs Offered by Educator Preparation Programs

These educator preparation programs are offered in Philadelphia for those wanting to become a teacher resident. Residents are placed at a Philadelphia school to student-teach. Learn more about each program by clicking the buttons below.

City Teaching Alliance
Drexel Philadelphia
Teacher Residency
Relay GSE
Teaching Residency
Temple Teacher Residency
Urban Teaching Residency at Penn

To learn about more pathway options, go here.

This list includes graduate level residency programs focused in Philadelphia. Know of a program not on our list? Let us know!