The Residency Lab

Residency Foundations: Introduction Slides (opens in new tab)

An introductory slide deck that orients residency partnerships to the Residency Foundations module, its 12-section structure, and the 10 Characteristics of Effective Residencies.

Residency Foundations: Anchor Texts (opens in new tab)

A curated library of foundational readings and planning tools — including the 10 Characteristics — that ground Residency Foundations program design in research and best practice.

Residency Foundations: Workbook (opens in new tab)

A comprehensive, action-oriented companion workbook with 12 sections of tasks and activities to help partnerships design, redesign, or refine residency programs aligned to the 10 Characteristics.

Residency Foundations: Introduction to Residency Model (opens in new tab)

A foundational presentation defining the educator residency model, its yearlong clinical practice, and the elements of a strong IHE–LEA partnership.

Residency Foundations: Financial Sustainbility of the Residency Model (opens in new tab)

A presentation guiding residency partners to explore funding models, staffing strategies, and value propositions that support long-term fiscal sustainability.

Residency Foundations: Establishing Residency Partnership (opens in new tab)

A presentation helping partners explore residency roles, design the partnership team, establish collaboration norms, and plan initial partnership meetings.

Residency Foundations: Formalizing the Partnership through the Memoradum of Understanding (MOU) or Letter of Understanding (LOU) (opens in new tab)

A presentation on formalizing residency partnerships through MOUs or LOUs, including essential agreement elements and value proposition development.

Residency Foundations: Framing the Residency to Respond to Relevant District Contexts (opens in new tab)

A presentation helping partners define equity in their local context, use data to inform planning, and set SMARTIE program goals responsive to district needs.

Residency Foundations: Designing the Residency Program Vision (opens in new tab)

A presentation guiding partners to compare institutional vision statements and draft a residency program vision grounded in equity and shared partnership goals.

Residency Foundations: Designing the Residency Program Implementation Timeline (opens in new tab)

A presentation helping partners build a roadmap to implementation with major milestones from funding and MOU signing through recruitment, matching, and program launch.

Residency Foundations: Designing the Residency Program Schedule (opens in new tab)

A presentation supporting strategic planning for clinical practice schedules, course calendars, and gradual release models for the residency implementation year.

Residency Foundations: Designing Resident Recruitment Campaigns (opens in new tab)

A presentation on designing data-informed resident recruitment campaigns that reach diverse candidates reflecting the students programs serve.

Residency Foundations: Designing Mentor Recruitment Campaigns (opens in new tab)

A presentation on recruiting and developing mentor teachers and counselors, including selection criteria, union collaboration, and planning-year mentor development.

Residency Foundations: Selecting Clinical Practice School Sites (opens in new tab)

A presentation outlining a seven-step process for selecting clinical practice school sites aligned to program mission, data, mentor capacity, and hiring needs.

Residency Foundations: Communicating Program Expectations to All (opens in new tab)

A presentation guiding teams to compile program design into a handbook that communicates expectations to residents, mentors, and site administrators.

Selecting Clinical Practice School Sites (opens in new tab)

A standalone planning tool supporting residency programs in carefully selecting school sites where leaders invest in mentor and resident success.

Partnership Roles and Responsibilities (opens in new tab)

A team-building table for identifying core residency partnership members from each institution and defining their roles during initial planning.

Getting Better at Getting Equitable Book Club Discussion Tool (opens in new tab)

A facilitated discussion tool with role assignments and prompts for teams reading WestEd's Getting Better at Getting More Equitable.

Formalizing Your Partnership Agreement (opens in new tab)

A tool to help residency and apprenticeship partners agree on partnership terms as they formalize their collaboration.

Establishing Norms of Collaboration (opens in new tab)

A National Staff Development Council–based tool helping multi-institution residency teams establish and revisit collaboration norms.

Developing Value Propositions for Your Program (opens in new tab)

A worksheet for defining residency program value propositions that articulate benefits for partners, solve urgent problems, and make mission concrete.

Value Propositions for Engagement Sustainability (opens in new tab)

A visual guide defining value propositions as concise benefit statements that enlist stakeholder commitment for long-term program sustainability.

Develop Your Implementation Timeline (opens in new tab)

A backwards-planning tool for mapping residency implementation milestones across credential, HR, and recruitment deadlines.

Designing Your Program Vision (opens in new tab)

A note-taking tool for drafting residency program vision statements that are data-informed, inspirational, and connected to community needs.

Design Your Resident Recruitment Campaign (opens in new tab)

A planning tool for designing resident recruitment campaigns that reach the candidates your program aims to serve.

Design Mentor Recruitment Campaigns (opens in new tab)

A planning tool for designing mentor recruitment campaigns, including job descriptions and partnership recruitment duties.

Designing Your Initial Partnership Meeting Agendas (opens in new tab)

A planning resource for designing thoughtful agendas for initial residency partnership meetings.

Define or Refine Your Program’s Goals (opens in new tab)

A SMARTIE framework tool for educator preparation programs designing or redefining residency program goals.

Creating a Residency Master Calendar (opens in new tab)

A planning tool outlining key considerations for designing clinical practice schedules and gradual release models.

Residency Modules 1, 2, 3 At-A-Glance (opens in new tab)

An at-a-glance map of The Residency Lab's three-module curriculum covering foundations, implementation, and integration.