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Relay Opens Denver Campus
Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay) today announced that it will open a new teacher training campus in Denver, Colorado. The campus, Relay’s tenth, will create new pathways into teaching and will help to address a critical teacher shortage in Denver and surrounding communities, preparing 75 teachers in its first year.
New York Summer Coding Institute
Experts estimate that150,000 new computing jobs will need to be filled in each of the next 10 years. There is a large gap between the demands of the industry and the number of qualified applicants. Additionally, women and people of color are underrepresented in these fields. Relay believes that computer science—and coding skills, more specifically—must be an essential component of a public education.
Relay to Launch in Nashville
Relay Graduate School of Education today announced that it will open a new campus in Nashville, Tennessee. Relay Nashville will be Relay’s ninth campus in the country and its second in Tennessee, following the launch of Relay Memphis in spring 2015. Relay is excited to build on the momentum gained during its first year in Tennessee and to help meet the urgent need for more teachers in high-needs schools in Nashville.
Aperio 2016 Lineup Announced
Aperio: The Relay Research Collaborative kicks off its second season next week.
Aperio was launched in 2015 to increase the visibility of research conducted by Relay faculty and colleagues, to create a venue for research faculty to receive feedback on their research, and to nurture the development of diverse ideas and perspectives among faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Connecting Relay’s Alumni Community
Relay Connect launched in March for the nearly 1,800 graduates in the Relay alumni community. The portal offers an opportunity for alumni of Relay and Teacher U (Relay’s predecessor) to connect with each other and to engage with a number of different tools to make them more effective educators and professionals. Through Relay Connect, alumni are now able to post and search for jobs, plan and attend events, provide updates and resources to each other, and more.
Admissions 2016: The Relay Experience
The 2016 admissions season is officially underway, and we are eager to enroll the next class of game-changing teachers.
We have created this short highlight reel to showcase the Relay experience for prospective graduate students considering Relay.
Training Data Literate Teachers
Relay’s approach to teacher preparation focuses on the real-world demands of classrooms and schools. Relay candidates study, observe, and practice elements of effective instruction. Relay’s use of authentic assessments means that candidates must demonstrate both an understanding of teaching and their ability to put that knowledge into practice in their classrooms.
Relay Educating Record Number of Teachers of Color
Relay is proud to announce today that we are increasing the diversity of the teacher pipeline by training a growing number of black and Latino graduate students to enter the profession. Nearly two thirds of all participants in our 2015 Teaching Residencyprogram—64 percent—identify as black or Latino.
Relay Forms New Teacher Prep Center
Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay) today announced that it will create Teacher2 (TeacherSquared), a national center dedicated to transforming the way that new teachers are prepared to teach our nation’s public school students. Relay was one of five centers funded through a new initiative sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
K-12 Symposium 2015
Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay) is hosting its third annual K-12 Symposium on Saturday, November 14, from 8:30am – 5pm in New York City. The event, titled “Learn. Practice. Perform.” is an all-day professional development opportunity for principals, instructional coaches, veteran teachers, and experienced Teaching Exceptional Learners (TEL) teachers who wish to grow as facilitators and leaders of adults.
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