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COVID-19 Update
Due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases nationwide, Relay campuses will begin transitioning to remote education to minimize the density of people on campus and reduce the potential health risk to our community. Learn more
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.
Relay Tutor Corps Launches in Two Cities
Relay’s first program for undergraduate students began recruitment of its inaugural cohort in the Houston and New Orleans areas last week. Relay Tutor Corps will provide undergraduates with the opportunity to work with middle school students in a structured tutoring program.
New Third Grade Math Training
Great Minds, the creator of the Eureka Math/EngageNY Math curriculum, has teamed up with Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay) to launch a training for third grade teachers using the curriculum. The pilot is designed for teachers who are either new to the curriculum or who are experienced with the curriculum and interested in deepening their understanding.
Relay Joins Deans for Impact
At Relay, we’re excited about the work that we do every day to help teachers and principals improve the lives of their students. We also know that we’re not alone in the quest to improve our education system, and that true reform requires more than the efforts of any single organization.
New Blended Learning Teacher Training
Cupertino, CA — August 10, 2015 — The Learning Accelerator (TLA), a non-profit organization catalyzing the transformation of American K-12 education through blended learning on a national scale, and grantee Relay Graduate School of Education (Relay), a leading, nationally accredited graduate school of education, today launched a series of online training modules to help teachers make the shift to blended learning.
"Teaching Character" Now On Demand
Teachers: They’re among the most vital and influential figures in a child’s life. Not only do they impart academic knowledge — literacy, mathematics, the sciences, and more — but they also serve as models to children as they develop the life skills that they’ll need to succeed beyond their years in the classroom.
Blend Your Teaching Today: Three New Modules Focused on Blended Learning
Welcome to BL-101: Beginning to Blend. The video excerpts below were put together to give you a glimpse into new Blended Learning content that will soon be public. In August, 2015, Relay will launch 3 FREE, online modules preparing teachers to teach Blended Learning: the strategic integration of technology and in-person instruction focused on the pursuit of student achievement.
How a New Principal Transformed a School
Calhan Elementary School was at the end of its rope. By 2013, four years of declining student scores on Colorado’s exams had earned it a “priority improvement” designation, and contributed to a toxic atmosphere that pitted the administrators against teachers and teachers against each other. As frustrations boiled over, its principal resigned in May of that year.
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