A new partnership to prepare teachers for
high-need urban schools
To improve student achievement
by improving what we know
has the greatest effect on learning--
Effective Teaching
◦ The ODU - Teacher Immersion Residency is a
partnership between Norfolk Public Schools and
Portsmouth Public Schools and ODU, designed to
meet the specific staffing needs of the division.
◦ The teacher immersion residency program is
embedded in the classrooms of the urban school
divisions.
◦ Residents are apprenticed to experienced
teachers who serve as their mentors.
◦ Residents spend 7 weeks in a state-of-the-art
Immersion Internship in the content discipline.
The Federal Government has recently dedicated
millions of dollars to fund 28 new Teacher Quality
Partnership Grants. The Old Dominion UniversityTeacher Immersion Residency Program is one of these
new, federally funded efforts.
Be a part of this nation-wide movement to
meet the needs of youth attending middle
and high school in an urban school!




Recruit highly qualified candidates as Residents, including
individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups.
Prepare highly qualified teachers through a content-enriched,
technology-infused, urban school-based secondary
education teacher residency program.
Support and retain in high-needs schools at least 10
Residents per academic year through intensive induction,
evidence-based mentoring, and professional development
over one-year pre-service and three years in-service (as
required by VA law.)
Improve student achievement in classes led by Residents in
participating high-needs schools.
Highly Effective Teachers
Dual Enrollment Courses
Other models take candidates who have
academic content knowledge, and give them
real-world teacher training and rigorous
education coursework. The ODU-TIR program
will take those candidates with content
knowledge, and give them that superior teaching
training – but then also give them more content,
and the training required for them to teach dual
enrollment courses (college-credit courses) in an
urban school.


Master’s degree & Teacher Certification in 12
months
42-semester hours of graduate study
◦ 15-semester hours of professional graduate level
education courses
◦ 18-semester hours of graduate level content courses
◦ 9-semester hours of in-school residency


Yearlong school-based residency in a high need
school teaching English, Mathematics, Earth
Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Social
Studies
Immersion Internship during summer with
community partner
FALL AND SPRING
Monday Thursday
Friday
7:00 am – 3:30
pm
9:00 am – 4:00
pm
RESIDENCY
3 credits
EDUCATION
COURSEWORK
6 credits
SUMMER I
SUMMER II
Monday Thursday
Friday
Monday - Friday
7:00 am – 3:30
pm
9:00 am – 4:00
pm
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
RESIDENCY
3 credits
EDUCATION
COURSEWORK
3 credits
IMMERSION
3 credits
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
IMMERSION
3 credits
4:20 pm – 7:00
pm (once per
week)
CONTENT
COURSE
3 credits
7:10 pm – 9:50
pm (once per
week)
CONTENT
COURSE
3 credits
15 Credits Fall
15 Credits Spring
12 credits Summer
42 credits total



Employment-Students who successfully complete
the program will be guaranteed a teaching position
in Norfolk Public Schools or Portsmouth Public
Schools.
ODU-TIR requires RESIDENTS to teach in a highneed Norfolk Public School or a high-need
Portsmouth Public School for 3 years upon program
completion.
Induction Support-For three years post-graduation,
each RESIDENT is mentored by an experienced
teacher and RESIDENT coach.






ODU-TIR pays full tuition and fees for all
RESIDENTS
Stipend of $25,500 over 12 months
Laptop computer with student software
Wireless card
Professional Development funds for
travel/expenses up to $1,000 per RESIDENT
RESIDENTS are eligible for additional funds under
the federal TEACH grant
***Financial terms are not need-based***






Bachelor’s degree in high needs subject from an
accredited institution.
Undergraduate GPA in major of 3.0 or higher.
Evidence of successful work or volunteer experiences
with high need/urban youth
Passing scores* on the Praxis I, or Virginia State
Board of Education-approved SAT/ACT scores or
combined VCLA composite score and Praxis 1 math.
Passing scores* on Praxis II.
Passing scores* on Virginia Communication and
Literacy Assessment (VCLA).
*
Passing scores as defined by the Virginia Board of
Education when the candidate applies for admission.





Score of at least 1,000 (Verbal + Quantitative)
combined on Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Completion of ODU’s online application, including
supporting documentation, by the appropriate
deadlines.
Satisfactory score on the Gallup’s TeacherInsight™
Pass criminal background check and evidence of
immunizations and TB testing with negative results
Successful interview with the Teacher Residents
Admission Board.



Content area tests in English, Earth Science,
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics,
or Social Studies
Check the Praxis website for Virginia’s
requirements for your subject specific tests
at by clicking here
or
See our FAQ’S, available on the website
Residents will attend a full time, seven week,
6-credit Immersion Internship in their
content area. This component of the Teacher
Immersion Residency program will be
managed by Mary Sandy, director of the
Virginia Space Grant Consortium









Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC)
Virginia Air and Space Center
Old Point Conservancy
Jefferson Labs
NASA- Langley Research Center
American Shakespeare Center
Virginia Maritime Center
Young Audiences of Virginia – Arts for Learning








Tidewater Writing Project
City of Norfolk
City of Hampton
National Institute of Aerospace
ODU Center for Advanced Engineering
Environments
ODU Office of Distance Learning
ODU Center for Coastal physical Oceanography
ODU Center for Quantitative Fisheries Ecology
School Partners
High-need LEAS:
 Norfolk Public Schools
◦
◦
◦
◦

Lake Taylor High School
Norview High School
Granby High School
Booker T. Washington High School
Portsmouth Public Schools
◦
◦
◦
◦
I.C. Norcom High School
William E. Waters Middle School
Cradock Middle School
Churchland Middle School
VA Department of Education
Tidewater Community College
ODU Internal Partners



College of Arts and
Letters
College of Sciences
Darden College of
Education





Send us a copy of your transcript(s) for
evaluation before applying
Send us a copy of your passing scores on the
required Praxis I, Praxis II and VCLA exams
Send the Office of Graduate Admissions your
official GRE scores through ETS
Log on the Graduate Admissions website and
complete all requirements for a graduate
application to ODU
Link your application to: Secondary
Education, Teacher Immersion Residency
Denise Alberti
ODU-TIR Project Coordinator
TeacherImmersionResidency@odu.edu
757-683-5820