Each Associate Teacher is a fully participating member of the Nueva faculty, involved in all aspects of classroom teaching as well as faculty meetings and professional development opportunities, including a monthly two-hour workshop exploring current educational theory and practice. Over two years, Associates develop their teaching skills in two different classroom placements with the support of mentor teachers, the program coordinator, and one another.

 Program Offerings:

• Mentoring and modeling of best practices in education from experienced classroom teachers as well as specialist teachers, including math, reading, science, social-emotional learning (SEL), technology, art, music, PE
• Apprenticeship with two different classroom mentor teachers in two different grade levels over two years at Nueva
• Monthly two-hour professional development workshops designed for new teachers, given by Nueva faculty and guest lecturers in their area of specialty
• Feedback on teaching through observation and evaluation by peers, head teachers, and administrators
• Individualized coaching to achieve personal and professional goals
• Support from administrators with future career opportunities or graduate school studies

Unique skills developed:

• Practice in Nueva's distinguished SEL curriculum
• Participation in design-thinking curriculum in Nueva's Innovation Lab (I-Lab)
• Training and experience as co-leader of weekly Literature Club (grades 2-8)
• Report writing and parent conferencing
• Conflict mediation skills

Opportunities:

• Teaching an after-school enrichment course
• Coaching student athletic teams
• Riding the bus to and from school with students commuting from S.F. or the South Bay
• Teaching a class in Nueva's summer program
• Choosing to combine the Nueva Associate Teacher experience with a teacher credential program, integrating theory and practice. Associates bring cutting-edge ideas from their coursework into the classroom, while real-life practical teaching and learning experiences at school are brought into credential classes. For more information on this opportunity, visit the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute at www.ba-tti.org.