Resident Educator Program
Program Overview
The Ohio Resident Educator (RE) Program is a comprehensive, two-year initiative to assist beginning teachers with mentoring and professional development as they start their education careers. Requirements of the program include successful completion of two years of locally determined mentoring activities as well as the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA), and it results in eligibility for professional licensure. The RE Program is designed to improve teacher retention, enhance teacher quality, and result in improved student achievement.
For Resident Educators
The Ohio Resident Educator (RE) Program can be envisioned as steps on a professional pathway to continued professional learning, leading educators to more effective practices and excellence in teaching. The two-year residency program consists of a system of support and mentoring to develop a reflective practice that includes:
Relationships and Communications;
Equitable Practice;
Professional Growth and Development; and
Instructional Practice and Building Capacity.
In the two years of the program, Resident Educators (REs) work collaboratively with their mentor to complete annual requirements through discussions and feedback. Mentors provide ongoing instructional support using self-assessment and goal setting and demonstrate the use of authentic teacher work such as lesson planning, data analysis and assessment for reflection.
In the second year, REs also work with their facilitator who supports them as they prepare to submit a Lesson Reflection for the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA).
When the RE has successfully completed two years of the program and successfully completed the RESA, they have completed the Ohio Resident Educator Program.
Written by the Ohio Department of Education-Resident Educator Program
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Steps to completion and advancing to a 5 year professional license