2013 Institute Schedule

All corps members must attend a training institute in full before they begin teaching. Corps members must attend the institute to which their region is assigned.

Atlanta Institute (June 2-July 6)

Participating Regions:

• Metro Atlanta
• Greater New Orleans
• Greater Nashville
• Southwest Ohio

Phoenix Institute (June 2-July 6)

Participating Regions:

• Phoenix
• South Dakota
• Colorado
• New Mexico
• Hawai'i
• Northeast Ohio-Cleveland 
• St. Louis
• Las Vegas Valley   

Mississippi Delta Institute (June 9-July 13)

Participating Regions:

• Mississippi Delta
• South Louisiana
• Alabama
• Appalachia
• South Carolina
• Eastern North Carolina
• Greater New Orleans-Lousiana Delta 

Tulsa Institute (June 9-July 13)

Participating Regions:

• Oklahoma
• Charlotte
• Kansas City
• Miami-Dade
• Twin Cities
• Indianapolis

Houston Institute (June 16-July 20)

Participating Regions:

• Houston
• Dallas-Fort Worth
• Rio Grande Valley
• San Antonio  

Los Angeles Institute (June 16-July 20)

Participating Regions:

• Los Angeles
• Bay Area
• Sacramento
• Las Vegas Valley (small cohort)   

Chicago Institute (June 24-July 28)

Participating Regions:

• Chicago
• Milwaukee
• Detroit

Philadelphia Institute (June 24-July 28)

Participating Regions:

• Greater Philadelphia
• Delaware
• Baltimore
• D.C. Region
• Massachusetts
• Greater Newark

New York City Institute (June 30-August 3)

Participating Regions:

• New York
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island
• Seattle-Tacoma

Memphis Institute (June 1-July 19)

Participating Regions:

• Memphis*

Jacksonville Institute (June 13-July 26)

Participating Regions:

• Jacksonville*

If you have additional questions regarding the summer training institutes, please contact us at admissions@teachforamerica.org.

*Memphis and Jacksonville will be hosting their own separate institutes. Induction and orientation will be included in these regional institutes.

Sample Institute Daily Schedule

6:00-6:30 AM: Breakfast

6:30-7:30 AM: Travel to school

7:30-8:00 AM: Classroom set-up and assist with student arrival

8:00-9:00 AM: Teach a small group of students during the Math-Literacy Hour (all collaborative members)

9:00-10:15 AM: Lead teach

10:15 AM -1:00 PM:  When not lead teaching, corps members may:

• Participate in a differentiated curriculum session, focused on specific curriculum objectives where the corps member needs support
• Conduct a focused peer observation of another corps member and complete a written reflection on it
• Meet with a faculty advisor/summer mentor teacher to debrief their classroom observation
• Reflect and self-evaluate using the Teaching As Leadership rubric
• Plan for or rehearse future lessons
• Prioritize time strategically through the use of a personal action plan, calendar, etc.

1:00-1:30 PM: Supervise student lunch; eat lunch; supervise student dismissal

1:30-2:45 PM: Participate in a core curriculum session, focused on specific course objectives

2:45-4:00 PM: Participate in a corps member advisor group session, reflecting on progress and challenges, and engaging in a discussion of issues within the curriculum

4:00-5:00 PM: Travel back to the university site

5:00-6:00 PM: Free time (work-out, nap, dinner, relax, etc.)

6:00-9:30 PM: Finalize and rehearse tomorrow's lesson plan, grade student work, or do one or more of the following:

• Attend a workshop
• Participate in a regional meeting
• Attend an institute learning team meeting

9:30-10:30 PM: Individual/Group activities:

• Write lesson plans for the following week, utilizing the resource room as necessary
• Meet with collaborative members to plan and discuss student progress and analyze student work
• Meet with corps member advisor for co-investigation conversation