Building a foundation of effective instruction and the right climate and culture.
Join the Chicago Teacher Residency to transform the lives of children in Chicago’s high-poverty schools.
AUSL has trained over 500 teachers and manages 25 schools serving over 14,000 students.
May 17, 2013 – When Mauricia Dantes wanted to switch careers to become a teacher, the hands-on classroom training offered by one master’s degree program drew her in. Through this residency program, Dantes trained under an experienced mentor teacher in a real classroom. The Academy for Urban School Leadership, a nonprofit organization, has worked with Chicago Public Schools for 10 years to ref...
April 29, 2013 – Six questions for Brian Sims, managing director for training academies and teacher development at the Academy for Urban School Leadership Reese: Explain the AUSL program. Sims: We are a nonprofit that partners with Chicago Public Schools to help fix failing schools in the school district. We do that based on our approach to school management and our teacher-training program. The...
During my Spring Lead Teach, I have been teaching Kindergarteners at NTA about different community helpers and how they contribute to our needs and wants. While learning about these community helpers, kindergartners are learning about producers and consumers. We learned about builders/construction workers and how they provide us our need for shelter. We also learned about school principals, vet...
There are 25 worlds in my classroom. That is 25 students, each with a world of people and experiences surrounding them, each with their own worries and insecurities, their own talents and interests. So every school day you will find 25 worlds, 25 distinct histories and personalities, meeting at a crossroads, Room 111. Except that it’s not 25 worlds. It’s 28, lest we neglect to factor in the...
Over 500 Residents have graduated from the AUSL Chicago Teacher Residency program
“I like coming to school every day because my teacher cares about me and wants me to learn. She always tells me to do my best and believes that I can do anything.”
— Herzl School of Excellence Student
