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.
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...
In order to be a successful teacher, it is important that aspiring teachers are exposed to a variety of classrooms. During the AUSL residency year, resident teachers have several opportunities to visit various classrooms. This is one of the benefits of the AUSL residency program. These visits have played an essential part in preparing me for my own classroom next year. They have provided ...
In 2012, Morton surpassed the district ISAT average, the first turnaround school to achieve this milestone.
“TCA is an exceptional school with a demanding curriculum that prepares its students for a promising future.”
— The Chicago Academy student
