Organization: American Museum of Natural History
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Program: Teacher Quality Partnership
HRI Role: Evaluation
Project Description
The Master of Arts in Teaching – Earth Science Residency Program (MAT-ESRP), based at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City, is a collaboration between educators and scientists at AMNH and school districts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Yonkers. The cohort-based, 15-month, 36-credit teacher residency program is designed to prepare and retain highly effective Earth science teachers to serve diverse student populations, including English language learners (ELLs) and students with special needs. Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) is conducting the external evaluation for AMNH’s 2019–24 Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant to expand and innovate the residency program. The primary aims of the TQP project are to (1) expand its Earth science student-teacher residency, mentoring, and induction program in high-need schools; (2) refine supports for culturally responsive-sustaining education (CRSE) in the teacher preparation curriculum; and (3) integrate computational thinking (CT) into the curriculum.
Evaluation Services
HRI’s evaluation includes giving feedback on the recruitment process, residency, mentoring, and induction activities. HRI also assesses the impact of the continual integration of CRSE and CT within program activities, the school residency partnerships, and the program’s preparation of residents.
