In this episode, Jen and Rebecca talk for the first time about one of their own projects: a study of the ancillary benefits of education programs. That may sound wonky, so let us explain. All nonprofit education programs have primary goals — some aim to help teachers in the classroom, some train teachers, some provide direct services or instruction to students in or out of school. However, because they exist in the education ecosystem, programs designed for one group can also impact other groups. For example, a program designed to support teachers in the classroom may turn out to be beneficial for students as well; likewise, programs that provide college application services to students may turn out to have benefits for parents or guardians. The theory of impact is simple — students, teachers, administrators, and parents are all connected within a given school ecosystem, so supporting one group could have ancillary benefits for another group.

A few years ago, we, along with our then-colleague Pratikshya Bohra-Mishra, set out to study two of these so-called ancillary benefits. Specifically, we first studied the impact of teacher residency programs on students in classrooms in which residents train and, second, the role that auxiliary staffing programs* may play as teacher preparation programs. In this episode and the next, we will talk about our findings and about potential next steps.

*Sorry for all the jargon. We promise to explain in the episode descriptions!

We describe the project in a more detail here, including links to related articles and briefs.

This particular episode is about teacher residency programs. Teacher residency programs are graduate-level teacher preparation programs that have a very heavy emphasis on experiential learning. Much like a medical resident receives training in a hospital, a teaching resident receives much of their training in a school. To date, most research focuses on residency programs’ impact on the teachers-in-training (i.e., the residents), asking whether teachers who train with residency programs have higher retention rates, are more diverse, and are ultimately more effective than teachers who train in other types of programs.

Because a resident works inside a classroom alongside a host teacher, it is possible that their presence could have a more immediate impact on the learning environment. Our research looks at the impact of hosting a resident in the classroom on student learning. Specifically, we ask whether hosting a resident leads to improved effectiveness (as measured by teacher effectiveness scores) for host teachers in the year(s) they host residents in their classrooms.

We talk all about the project in this episode, including how it was conducted, what we learned, and what how other researchers can take the baton and run with it!

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Sponsor! This project was conceived of and supported by the Overdeck Family Foundation’s Exceptional Educators portfolio. They have been such wonderful partners on this project and we are thrilled to have their support!