✨ Resident Spotlight ✨ Shana Grant (Cohort 2024, Philly) discusses her teaching goals: "I'm a math teacher. There's not a lot of Black women math teachers I'm noticing. But I really want to introduce to my students that there's pathways in STEM for them. Math is for them. It's going to be difficult. You're going to get some things wrong, but it's something that they can achieve and it's something that they can attain. I also really want to make space for neurodivergent kids. That's something that I struggled with growing up, but I didn't get a diagnosis until recently. And I know that students who are experiencing difficulties in learning, difficulties in socializing are not always diagnosed.....So making my class accessible to everyone, that's what I’m mainly passionate about.”
City Teaching Alliance
Education Administration Programs
Baltimore, Maryland 8,232 followers
Empowering educators, transforming futures
About us
At City Teaching Alliance, we train teachers to be highly effective educators who empower every child through learning. Our teachers become career educators committed to equity and inclusivity, ensuring every student receives a great education. We believe access to a quality education gives young people the tools to become forces of change in their communities. In partnership with American University, City Teaching Alliance participants earn a Master's of Arts in Teaching. The curriculum is hands-on, practical, and specifically designed for urban schools. Our program emphasizes literacy and math skills, and includes coursework and dual certification in special education and a content area—ensuring our teachers can meet the needs of all children. Only City Teaching Alliance offers a highly-selective, rigorous program that includes three years of intensive coaching. During the first year in our program, known as the residency year, our participants work in the classroom alongside a host teacher getting over 1,500 hours of real classroom experience. Residents devote their time to developing their clinical practice during the day in their assigned school and developing their content and instructional knowledge through coursework in the master’s program at night. In year two, our residents become fellows and step into classrooms of their own. They continue their training as a teacher of record with continued coursework and coaching support. Three-quarters of our first-year teachers complete all four years of the program.
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- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- special education, urban teaching, secondary math and literacy, residency, Masters of Education, job placement, early childhood and elementary education, classroom management, education reform, teacher evaluation, teacher preparation, diversity, equity and inclusion, and Cultural competency
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1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 411
Baltimore, Maryland 21230, US
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722 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003, US
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1825 Market Center Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75207, US
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Baltimore, Maryland 21230, US
Employees at City Teaching Alliance
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Loren Kuznetsov
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Marce Scarbrough
Helping employees learn and use new technology, implementing change management and user adoption.
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Kenneth McCants-Pearsall, Ed.S
Education and Nonprofit Leader | People Development, Professional Learning, Strategy Design | Enhancing performance in mission-driven organizations
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Abel (AJ) Davila
#Diversity & Inclusion #Innovation #HumanResources #ERG Developer #President of the Prospanica Chicago
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City Teaching Alliance reposted this
Senior Professorial Lecturer | The 4 Dimensions of Cultural Identity | Cultural Leadership Growth Competencies | Leadership Coach | The Black STEM Teacher Pipeline | Author
City Teaching Alliance’s Chief Program Officer, Kenneth McCants-Pearsall, Ed.S, and I had the privilege of attending the City Teaching Alliance Regional Staff and Faculty Retreat. Kudos to Candace Smith’s leadership and collaboration with American University School of Education.
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✨ Resident Spotlight ✨ Starting a new profession is challenging, especially when that profession involves shaping young minds. That’s why we give our residents a chance to ‘dip their toes’ into the classroom during Summer Institute and offer a paid first-year residency to set them up for long-term success.
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Melanie Reeds (Cohort 2021, Baltimore), a kindergarten teacher at Henderson Hopkins, transformed her passion for teaching into a powerful tool for change in her community. She believes in creating a culture where students are encouraged to embrace failure as a stepping stone to success. Through her innovative approach, Melanie teaches her students not just academics, but the importance of character and resilience. Your support makes stories like Melanie's possible. Together, we’re shaping the future, one student at a time. Learn more about her inspiring journey: https://bit.ly/3XimfFu
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🎓 From youth mayor to math teacher: Shana Grant (Cohort 2024, Philly) has a passion for empowering underserved communities that began in high school when she ran for youth mayor, aiming to boost math and literacy rates in DC. Now, she’s ready to bring that same dedication to Philly as a secondary math teacher! 📚➗
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The back-to-school season is here, and it's time to celebrate the start of a new adventure! 🎉📚 While the days may be packed with lesson plans, creative activities, and a bit of classroom chaos, the joy of seeing eager faces and sparking curiosity makes it all worthwhile. Sure, we’re running on coffee and dreams by the end of the day, but every minute is filled with laughter, learning, and those little moments that make teaching so incredibly rewarding. Here’s to embracing the hustle, enjoying the fun, and loving every bit of this year!
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City Teaching Alliance reposted this
Senior Professorial Lecturer | The 4 Dimensions of Cultural Identity | Cultural Leadership Growth Competencies | Leadership Coach | The Black STEM Teacher Pipeline | Author
I had another City Teaching Alliance alumni stop by my office on his was to teach as an adjunct with American University School of Education! Didn’t I say our alumni are amazing? I love their visits. I’m so proud of you Joseph!
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