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The focus of AZTR is to provide graduate education, hands-on classroom experience, and continuing professional development to aspiring teachers\u2014along with multiple financial incentives to make achieving your goals more manageable. Aspiring teachers enter a two-year graduate program that includes a classroom apprenticeship under the guidance of a Supervising Teacher. Upon completion, residents earn their master\u2019s degree and work as the teacher-of-record at a partnering district for at least two additional years. All without going into debt.<\/p>\n
As an AZTR AmeriCorps member you will receive:<\/p>\n
AZTR AmeriCorps members currently serve in the following counties:<\/p>\n
If you qualify for Arizona Teachers Academy funding, as most of our residents do, you can have tuition covered for your master\u2019s degree.* Plus as a teacher resident, you\u2019ll receive a cost-of-living stipend, healthcare while you apprentice in schools, and a full-time job upon completion of the program.<\/p>\n
All AmeriCorps volunteers are required to:<\/p>\n
If you’d like to get involved with Arizona Teacher Residency program, please\u00a0contact us<\/a> to work with one of our program coordinators to discuss your opportunities with AZTR!<\/p>\n For more information you can also visit the official Arizona Teacher Residency<\/a> website! Fill out their short interest form\u00a0<\/a>and they will follow up with you about the next steps in the application process.<\/p>\n\n\n \n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2022\/04\/Americorps_Seconday-logo_Navy-300x206.jpg\"){kind=logo}
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