Preparing Teachers
PEF prepares and supports educators at every career stage, from entry into the profession through continuous growth. We provide rigorous preparation through real-world apprenticeship that develops teachers who are ready from day one, and we offer transformative professional development through self-directed global learning experiences that reignite passion and deepen practice.
Our Programs

Teacher Residency
Teacher Residency is a year-long program that prepares passionate adults to become highly effective, equity-focused educators through apprenticeship with experienced mentor teachers—earning a teaching license, Master's degree, and stipend while learning to teach in real classrooms.
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Fund for Teachers awards grants of $5,000 for PreK-12 teachers to design and pursue self-directed professional learning experiences anywhere in the world—from studying marine biology in the Galápagos to exploring civil rights history in the American South—bringing transformative knowledge back to their students.
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