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Trellis is a model for secondary (grades 6-12) STEM teacher education and professional learning in California that:
- Will be the "gold standard" for how STEM teachers are recruited, prepared, and supported as developing professional educators and that, over time, will be known for producing the most prepared, effective and committed educators in California;
- Will be based on best practices and research in teacher education, will be informed by the best of existing and developing models, and will not be limited by organizational bureaucracies, structures, and norms;
- Will support teachers along a six-year trajectory of learning, from pre-service work through National Board Certification;
- Will support teachers committing to the profession of education, not necessarily just to classroom teaching, mentorship, administration, or leadership in simple forms;
- Will be accredited and provide formal certification, or will be partnered with existing universities, residencies, or programs that can do so;
- Will be cheaper to participate in and run than existing programs;
- Will leverage educational technologies in innovative ways;
- Will build and strengthen a community of learners - including pre-service teachers, beginning teachers, experienced teachers, administrators, coaches/supervisors, and teacher educators - who are all committed to each others' professional learning and goals;
- Will inform and contribute to the national goal of preparing 100,000 additional STEM teachers by 2021; and
- Can be developed into a K-12 model, include disciplines outside of STEM, and be replicable across the United States.
- Will be the "gold standard" for how STEM teachers are recruited, prepared, and supported as developing professional educators and that, over time, will be known for producing the most prepared, effective and committed educators in California;
- Will be based on best practices and research in teacher education, will be informed by the best of existing and developing models, and will not be limited by organizational bureaucracies, structures, and norms;
- Will support teachers along a six-year trajectory of learning, from pre-service work through National Board Certification;
- Will support teachers committing to the profession of education, not necessarily just to classroom teaching, mentorship, administration, or leadership in simple forms;
- Will be accredited and provide formal certification, or will be partnered with existing universities, residencies, or programs that can do so;
- Will be cheaper to participate in and run than existing programs;
- Will leverage educational technologies in innovative ways;
- Will build and strengthen a community of learners - including pre-service teachers, beginning teachers, experienced teachers, administrators, coaches/supervisors, and teacher educators - who are all committed to each others' professional learning and goals;
- Will inform and contribute to the national goal of preparing 100,000 additional STEM teachers by 2021; and
- Can be developed into a K-12 model, include disciplines outside of STEM, and be replicable across the United States.