City Teaching Alliance
Andi Watson is currently serving as the Assistant Director of Development Content & Strategy at City Teaching Alliance. Prior to this role, Andi has held positions such as Director of Marketing and Development at Women’s Hockey United, Development Director at MANATEE COUNTY GIRLS CLUB INC, Founder of Watson Art Studio/The Mecca Collective, and Co-Founder of Living Art Studios. Andi's professional experiences also include roles such as Sales and Solutions Analyst at Intertel Communications, Admissions Counselor at University of Phoenix, and Tech Support Rep at USWest dba Qwest Communications. Andi has pursued education at University of Phoenix, University of the People, Chandler/Gilbert Community College, and UC Berkeley Extension.
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City Teaching Alliance
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.