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What are Gateway Assessments?
What are Gateway Assessments?
The acquisition of additional teaching responsibilities for Relay Teaching Residents will be dependent upon successful completion of Gateway assessments. Resident Gateways are designed to ensure that the most valuable skills needed to start a career in teaching are mastered, and that Residents are ready to be full-time teachers after they complete their Residency year. Gateways are larger benchmark assessments that are summative, high stakes assessments that require full proficiency in essential skills like teacher mindsets, classroom management and culture, and introducing new material and presenting a strong lesson, both in execution and in planning.
Since Relay is a performance and proficiency-based program, there are performance assessments in addition to Gateways that are submitted throughout the year to determine if a Resident is making adequate progress towards becoming a full-time teacher of record. Between each Gateway, Relay GSE will ask Residents to complete a variety of assessments focused on specific teaching practices, e.g., leading student practice, applying engagement strategies, or checking for understanding. Additional assessments include videos, live observations, lesson planning support, reflections, data trackers, and data-driven action plans.
What will be assessed?
What will be assessed?
There are 5 Gateways over the course of the Residency year aligned with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets required to be a successful novice teacher. They are:
Gateway 1: Mindsets and Expectations: Residents will demonstrate the mindsets of an effective teacher, including high expectations, personal responsibility, intentionality, continuously improving effectiveness, humility, and respect.
Gateway 2: Classroom Culture: Residents will demonstrate proficiency in upholding a safe, welcoming, and engaging classroom culture. Residents will set clear expectations, ensure strong engagement, and respond appropriately to off-task behavior to keep students invested.
Gateway 3: Introducing New Material: Residents will demonstrate proficiency in introducing new material to ensure they are able to clearly plan and deliver content. Residents will be expected to effectively introduce new material and concepts to students while addressing key points and misconceptions.
Gateway 4: Teaching a Full Lesson: Residents will be observed teaching a lesson in their schools to determine their readiness to take on more classroom responsibility and run a classroom the following year. They will demonstrate proficiency in teaching a full lesson without assistance and ensure that students are moving toward meaningful outcomes.
Gateway 5: Full-Time Teaching Placement: Residents will demonstrate readiness to be a full-time teacher of record by interviewing and being hired for the upcoming academic year.
Gateways serve as checkpoints to both identify and communicate whether residents are on track to becoming full-time teachers. As such, proficiency levels determine residents’ ability to continue in the program with their cohort. Residents are evaluated by the Relay faculty and their school-based resident advisors on Gateway rubrics, with Relay faculty determining the final score for residents. There are three possible responses to the Gateways:
If residents are proficient (85%), then they will move ahead.
If residents fail to pass a Gateway on their first attempt, then they will receive remediation support and will be assessed again.
Should residents fail a Gateway multiple times, therefore failing to demonstrate readiness to take on further instructional responsibilities and move on with their cohort, they may be dismissed from the Relay Teaching Residency program.
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