Each apprentice is placed with two experienced mentor teachers with whom he or she shares in the planning and teaching for the primary and intermediate level classroom to which they are assigned. Additionally, each apprentice will have a short-term placement in a cooperating public school.

The apprentice works in the classroom four full days per week throughout the year and meets regularly with the mentor teacher to discuss issues related to professional development. The apprentice is also supported by site-based directors who observe the apprentice, direct seminars at the Norwood School site, and serve as members of the development team along with the apprentice and the mentor teacher.

In addition to opportunities for collaboration with veteran teachers, the apprentice cohort will actively participate in the daily life of the school and attend on-site classes and seminars taught by Norwood and GW faculty.

The Academic Program
The 39-credit program of study takes place during two summers and two academic semesters over 13 months on Norwood’s campus. Although, as full-time GW students, candidates have full access to GW resources and facilities.) The course of study consists of a comprehensive and innovative series of experiences designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and qualities essential for initial teaching effectiveness and is bolstered by a highly qualified, innovative set of independent school teachers who are partners in this effort.

Credentials
Candidates earn initial elementary (grades 1-6) licensure in the District of Columbia by completing the degree program at GW and the Praxis series of teacher licensing examinations. Once licensed in D.C., teachers are eligible for licensure in approximately 45 other states.

Job Placement
GW's graduates are sought throughout the region and nationally, and maintain an extremely low attrition rate after five years of only 11% (the national average is 46%). Norwood has been training teachers for over 20 years. Graduates of the internship program have been extremely successful and work in schools all over the country, both as teachers and administrators.

MATI graduates are currently teaching in the following schools/districts:

Fairfax County Public Schools
Georgetown Day School
McLean School of Potomac
St. Andrews Episcopal School
Trinity School (Atlanta, Georgia)
Woods Academy