Sonoma State University's Teacher Residency Programs are committed to cultivating outstanding educators deeply rooted in our community, with a focus on promoting educational equity. This commitment is realized through a comprehensive, high-quality teacher residency program that incorporates expert, long-term mentoring, relevant coursework integrated into clinical practice, and mandatory professional development events for both resident and mentor teachers. 

Make Math REAL (a partnership between SSU and the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley) will develop and test maker-based math education curriculum for fourth and fifth grades. These Maker Learning Cycles help students see math as a tool for making sense of the world, and to understand their own power to use math to solve authentic problems. Specific goals include increased persistence in STEM among English learner students, and improved ability for teachers to see capacities of their students.

To meet the increasing demand for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) teachers in California public schools, Petaluma City Schools (PCS) and Santa Rosa City Schools (SRCS), in partnership with Sonoma State University's (SSU) School of Education (SOE) will develop a collaborative partnership, called the North Bay STEM Teacher Residency Program (NBSTEM).

To meet the need of the ever-increasing need for teachers in California public schools, particularly in the areas of bilingual education, special education, and STEM education, SSU has partnered with Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) and Santa Rosa City Schools (SRCS) to prepare teacher candidates in the North Bay Teacher Residency Program (NBTRP).