TEACHER PREPARATION

PEBC provides five distinct routes to a Colorado Teaching License, pairing immersive classroom practice with unmatched support and rigorous training.

Now Accepting Applications for all Pathways for the 27-28 School Year and for the Winter 26-27 Teacher of Record

We will continue to accept applications for Teachers of Record on a rolling basis.

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Information Sessions

Join us to learn about how to become a licensed teacher in the State of Colorado through the PEBC Teacher Residency! Our information sessions are specific to the different pathways we offer: Traditional Residency, Teacher of Record, Special Education, pre-Bachelor’s and New American. Not sure which pathway is right for you? Give us a call at 303-861-8661 or email [email protected]

Please note that registration for each session will close at 12pm on the day of the session.

Teacher Pathways

One of the most important factors in the achievement of students is the preparation and quality of the teacher. We believe that all students deserve inspiring and effective teachers who engage them in learning. PEBC offers many pathways into the profession that support learning and rigorous preparation for the field.

93%

93% of PEBC Residents were hired as teachers in the year following their residency

Autumn Wright

Autumn Wright

Former PEBC Teacher Resident

Autumn Wright’s life could have taken many paths, between IT, philosophy or teaching. A chance encounter with folks from PEBC, and an introduction to the teacher residency program, sealed her fate, and she has never looked back.

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Lealy Murphy

Former PEBC Teacher Resident

"PEBC changed the trajectory of my professional life. I am incredibly thankful for the valuable experience it offered me."

81%

81% of PEBC Alumni remain in the field after five years, compared to an average national rate of 55%.

Brenden Harrison

William Smith High School Teacher

“This is where I’m supposed to be. PEBC was a tremendous stepping stone. I needed them to be there. Their support hurtled me forward a little faster, and really helped me leap into teaching, a career I love.”

44%

44% of PEBC Alumni were trained in a rural region of Colorado

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Sathya Wandzek

Graduate of the PEBC Teacher Residency & PEBC Staff Developer

“PEBC has been this amazing door and amazing opportunity and really gave me this dynamic career. I am very grateful."

35%

35% of PEBC Alumni speak Spanish

Nicole Snelgrove

William Smith High School Teacher

"I feel very fortunate. It seems like this is the most supportive program out there. It allowed me to develop my own voice as a teacher. It let me be me." 

 

How might we support vibrant, passionate individuals to become teachers? Listen in as John Kearney, Director of Recruitment and Alumni Engagement for the PEBC Teacher Residency Program, shares the ways in which a career teaching is more accessible than ever before, and recent graduates, Nicole Herrera & Char Brock share their stories of their experiences of becoming educators.

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Our friends at TEACH Colorado have free tools and resources to make applying to our program and becoming a classroom teacher easier! Create an account today and immediately access resources including

How much money will I make as a Teacher?

What subjects can I teach with an Alternative License?

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Every student deserves the chance and has the right to explore his or her glorious potential. Helping our students to believe in themselves when perhaps no one else does and working with them to cultivate hope where seemingly there is none are two of the greatest gifts educators can offer to our youth.

Vicki Zakrzewski