TPID » Teacher Preparation & Induction Department

The San Diego Unified School District is a member of a consortium of southern California school districts that support the Distinguished Teacher in Residence (DTiR) Program at California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM). The program’s objective is to establish and maintain a close connection between university teacher education and exemplary teaching practice by ensuring that aspiring teachers prepared by CSUSM are well grounded in current concepts of teacher roles, instructional pedagogy, and efficacy as practiced in model area schools. Selected teachers from each of the member districts have the unique opportunity to serve on the CSUSM College of Education faculty with duties that include teaching, advising, program development, applied research and community service. The consortium also established a grant process through which member districts utilize the skill and talent of College of Education faculty to collaborate on school improvement projects. For more information, contact Karen Evans at (858) 539-5330 or kevans@sandi.net.