Visit TeachNYC, the official recruitment site for NYC Public Schools, to explore your pathway into teaching. Learn about certification options—including alternative routes—and access resources and events designed to support you as you begin your career in the classroom.

NYC Teaching Fellows trains talented career changers and recent graduates to teach in high-need subjects. Accelerated training programs allow you to earn your certificate while teaching. You gain real classroom experience and earn a full-time teacher salary.

The American Museum of Natural History offers a fully paid fellowship for recent college graduates who want to become science teachers. This intensive 15-month Master of Arts program prepares you to teach in high-need middle and high schools while earning a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and your teaching certificate for grades 7–12.

The Empire State Teacher Residency Program is a partnership between NYC Public Schools and eight local colleges and universities. This two-year program lets you gain hands-on classroom experience while earning your teaching certificate. As a teaching resident in a qualifying school, you’ll receive an annual stipend of $30,000.
 

Teaching Residents at Teachers College, or TR@TC, is an 18-month residency program for graduate students preparing to teach in NYC public schools. The first year focuses on intensive coursework to prepare you for the classroom. The second year, you’ll be paired with an experienced mentor teacher who will guide and supervise your student teaching.