University of Minnesota Grow Your Own Teachers Residency Program

Do you want to be a K-12 ESL teacher?

Program Advantages:

  • Earn a Tier 3 K-12 ESL teaching license
  • Earn a Master's of Education
  • $35,000 paid student teaching residency fellowship
  • Scholarships for tuition
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U of M Grow Your Own Teachers Program (MNGOT)

Is the program right for you?

MNGOT is designed for individuals who have a Bachelor’s degree

  • Educational assistants or paraprofessionals
  • Substitute/reserve teachers who hold only a substitute teaching license
  • Community members
  • Tier 2 teachers

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Program Features

  • Earn a $35,000 for a Paid Residency Fellowship for field experience and student teaching (renewable for up to two years)
  • Generous tuition scholarships
  • A teacher community (cohort)
  • Hybrid coursework; four in person Saturdays/semester with zoom/online classes weeknights and Saturdays
  • Innovative, equity-driven curriculum
  • University mentoring throughout the program Practicing teachers can complete the program while continuing to work
  • Practicing teachers can complete the program while continuing to work

K-12 ESL: FALL 2024 - SPRING 2026 SCHEDULE

Option 1: Two Year Paid Residency Fellowship with option of teaching in year 2

Year One

  • Paid fellowship ($35,000)
  • Complete 100 hours of field experiences across the K-12 ESL scope: elementary school, middle school, and high school while in the paid fellowship
  • Mentored by university supervisor
  • Complete 18 credits of coursework

Year Two

Option 1A: Paid Residency Fellowship

  • Paid fellowship ($35,000)
  • Complete a full year of student teaching across the K-12 scope
  • Mentored by university supervisor
  • Complete 12 credits of coursework

Option 1B: Tier 2 ESL Teacher

  • Work full-time and complete student teaching on the job
  • Mentored by university supervisor
  • Complete 12 credits of coursework

Option 2: One Year Paid Residency Fellowship

Year One

  • Complete 100 hours of field experiences across the K-12 ESL scope: elementary school, middle school, and high school
  • Field experience may need to be unpaid time from work
  • Mentored by university supervisor
  • Complete 18 credits of coursework

Year Two

  • Paid fellowship ($35,000)
  • Complete a full year of student teaching across the K-12 scope
  • Mentored by university supervisor
  • Complete 12 credits of coursework

Option 3: Tier 2 ESL Teacher

Year One

  • Work as a Tier 2 ESL teacher
  • Complete 100 hours of field experiences across the K-12 ESL scope: elementary school, middle school, and high school
  • Field experience may need to be unpaid time from work
  • Complete 18 credits of coursework

Year Two

  • Work as a Tier 2 ESL teacher and complete student teaching on the job
  • Complete 12 credits of coursework

Do you have questions?

Contact Laura Mogelson mogelson@umn.edu

Language Requirements and Licensure Checklists

Two semesters of college-level language study (one language) in a language different from your primary language or two years of high-school level language study (one language) in a language different from your primary language.

If English is not your primary language, applicants may need to demonstrate English language proficiency. More information is available on the Graduate School website.