THE NATIONAL TEACHERS COLLEGE
Great Teachers Start Here.
Practice-Based. Profession-Ready.
ROOTED IN EQUITY. DRIVEN BY IMPACT. BUILT FOR COMMUNITY.
Our Mission
At The National Teachers College, we put students first—our graduate students and the K–12 learners they serve. We believe every student deserves to feel a deep sense of belonging, to be valued, and to be empowered to thrive. Our mission is to provide innovative degree programs, transformative teacher preparation, and ongoing professional learning that equip educators to teach and lead with success.
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Our Vision
Our vision is a future where every classroom is a place of belonging, curiosity, and possibility—led by educators who are deeply prepared, purpose-driven, and committed to the success of every learner. The National Teachers College envisions a national network of empowered teachers transforming education through innovation, equity, and community.
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Our History​
The National Teachers College is a new private college founded in Cleveland, Ohio. We offer two M.Ed. programs exclusively provided in the cities where we have established partnerships. The College was founded to give us the autonomy to carry out our mission and vision. To do so, we partner exclusively with local K-12 schools in select cities throughout the country.
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Our programs are not new. They are based on decades of work with site-based, apprenticeship, residency models (now our CAP Program) and on our work with teachers in our partner schools seeking advanced education through an M.Ed. degree (our Fellows Program). They represent proven, successful models that we brought to TNTC.
The College is authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to grant the Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree. TNTC adheres to the standards and requirements of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and to those of the national accreditor for teacher preparation programs: CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation).
Our programs are rooted in achieving equity for America’s students by preparing teachers who are committed to success for all students. We have lived the impact that this kind of program can have on the teachers it prepares, as well as on the K-12 teachers and students where the program is housed. Through implementation of our programs in K-12 schools and our partnerships with area stakeholders, we build a community of educators striving to bring quality education to every learner, everywhere.
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​​​Our Teacher Apprentice Model
Our model capitalizes on merging current research on effective teacher preparation with what we learned through years of working with teacher preparation programs. Essential to our model is:
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Developing exclusive partnerships with K-12 schools
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Immersing bright, committed candidates in the partner school full-time for a year, where they apprentice with a master teacher
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Conducting the entire M.Ed. CAP program, including teaching the graduate courses, on site
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Incorporating curriculum design as an essential component of the program
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Tailoring the graduate curriculum to support the K-12 school
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Implementing a comprehensive M.Ed. curriculum that meets state and national standards for excellence in teacher preparation
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Core Values​
Scholarship, Commitment and Passion are core values that guide our curriculum and our professional conduct.
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THE POWER OF
SITE-BASED MODELS
There's no substitute for hands-on training in the field. In our site-based programs, TNTC brings the college to the classroom where the K-12 school becomes a learning laboratory. The K-12 school is the site where classroom teachers, college faculty and teachers-in-training work collaboratively to advance their understanding of teaching and learning and to meet the challenge of providing an exemplary education for every student.
CAP - OUR CLASSROOM-BASED APPRENTICE PROGRAM
M.ED. and TEACHING LICENSE
Become the teacher where you're needed most - in real
classrooms, with real support. Earn your master's and elementary or high school teaching license in one year as you prepare to teach with heart and purpose. Train from day one in a real school, mentored by experienced teachers and guided by expert faculty. CAP is designed for success for recent liberal arts graduates,as well as professionals who are changing careers.
FELLOWS M.ED. PROGRAM
Relevance, Curricular Flexibility and Community. These are hallmarks of our cohort-based M.Ed. Fellows Program. Assignments are carried out in your classroom. The curriculum allows you to choose an area of concentration to further your expertise. Take advantage of the power of in-person instruction as you study and build community with a cohort of peer teachers.
PARTNERSHIPS
Teaching is complicated. To meet today's challenges for success requires a collaborative effort from strategic partners across the spectrum. Foremost for TNTC are its partnerships with the K-12 schools that host its CAP program, along with agencies and foundations that support such initiatives.
