At NCTR we work with residency programs at all stages of their development, from new start-ups to established programs. It all starts with our Standards for Effective Teacher Residencies, our guideposts and benchmarks for the creation and development of high performing residency programs. NCTR’s research-based Standards are the only standards of their kind. They incorporate best practices and learnings from the fields of teacher residencies and teacher education, and they result in quality programs that retain effective teachers.