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# Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/golden-apple-awards/episode/preparing-tomorrows-teachers-i6pmp2/
- Published: 2026-09-21T20:32:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T21:00:16.000Z
- Description: Teacher-residency programs provide future educators with mentorship and hands-on learning.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Golden Apple Moments, Season 9, Episode 3, #ZZZ_Episode_20eb5908-130a-44c4-8fb6-6a28c9c91132, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_bf5a9c1f-4d45-4c44-aa33-405fa1bd1c65, #v1.16

For aspiring teachers, there’s one lesson no textbook can fully teach: what it’s like to be responsible for a classroom. In Washington, B.E.S.T., the Beginning Educator Support Team is a teacher-residency program putting future educators alongside experienced teachers for mentorship and hands-on learning.