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Campus-Wide Teacher Education at Illinois State University

Urban Teacher Preparation at Illinois State University: Past, Present and Future Directions Robert Lee, College of Education Gary Creasey, College of Arts & Sciences Deborah Curtis, College of Education. Campus-Wide Teacher Education at Illinois State University.

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Campus-Wide Teacher Education at Illinois State University

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  1. Urban Teacher Preparation at Illinois State University: Past, Present and Future DirectionsRobert Lee, College of Education Gary Creasey, College of Arts & Sciences Deborah Curtis, College of Education

  2. Campus-Wide Teacher Education at Illinois State University • 41 Teacher Education programs are housed in five colleges at Illinois State University (CAS, CAST, CFA, COB, COE) • The Council for Teacher Education • Collaboration crosses programs and colleges • The entire university prepares teachers and school leaders at Illinois State

  3. The Chicago Initiative at Illinois State University • For many years Illinois State University engaged in projects with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) • variety of strategies have been employed • CPS CEOs have engaged with our efforts • In October 2004, a partnership with Little Village was developed • In 2005 teacher candidates began field experiences and clinical practice in Little Village schools

  4. The model works:Awards & recognition • The American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) • Best Practice Award in Support of Global Diversity and Inclusion • John Goodlad’s National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER) • Nick Michelli Award for Promoting Social Justice • National Broadcasting Society (NBS) • Collaborative Classroom Management Video Award

  5. Faculty Course Development Grant Program

  6. Program Objectives • Redesign an existing course that serves pre-service teachers to better prepare them for the realities of urban and under-resourced settings • Infuse new content and provide relevant clinical experiences for students (i.e., student visits to high need Chicago schools)

  7. Faculty Support • Provided extensive reading list • Participates in CTLT Summer Course Redesign Workshop • Grantees participate in a 4-day “immersion trip” in a high need Chicago neighborhood • 2010 grantees will also receive additional training concerning Chicago Public School hot topics (e.g., Response to Intervention)

  8. Sample Syllabus • PSY 302, Adolescent Development (enrollment = 80% pre-service teachers)

  9. Assessment • Urban Education Survey (assesses urban teaching intentions; urban education beliefs; etc.) • Qualitative Analysis of Capstone Activities • Pre, Post Interviews (e.g., “What comes to mind when you consider the term underserviced school or community?”)

  10. Assessment Outcomes • Increase in urban teacher intentions, changes in social justice thinking (preliminary finding) • Some “barriers” to urban teaching seem to be emerging (e.g., “I wouldn’t be a good teacher because I cannot speak Spanish”) • Assessment data will be linked to future CPS teacher performance to gauge sustainability of student learning in these classes

  11. TEACHER+PLUS Project Flowchart Teacher Education and Assessment Continuum for High-need Educators and Resources (TEACHER) + Principal Leadership for Urban Schools (PLUS) Project – Illinois State University

  12. STEP-UP Summer Teacher Education Partnership for Urban Preparation

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