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Expanding Uteach / SKyTeach to Community Colleges and Satellite Campuses

Expanding Uteach / SKyTeach to Community Colleges and Satellite Campuses Western Kentucky University Martha M. Day, SKyTeach Co-Director Martha.day@wku.edu. Mission: Recruit - Increase enrollment for the next generation of math and science teachers in Kentucky.

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Expanding Uteach / SKyTeach to Community Colleges and Satellite Campuses

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  1. Expanding Uteach/SKyTeach to Community Colleges and Satellite Campuses Western Kentucky University Martha M. Day, SKyTeach Co-Director Martha.day@wku.edu

  2. Mission: • Recruit - Increase enrollment for the next generation of math and science teachers in Kentucky. • Prepare - Develop outstanding teachers to improve math and science education in Kentucky. • Support - Offer mentoring throughout the program and continued support after graduation. • Outreach - Provide opportunities to local educators by promoting math and science in the community.

  3. Western Kentucky University Statistics • WKU’s Main Campus has 21,000 students • An additional 12,000 students attend WKU from one of three regional campuses • Glasgow is WKU only • Owensboro and Elizabethtown also have community colleges that operate at their sites Owensboro Elizabethtown Glasgow

  4. SKyTeach Growth & Expansion • Enrollment increased from 29 students to 250+ in 6 years • Approximately 30 of our 250 SKyTeach students attend at the regional campuses • Replicating replication is quite a challenge! • Regional Campus Expansion • 3 campuses • Glasgow 30 miles • E’town 75 miles • Owensboro 80 miles Fall 2012 enrollment Owensboro 2,422 Elizabethtown2,709 Glasgow 6,826

  5. SKyTeach at the Regional Campuses • SKyTeach began offering courses at the regional campuses in fall 2012 • Considerations • Format adjustments, face-to-face delivery versus Interactive Video Services (IVS) • Course catalog numbering for non-compete with community colleges • Training and hiring of staff familiar with Uteach ideals • Distance learning=Distance supervision of staff • Supplies • Development of new contacts in schools for field placements • SKyTeach “identity” with students at the regional campuses • Developing relationships with regional campus staff

  6. SKyTeach Growth & Expansion Next Steps • Planning a WKU-KCTC partnership beginning in spring 2015 @ KCTCS in Somerset, KY • KCTCS-Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges • 8 locations throughout Kentucky and 1 in Tennessee Western Kentucky, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, Southcentral KY, Somerset, Henderson, and Volunteer State Community College (TN)

  7. SKyTeach Growth & Expansion Next Steps • Students will be able to complete a middle grades mathematics or a middle grades science curriculum in residence at the partner institutions. Approved community college faculty may teach courses in the content area curriculum Western Kentucky, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, Southcentral KY, Somerset, Henderson, and Volunteer State Community College (TN)

  8. SKyTeach Growth & Expansion Considerations • Use of retired STEM teachers to supervise field experiences • Use of adjunct faculty to teach SKyTeach/Uteach courses • Development of relationships with local schools for student field experiences • Use of Interactive Video Services for course delivery • Maintaining fidelity

  9. QUESTIONS? Martha M. Day, SKyTeach Co-Director Western Kentucky University Martha.day@wku.edu

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