Urban Specialist Cohort Two
Contact Person(s): Dr. Ted Hipple and Dr. Cheryl Kershaw
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): TBA
Projected Dates for Session: Start: July 22, 2002
..............................................End:
May 15, 2003
Total Number of Days: Approximately 10 months
Total Number of Contact Hours: 50 hours
Description of Course:
Participants will initially be engaged in seminars with
leaders in the field of urban education during the five
day Summer Institute (30 hrs). As part of the URBAN IMPACT
grant, speakers will be included to provide their perspectives
on effective teaching in urban schools. Participants will
be required to read a wide variety of articles and books
focused on improving the learning of under-served students.
Participants will also be engaged in problem-based learning
experiences (e.g., "hands on experiences, case studies,
and applications of contextual teaching and learning principles)
in their own classrooms. The focus of these activities
will be to provide these exemplary educators with the
theory that supports their already successful practice
in order that they will be better prepared to serve as
mentors and teacher leaders within their school system.
Activities in which the participants will be engaged
will be aligned with performance assessments required
by National Board Certification standards. Participants
will be pre-assessed to determine areas of strength and
areas to be strengthened to improve student learning in
urban school settings. College of Education faculty will
team with appropriate Arts and Sciences faculty in developing
content-based strategies to address identified participant
needs.
The Summer Institute will be held primarily at South-Doyle
Middle School. Sessions throughout the year will be held
at the participants' schools.
