Urban Specialist Cohort Two
Contact Person(s): Dr. Lester Knight & Dr. Cheryl
Kershaw
Academic Discipline: Teacher Education
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, additional videotaped segments or interactive videos
with appropriate researchers or leaders in the field will
also be provided (e.g., Gloria Ladsen-Billings, author
of The Dreamkeepers and Mary O'Sullivan, Ohio State, on
Community Mapping). A reading list will include additional
leaders in the field of urban education.
Participants will also be engaged in problem-based learning
experiences (e.g., "hands on experiences, community
mapping, and case studies) related to issues faced in
urban schools. 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 their impact in urban
school settings. College of Education faculty will team
with appropriate Human Services and 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.
