STEP-UP (Summer Teacher Education Partnership for Urban Preparation): An Innovative Program of Urban Teacher Preparation Through Cultural and Community Immersion

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

STEP-UP, an initiative at the BLIND REVIEW, is working to help pre-service teachers study how their role as future urban educators fits together with the social, cultural, and educational landscape of the school. As teacher candidates live in traditional home stays with partner community residents, they co-teach in urban schools, serve as interns with community-based organizations, and take part in specialized coursework and social justice seminars. The program has a strong focus on the role community plays in education and the ways in which teachers are a part of the greater effort to improve the quality of life for all community residents.

Sub Unit

• Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education / Section 6: Field Experiences: Student Teaching, Early Field Experiences, Community-based Field Experiences, and Innovative Approaches through Inquiry, Observation, and Practice

Chair

• Robert E. Lee, Illinois State University

Papers

• TEACHER+PLUS: A Model of Urban Teacher Preparation - Robert E. Lee, Illinois State University

• Developing Community-Based Partnerships for Contextualized Teacher Preparation - Dakota Pawlicki, Illinois State University

• Evaluation and Findings From the Inaugural STEP-UP (Summer Teacher Education Partnership for Urban Preparation) Cohorts - Brent Showalter, Illinois State University

• The Path from Former Participant to In-service Urban Teacher - Mitch Staroscik, Chicago Public Schools