STEP-UP and Step Forward: Immersive Community Fellowship Transforms Preservice Urban Teachers Into Knowledge-ABLE Teacher Professionals

• In Event: Roundtable Session 1
  In Roundtable Session: Facilitating Effective Collaboration in Partnerships

Abstract

Through the STEP-UP program at BLIND REVIEW, pre-service teachers study how their role as future urban educators fits together with the social, cultural, and educational landscape of the school. During this program, teacher candidates live in traditional home stays with partner community residents, co-teach in urban schools, serve as interns with community-based organizations, and take part in specialized coursework and social justice seminars. Using an asset-based approach, students are encouraged to envision teaching beyond the classroom walls and engage with schools and communities.

Authors

• Robert E. Lee, Illinois State University

• Brent Showalter, Illinois State University

• Dakota Pawlicki, Chicago Public Schools

• Mitchell Staroscik, Simeon Career Academy