Urban Teacher Preparation Program
Preparing future teachers for Success in urban 教育.
Students who major in elementary education at Carthage have the option to enroll in Carthage’s Urban Teacher Preparation Program. This program aims to 识别, 指导, 激励, 增加 the number of resilient, highly effective teachers committed to teaching in high-need, urban school settings.
Students in the program commit to 3-4 years of field experience in a specifically assigned urban school while they complete their undergraduate education. This fieldwork allows for a waiver of the 82 credits Carthage students must take outside their majors.
Students who complete the Urban Teacher Preparation Program earn a minor in urban education in addition to their degree in elementary education.
The Urban Teacher Preparation Program at Carthage is the most immersive program of its kind in Wisconsin. Students visit local classrooms early and often. The 教育 Department faculty draw from hundreds of years as professional teachers in such urban settings as Chicago, 密尔沃基, 塔尔萨, 和罗彻斯特, 纽约.
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关于 Carthage’s Urban 教育 Program
“Becoming a culturally relevant educator means you do not just teach the curriculum the way you feel is best and easiest for you; it means you learn everything you can about the students, then you use that knowledge to shape your teaching methods to best fit the students.”
——Briana Varnes, 17岁
What are the benefits?
- Scholarships available
- Employment opportunities (after school and summer school)
- Four years of clinical co-teaching with approved expert urban teachers
- Potential eligibility for student loan forgiveness
- 社区服务
- Paid summer school teaching experience
项目活动
- Culturally relevant curriculum and culturally responsive teaching
- Reflective practice/inquiry for transformative learning
- Interdisciplinary content 指导ion/STEAM and STEM
- Specific courses taught at school sites
- Reflective practice/inquiry
- Ongoing feedback and support
- Coaching support for at least three years, including virtual coaching
奖状
“The program clearly outlines the expectations for college candidates and helps them prepare for their teaching career. I can whole-heartedly state that the student teacher I had from the Urban Teacher Prep Program was well prepared for teaching in the classroom. This has not always been the case with other student teachers from other colleges.” — Kurt Bushman; 3rd Grade Teacher, 出赛 Unified School District
- See the impact of Carthage’s Urban Teacher Preparation Program
- Read a principal testimonial letter about the Urban Teacher Preparation Program
- Watch a student’s testimonial video about the Urban Teacher Preparation Program
反射
Watch this student-designed documentary about urban teaching. Several administrators and expert urban teachers were interviewed to share their perspectives and reflections on urban education.
在媒体上
WGTD’S EDUCATION MATTERS
Professor Karin Sconzert, chair of Carthage’s 教育 Department, director of the Broad Field Social Science Program at Carthage, host of WGTD’s 教育 Matters discusses teaching from home at Julien Thomas Elementary School in Racine with teachers Amy Simon and Tonya Wilson; Carthage Urban Teacher Preparation Program student Adriana Santana; and Carthage’s Urban Teacher Preparation Program Manager Siovahn Williams.
JOURNAL TIMES: CARTHAGE’S NEW URBAN TEACHER PROGRAM PUTS TEACHERS IN RACINE CLASSROOMS
The Journal Times writes about Carthage’s Urban Teacher Preparation Program and how the program has been implemented in schools in Racine.