Project TEACH

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Creating a Pathway to a Teaching Career
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Presentation Purpose

• Summary of Project TEACH
• Establish Initial Contact with Advisors
• Collect Required Forms
• Answer Specific Questions

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Introductions

• What is your name?
• What do you want to teach?
• Where are you in your college education?
• How many credits do you currently have?
• Do you know which 4-year school you want to go
  to?

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Teacher Education The Need National

• Nearly 40 of current public school teachers will
  retire or leave the profession by the 2003-04
  school year. (DOE, 1999)
• In the next ten years, America needs to hire 2.5
  million new teachers to replace retiring teachers
  and meet the needs of rising enrollments.

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Teacher Education The Need - National

• Up to 32 of students who complete their teacher
  certification at universities never enter the
  profession. (Carnegie Foundation, 1987)
• While 40-49 of future teachers begin their
  careers at a community college, opportunities for
  them to connect to the teaching profession are
  minimal or non-existent. ( NWREL, 1996 Curry,
  1985)

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Teacher Education The Need-Washington

• Approximately 11 percent (5,570) of all teachers
  are eligible to retire in the next five years.
• Vacancies for 2001-2002
• Elementary Education 3,059
• Other areas 5,113
• (Educator Supply and Demand in Washington
  State-2002 Report,
• State Superintendent of Public Instruction)

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Teacher Education The Need-Washington

• Forecasted top eleven teaching area shortages for
  2002 2007
• Special Education 72
• Mathematics 51
• Science Chemistry 44
• Science Physics 38
• Science Biology 38
• Music Instrumental 36
• Early Childhood Special Education 33
• Music Choral 31
• English as a Second Language 28
• Bilingual 18
• Japanese 10
• (Educator Supply and Demand in Washington
  State-2002 Report, State Superintendent of Public
  Instruction)

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Teacher Education The Solution

• A large percentage of prospective teachers
  begin their education in two-year colleges.
  These institutions, with their clear commitment
  to teaching and with so many prospective teachers
  as students, must be more significant partners in
  the system of teacher preparation.

Shaping the Future (NSF 96-139)
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Partners

• A teacher preparation program centered at GRCC
  which links area high schools, GRCC, and CWU.

Auburn
Kent
CWU
Enumclaw
Muckleshoots
Federal Way
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Funding

• Initial funding of 434,000 from National
  Science Foundation
• Continued funding of 307,000 from theNational
  Science Foundation
• Funding of 500,000 fromthe US Department of
  Education
• Funding of 141,000 from the Washington HEC Board

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Strategies

• STRATEGY 1 To recruit a diverse group of
  talented students into the teaching profession.
• High School students
• Those with commitments to math/science
• Those wishing to change careers
• Underrepresented populations

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Strategies

• STRATEGY 2 To provide practical diverse
  preservice field experiences.
• Mentored by science/math teacher leaders
• Diverse experiences - grade levels settings
• On-campus tutoring
• Teachers of Tomorrow Club activities

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Strategies

• STRATEGY 3 To strengthen math science for
  elementary schools.
• Mathematics for elementary teachers course
  sequence
• 3-qtr., interdisciplinary science course
• Courses model interactive teaching and active
  learning

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Strategies

• STRATEGY 4
• To improve the preparation retention of
  prospective teachers.
• A new para-educator certificate
• A new Associate Pre-Professional degree for
  Elementary Teachers
• A supportive career pathway from HS to CC to
  University
• Advising/support along the career pathway

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What is my first step?

• Introduction to Education Course (EDUC 170) Lab
  (172.1/172.2)
• Hands-on experience in a local school
• Begin your portfolio
• Gain more specific information about teaching
• Explore options for teachercertification
  programs at 4-year schools

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What courses should a future elementary teacher
take?

• Elementary Education majors (with a few
  exceptions) should follow the new APP degree.
• Use your reference binder to select courses.
• Begin researching the requirements of the 4-year
  schools now. There may be some in addition to
  the APP. (ex. Foreign Lang.)
• Start with EDUC 170, with 172.1 or 172.2
• Complete the Basic Skills requirements in English
  and Math ASAP!

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What courses should a future secondary teacher
take?

• Secondary teachers need to pursue the regular
  AA degree. However, you must still plan
  carefully. If you identify now where you want to
  transfer and which endorsement(s) you will
  pursue, you may be able to meet some requirements
  at GRCC.
• You will find specific advice for secondary
  teachers in your Student Reference Guide.

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Who will advise me?

• Early Childhood Education
• Diana Holz and Leslie Kessler
• Elementary and Secondary Education
• Keith Clay, Christie Gilliland, Joyce Hammer,
  Steve Kinholt, David Nelson and Pam Reising
• General Advising
• Erin Weller Hitzemann
• Mouy-Ly Ie

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Project TEACH Center

• An information resource for Project TEACH
  students, faculty and staff is in RLC 106.
• Leslie Heizer - Center Director
• Marilou Christiansen, Program Support
  Supervisor

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What other opportunities are there?

• America COUNTS America READS
• Konnie Pitts - Student Employment, x2453
• Summer TEACH Math Maniacs
• Project TEACH Student Workers / Tutors
• Scholarships
• Financial Aid Office, x2440
• Teachers of Tomorrow Club The Future Teachers
  Conference.

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Creating A Pathway to a Teaching Career

• Discussion Questions

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www.projectteach.org
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Creating A Pathway to a Teaching Career

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