U46 University Partnerships 10 Years

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• Working Together for Teachers and Learners

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• Growing Supporting Our Own Teachers

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• History
  1999-2009
• Federal Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants
• ? Required K-16 partnerships
• Grand Victoria Foundation Grant to U-46
• ? Building a Professional Learning Community
• ? Aligning Staff Development, TMP, and HR
• Teacher Mentor Program in U-46
• Focus on School Safety (Columbine)

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• History
  1999-2009
• U-46 was one of four Illinois districts in
  Illinois Professional Learners Partnership
  (1999-2005) with ISU, U of I,
  Loyola, Roosevelt, NEIU.
• Several projects each year involving
  U-46 Larsen MS Roosevelt School
  Safety/Climate course for ELL teachers
  establishment of ISU Professional Development
  School in U-46

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• History
  1999-2009
• Creation of cohorts for ESL certification for
  U-46 monolingual teachers
• Professional development provided
  by universities as requested by their partner
  schools

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• History
  1999-2009
• U-46 / Internal
• Realignment of Staff Development and Teacher
  Mentor Program under Human Resources Department
• Priority for student teachers/pre-service
  placements given to partners over other
  universities

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• History
  1999-2009
• U-46 / Internal
• Student teacher/pre-service placements done by
  Human Resources instead of individual schools
  U-46 procedures shared with universities

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• Why partner?
• Professionalism Support for next generation of
  educators opportunity for veteran teachers to
  lead and collaborate
• Collaboration in revising teacher preparation
  programs State standards, NCLB, NCATE, ELL,
  alternative certification (reading, M.S., ELL,
  special ed.)
• Defining good teaching Charlotte Danielson
  Frameworks

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• Colleges of Education / Main Partners
• Aurora University
• Elgin Community College
• Illinois State University
• Judson University
• National Louis University
• Northern Illinois University
• Roosevelt University
• University of Illinois (Urbana/Champaign)
• Webster University
• Western Illinois University
• Wheaton College
• .and others

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• History
  1999-2009
• U-46 / Internal
• Establishment of U-46 Interconnect Forum-2002
• ? Facilitated by U-46 shared participation
• ? Hosted by U-46, NLU, and Judson
  University
• ? Venue for presentations, panels, updates
• ? Articulation and validation of best
  practice

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• U-46
• NORTHERN
• ILLINOIS
• UNIVERSITY

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• U-46
• NATIONAL
• LOUIS
• UNIVERSITY

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• U-46
• JUDSON
• UNIVERSITY

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• U-46
• ILLINOIS
• STATE
• UNIVERSITY

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• Next Steps for Interconnect (2009-10)
• Review of teacher preparation at universities
• ? Classroom management
• ? Cultural competencies
• ? Teacher-parent relationships
• More cohorts with/for U-46 teachers

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• Next Steps for Interconnect (2009-10)
• Shared resources for staff development
• Focus on U-46 high-needs areas / minority
  recruitment
• Published article about Interconnect
• U-46, ECC, and universities Grow Our Own
  (Future Teachers in U-46)

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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years
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U-46 University Partnerships 10 Years

• The classroom has changed.
• The goal has not
• Partnering to Improve the Education of
  Students and the Preparation of Teachers.
• Illinois Professional Learners Partnership,
  2005