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SERVICE IN SCHOOLS EXPANDING ROLE OF UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLSADP CONFERENCE/JUNE 2010
Dr. Amber Reed, Assist. Professor
Indiana University Kokomo Division of Education
University Partnership Schools:Background Information Two Sites
Early Childhood/Head Start K-5 School containing GT, ED, Special Ed Midwest, Urban School Totaling 750 children Two administrators Starting the 5th Year
Teacher Candidates: Background Information Transitioning to Traditional Age First Generation College Students Cohorted Program Two Degree Programs: ECE and Elem Ed All Methods Courses require
field/practicum placements and service learning placements
Placed in University Partnership Schools for 3 courses
Extensive Periods of Time in Placement
Partnership School Goals
Benefit Candidates Quality controlled placements Immersed in school culture Diverse experiences
Benefit University Faculty Field Placement Professional Relationship Building Research
Partnership School Goals
Benefit School Faculty Professional Development Opportunities University Support Manpower
Benefit Students Better adult/student classroom ratios Diverse teaching strategies Connection to Higher Education
Nature of Teaching Profession:
Leading by Example Best Practices
Holistic Authentic Democratic Experiential
Engagement Families Communities Populations in Crisis World
Service to Partnership School Families Book Bingo Night Craft Night w/Mom Donuts w/Dad Schoolwide Reading Program Individualized Teacher Tasks Library Assistance Field Trips Field Day Mini Horses Kindergarten Round Up….
Walk & Talk Kokomo DayEngaging the Community
-70 education students at 35 locations in Kokomo
-Examples: grocery stores, restaurants, retail stores,
parks…
--Students passed out custom
made parent guides for each location, providing parents
way of engaging children in
their environment in order to
promote early literacy and developmental awareness
Young Author’s ConferenceEngaging the Community cont.-Collaboration with Kokomo Area Reading Council
-Annual community event to showcase children’s writing in preschool,
elementary and middle school
-More than 2000 persons in attendance
-Students create interactive thematic displays where parents can obtain a booklist spanning infancy-middle school.
-Examples: dinosaurs, transportation, cooking, jungle, conservation
Early Childhood FairEngaging the Community cont.
Over 500 children and their families attended Purpose to raise awareness/Week of the Young Child Activities from birth-5 yrs for children Promote health, enrichment, and service/resources
represented (e.g. library, hospital, childcare centers, etc.)
Children’s Resource RoomsEngaging Populations in Crisis
Three rooms created collaborating resources from university student, faith-based, and local business resources
Over the course of 3 years, students have provided developmentally appropriate resources/supplies for families/children in crisis care situations
Children’s Resource RoomsEngaging Populations in Crisis cont.
Open Arms Women & Children’s Homeless Shelter
Before (top left)/After
Children’s Resource RoomsEngaging Populations in Crisis cont.
-Family Service’s Domestic
Violence Shelter
-Before (above)/After
Children’s Resource RoomEngaging Populations in Crisis cont.
-Robert J. Kinsey Youth
Detention Facility
-Before (top left)/after
Prop BoxesEngaging Educators
-Students created and donated prop
boxes of varying themes to Childcare
Solutions (a resource available to all
childcare providers/centers and
parents), the Domestic Violence
Shelter, directly to childcare centers
-Purpose to strengthen imaginative
dramatic play that mirrors real world
experiences
-Theme examples include: car wash,
gardening, picnic/camping, etc.
Veterinarian sample (right)
Operation Iraqi School SuppliesEngaging the World- Initiative to create
school supply packets for U.S. soldiers to distribute to Iraqi children in a gesture of good will.
- Reputable project created by actor Gary Sinise. Non- political; Child-centered.
- IU Kokomo students collected over 100 packets that were sent to support Iraqi children in crisis.
Take Back the Night/Angel WalkEngaging the Community/World in Crisis
Students raise money, create and donate prop boxes, and participate in rally and walk in order to raise awareness about domestic abuse and its effects on children
Results
Civic Engagement Increased
Reflection Connecting Self-Efficacy
Professional Growth Leadership Skills Professional
Dispositions Praxis
Candidates view themselves and the teaching profession as change agents in their schools, communities, and the world.