SERVICE IN SCHOOLS EXPANDING ROLE OF UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLSADP CONFERENCE/JUNE 2010

Dr. Amber Reed, Assist. Professor

Indiana University Kokomo Division of Education

amblreed@iuk.edu

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.