http://www.utrunited.org/index.php en dhagans@utrunited.org Copyright 2012 2012-05-10T15:54:57+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/chicago-utep-mentor-receives-golden-apple-award/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/chicago-utep-mentor-receives-golden-apple-award/#When:14:54:57Z Illinois Governor Pat Quinn surprised a Murray Language Academy teacher yesterday when he arrived to present her with the Golden Apple Award. Elizabeth Luna is a kindergarten teacher at Murray and a mentor for the University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP). Read more in this CBS Chicago article. 2012-05-10T14:54:57+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/project-inspire-launches-in-chattanooga/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/project-inspire-launches-in-chattanooga/#When:14:39:03Z TEACH/Here’s 4-8 residency program will now be called Project Inspire. The name change was inspired by residents’ passion for serving underprivileged students. “This is about more than just academia. It’s about people’s commitment to a value system,” said Cheri Dedmon, the program’s director. Project Inspire is a partnership between Tennessee Tech, Hamilton County Schools, and PEF Chattanooga. This new launch also allows the program to be customized for Hamilton County. Both Project Inspire and TEACH/Here’s 7-12 STEM residency remain part of PEF Chattanooga’s overall residency initiative. Read more in this Times Free Press article. 2012-05-10T14:39:03+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/where-should-we-train-residents/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/where-should-we-train-residents/#When:18:04:28Z Finding mentor teachers who are effective teachers and coaches, and who teach in high-need classrooms, is a challenge many residency programs face. Recent research indicates that teacher preparation candidates who train in easier to staff schools are effective and stay when hired in hard to staff schools. In “Where Should Student Teachers Learn to Teach? Effects of Field Placement School Characteristics on Teacher Retention and Effectiveness,” the University of Michigan School of Education’s Matthew Ronfeldt examines the relationship between student-teacher placement and the retention and performance of 2,860 New York City teachers who had field placements during the 2003-04 school year. Education Week covers the story here. UTRU would love to hear your thoughts. How could this research impact where or how you train your residents? How does it impact where graduates are placed? Does this change your beliefs about what residents need to be effective in high-need schools? Share your thoughts by adding a comment below! 2012-04-17T18:04:28+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/proud-to-be-a-part-of-100kin10/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/proud-to-be-a-part-of-100kin10/#When:17:32:30Z As you all know, UTRU is a partner in the 100Kin10 movement to recruit and retain 100,000 high-quality STEM teachers in the next ten years. 100Kin10 has recently created an excellent video explaining the history and goals of the movement. Check it out here! 2012-04-13T17:32:30+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/pef-chattanooga-to-help-open-stem-high-school/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/pef-chattanooga-to-help-open-stem-high-school/#When:19:05:13Z The Public Education Foundation of Chattanooga (who runs our network program, TEACH/Here) will be helping to open a new STEM high school in Chattanooga this fall. PEF Chattanooga is part of the Southeast STEM Initiative, which won a $1.85 million grant to open the school and regional hub for advancing STEM skills among students. Read more here in The Chattanoogan.  2012-03-23T19:05:13+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/education-sector-reports-on-the-collapse-of-pittsburghs-teacher-residency/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/education-sector-reports-on-the-collapse-of-pittsburghs-teacher-residency/#When:13:47:18Z Education Sector published an analysis this week of the collapse of Pittsburgh’s teacher residency program. Pittsburgh Public Schools was working with UTRU to build the program, but a myriad of factors, including budget cuts and the loss of union support, caused the program’s demise just three weeks before residents were due to start. Education Sector’s analysis provides some interesting insight to the political and economic environments in which many residencies live. UTRU’s Christine Brennan is quoted in the report. 2012-03-16T13:47:18+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/utrs-on-the-nbc-nightly-news/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/utrs-on-the-nbc-nightly-news/#When:14:17:02Z The Boettcher Teachers Program and UTRU were featured on the NBC Nightly News this weekend. The piece focused on the need to retain good teachers in high-need schools. Watch the video here! 2012-03-05T14:17:02+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/memphis-teacher-residency-featured-on-pbs/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/memphis-teacher-residency-featured-on-pbs/#When:15:34:05Z The Memphis Teacher Residency was featured on PBS’s Religion & Ethics Newsweekly last Friday. The video presents three graduates of the program and also includes an interview with director David Montague. Congratulations on this great press!  2012-02-13T15:34:05+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/dtr-in-the-denver-post/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/dtr-in-the-denver-post/#When:15:58:03Z Thalia Nawi, director of the Denver Teacher Residency (DTR), has published a commentary in the Denver Post titled “A Bold Approach to Cultivating Tomorrow’s Teachers.” The article highlights DTR’s innovative approach to teacher preparation. Congratulations on the great press! 2012-02-08T15:58:03+00:00 http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/teach-here-in-the-local-media/ http://www.utrunited.org/blog/entry/teach-here-in-the-local-media/#When:15:48:07Z TEACH/Here has done it again! Another great article was published in the Chattanooga Times Free Press this week. The article highlights the program’s recruiting practices, as well as graduates’ commitment to teach in high-need local districts for four years. Great work, Cheri Dedmon and team! 2012-01-30T15:48:07+00:00