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Category: Teacher Education
American Educational Studies Association
Summary: The American Educational Studies Association (AESA) is an international learned society for students, teachers, research scholars, and administrators who are interested in the foundations of education. The role of AESA is to provide a cross-disciplinary forum wherein scholars gather to exchange and debate ideas regarding education generated from liberal arts disciplines such as philosophy, history, politics, sociology, anthropology, or economics as well as comparative/international and cultural studies. This cross-disciplinary commitment of the organization creates a landscape for the discussion of broader policy issues such as minority studies, gender studies, multicultural education, democracy, and issues of educational equality and equity.
Summary: Antioch University is founded on principles of rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. With 5 campuses in 4 states in the U.S., the University nurtures in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to excel as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose.
Bankstreet College of Education
Summary: For almost 100 years, Bank Street College of Education has focused on creating and understanding environments that enable children to learn. Bankstreet aims to carry out this mission through engaging with children in classrooms, museums and other settings. In addition, Bankstreet prepares teachers for these settings. And, through the activities of its faculty Bankstreet preserves and generates new knowledge about the teaching and learning environment.
Summary: The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries.The Center specializes in civic/citizenship education, law-related education, and international educational exchange programs for developing democracies. Today, the Center administers a wide range of critically acclaimed curricular, professional development, and community-based programs.
Center for Democracy and Citizenship
Summary: For two decades, the Center for Democracy and Citizenship has led in the field of civic engagement by using theory-based practices to make democracy a way of life. In addition to conducting ongoing research, the center actively collaborates with schools, such as Jane Addams School for Democracy, and community-based organizations. The Center for Democracy and Citizenship collaborates with a variety of partners to promote active citizenship and public work by people of all ages. The center's work is grounded in the belief that a healthy democracy requires everyone's participation, and that each of us has something to contribute.
Summary: Inspired Teaching is rooted in the belief that every student possesses the ability to think critically, learn and understand information, and solve complex problems and that students should learn to spend their time in school engaged primarily in these kinds of activities. It is the teacher's responsibility to find and create a way to reach every student. Inspired Teaching is the kind of teaching that recognizes each child's innate desire to learn and builds on individual strengths to maximize academic, social and emotional achievement. We work with teachers, principals, and entire school faculties serving students from pre-K to 12th grade.
Coming Together: Dem. Inquiry for Teachers & Community Educators (overview)
Summary: This seminar series was inspired by, and designed as a means of continuing, the conversations begun in the NLU Forums about education held in the spring of 2011 (Chicago in These Times). Coming Together supports bridge-building between in school and out of school learning through deep-reaching inquiry processes. The series aims to strengthen relationships between community, school, and museum partners, nurturing a vibrant democratic educational community in Chicago.
Coming Together: Dem. Inquiry for Teachers & Community Educators (resources)
Summary: This seminar series was inspired by, and designed as a means of continuing, the conversations begun in the NLU Forums about education held in the spring of 2011 (Chicago in These Times). Coming Together supports bridge-building between in school and out of school learning through deep-reaching inquiry processes. The series aims to strengthen relationships between community, school, and museum partners, nurturing a vibrant democratic educational community in Chicago.
Coming Together: Dem. Inquiry for Teachers & Community Educators (summary)
Summary: This seminar series was inspired by, and designed as a means of continuing, the conversations begun in the NLU Forums about education held in the spring of 2011 (Chicago in These Times). Coming Together supports bridge-building between in school and out of school learning through deep-reaching inquiry processes. The series aims to strengthen relationships between community, school, and museum partners, nurturing a vibrant democratic educational community in Chicago.
Summary: Courage To Teach (CTT) is a program of quarterly retreats for the personal and professional renewal of public school educators. The program is especially designed for preK-12 educators-teachers, counselors, and administrators on whom our society depends for so much but for whom we provide so little. Courage to Teach focuses neither on technique, nor on school reform, but rather on renewing the inner lives of professionals in education.
(5/5), based on 1 review
CUNY Graduate Center’s Pd.D. Program in Urban Education
Summary: The Ph.D. Program in Urban Education is designed to prepare leaders in educational research and policy analysis who have a broad understanding of the complex issues facing urban education. The unique focus of this program is at the intersection of two principal research agendas: (1) research on issues of curriculum and instruction in urban schools, and (2) policy analysis research on broader social, political, and economic issues that determine the context of urban education.
Summary: Chartered in the Pacific Northwest in 1966 as Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Education Northwest now conducts more than 200 projects annually, working with schools, districts, and communities across the country on comprehensive, research-based solutions to the challenges they face. We work with teachers, administrators, policymakers, and communities to identify needs, evaluate programs, and develop new solutions. Through our work, we strive to create vibrant learning environments where all youth and adults can succeed.
Summary: Expeditionary Learning (EL) partners with schools, districts, and charter boards to open new schools and transform existing schools. EL provides school leaders and teachers with professional development, curriculum planning resources, and new school structures to boost student engagement, character, and achievement. The organization's model works to engage the people on the front lines of education.
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Summary: Goddard specializes in low-residency education, a format that is designed to accommodate the lifestyles of working adults. Unlike online courses or traditional classes, the low-residency format offers the best of both worlds: experienced faculty advisors, on-campus residencies, and the freedom to study wherever you are. Goddard offers a variety of degrees including BA, BBFA, MA, and MFA, in programs such as Education, Individualized Study, Sustainable Business, and Organizational Development, and also offers a Teacher Licensure program.
(5/5), based on 3 reviews
High Tech High Graduate School of Education
Summary: High Tech High Graduate School of Education offers a Master's of Education degree (M.Ed.) with two concentrations: School Leadership, for individuals who wish to lead a small innovative school, and Teacher Leadership, for experienced teachers who aspire to deepen their practice and broaden their leadership capacity at their school. From their website, "The mission of the HTH Graduate School of Education is to prepare reflective practitioner leaders to work with colleagues and communities to develop innovative, authentic, and rigorous learning environments." The HTH GSE also offers workshops, institutes, and other programs for teacher and school leader professional development.
(5/5), based on 1 review
International Democratic Education Institute
Summary: The goal of the International Democratic Education Institute is to bring together Bowling Green State University faculty, community leaders and other educators from the US and abroad to promote democracy through education in such a way that students are provided the skills and knowledge necessary for them to perform their role as informed, responsible, committed and effective members of their respective democratic and political system.
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Islandwood - A School in The Woods
Summary: Located on Bainbridge Island near Seattle in Washington State, IslandWood is a unique 255-acre outdoor learning center designed to provide exceptional learning experiences and inspire life-long environmental and community stewardship. Through its flagship School Overnight Program, IslandWood's educators combine scientific inquiry, technology and the arts to help Puget Sound-area students discover natural connections with the outdoors. IslandWood also offers a wide range of programs and community events for adults, families and professionals.
Newark-Montclair Urban Teacher Residency Program
Summary: The Newark-Montclair Urban Teacher Residency Program (NMUTR) is an innovative apprenticeship-based program of study for individuals with a deep commitment to urban teaching. This Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program has two tracks: P-3/K-5 certification with dual certification in Teacher of Students with Disabilities; and secondary, content area certification in mathematics or science.
(5/5), based on 1 review
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education - University of Toronto
Summary: OISE is committed to the study of education and matters related to education in a societal context in which learning is a life-long activity. Its mission emphasizes equity and access and the improvement of the educational experiences of people of all age levels and backgrounds. It includes partnerships with others to address a wide array of problems, drawing upon the insights of academic disciplines and professional perspectives. OISE is dedicated to national pre-eminence and international distinction in graduate studies, initial and continuing teacher education, research and field development in education, and to providing exemplary leadership within and outside the province of Ontario.
Peaceable Schools and Communities at Lesley University
Summary: The Peaceable Schools and Communities Group (PSCG) came together in response to the first Gulf War in 1992, when a number activists and educators felt that we needed to create community to support one another, find ways to respond to the violence and despair we encountered, and lift up the possibilities for peace with justice in our communities and in our schools. We stayed together because we needed solidarity, and we needed to act. We crossed lines of race, culture, religion, social class, age, profession, and gender identity. We shared our own stories and talked about strategies for nourishing schools, communities, and one another that would be equitable, grounded in justice, and peace-building. We began to apply our collective efforts working with other communities and generating a network of collaborations that has thrived in a challenging political and economic climate, and that has offered alternatives to a culture of violence. From our conversations, we developed a summer Institute to highlight our different approaches, beginning in the summer of 1993. Each following year, we chose a theme for the Institute that reflected current local and global concerns.