ISU Fellows working with the Peoria Teacher Education Pipeline help with the unique Law’n Order program for the East Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services.
Students find success in service learning
Unit: Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline
Students find ‘home’ in Chicago
The Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline team is excited to announce that this fall, two recently graduated Illinois State alum will begin their teaching careers at two ISU partner schools within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district.
Pipeline builds new partnership with Latinos Progresando
The Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline will launch a new partnership with Latinos Progresando, a community-based organization in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
Q&A with National Center for Urban Education’s new Executive Director
In February 2018 the National Center for Urban Education named Maria Luisa Zamudio, M.A. ’04, as the new executive director.
Project READ inspires future educators
When Dominique’s son came home from school complaining that he was not allowed to go to swimming lessons with the rest of his class, Dominique wondered what had gone wrong.
Preservice teachers facilitate family math night
On March 22, Professors Rena Shifflet and Alan Bates along with 19 Illinois State University preservice teachers from the class Teach 204 visited Willa Cather Elementary School in the East Garfield Park community of Chicago as part of their course work.
ISU hosts conference on cultural responsiveness
On November 6 and 7, Illinois State University hosted its second annual Culturally Responsive Campus Community (CRCC) conference.
“Foundations of Urban Education Through an Indigenous Lens”: Community and university solidarity in practice
Illinois State University’s Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline’s (CTEP) professional development series for preservice teachers is planned and developed by a collective of community scholars.
Professor uses technology to enhance community building
On November 30, Professor Krystal Lewis-Pratl from the Special Education Department at Illinois State University, along with 22 preservice teacher candidates, visited the third grade classrooms of Stacie Ochiltree and Brenda Armstrong at Oglesby Elementary in Chicago’s Auburn-Gresham neighborhood as part of candidates’ course requirement. The school serves approximately 500 students. Both Armstrong’s and Ochiltree’s
Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline staff discovers city of Decatur
The staff of the Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline (CTEP) journeyed south to Decatur, Illinois, on Monday, September 25. Shannon Mittleman, Director of the Decatur Teacher Education Pipeline (DTEP), planned the visitor’s day to feature the educational and community work that happens in Decatur. It has been two years that Decatur Public Schools and Decatur community
