Turning Ideas into Action: Sponsored Research Projects
Programs for DC Public and Public Charter School Teachers
The School of Education, Teaching & Health has a long tradition
of working with teachers in DC Public and DC Public charter schools.
The programs listed below were created especially for DC
teachers who are either beginning their teaching careers or looking to
expand their current teaching expertise and skills.
Alliance
for Quality Urban Education (AQUE) - A Teacher Quality
Enhancement Partnership Grant
- Graduate
Certificates for Licensure in
Elementary Education and ESOL.
- Plus opportunities for experienced teachers
to take content specific courses
and NBPTS preparation courses.
Capital Gains: Recruiting, Preparing and Retaining Talented
Urban Teachers - A Transition to Teaching Grant
- Graduate Certificates for Licensure in Seconday Education
and Early Childhood Education.
2008 Summer Content
Courses Designed for K-12 Teachers
Non-degree Content Courses
for DC Public and DC Public Charter School Teachers
Current Research and Professional Development Programs
The United States Postal Service
Health Promotion Program funds AU’s
National Center for Health and Fitness for managing USPS’s Employee
Health Promotion Program at its Washington, D.C., headquarters for some 2,500
employees.
Recent Projects
Theory
into Practice: Enhancing the Teaching of the Visual Arts in
District of Columbia Public Schools assists visual arts teachers
in the theory and practice of their own art and teaches them
instructional strategies for enlivening student learning
about art.
The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement
Program offered undergraduate students from underserved
populations the opportunity to take part in research and
other scholarly activities, which helps in gaining entrance
into graduate and PhD programs.
Shared Goals examines elements of professional
development for teachers at each level of the NCATE Continuum of Teacher
Preparation and Development. Its funding has enabled the
school to develop
a new electronic portfolio system for all teacher education
students.
Strengthening
the Teaching of American History provides
American history educators from the District and around
the country with strategies for improving student understanding
and appreciation of traditional American history.
If you have any questions regarding any of these
programs, please
contact:
Danielle G. Sodani
Special Projects Coordinator
American University School of Education
tel. 202-885-3744
e-mail. dgsodani@american.edu
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