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Graduates of Jesuit teacher preparation programs are often more comfortable in collaborating with families, differentiating instruction, building classroom communities, working productively with school colleagues and conducting diverse classroom assessments than other new teachers nationally. Our programs also reinforce students’ commitments to social justice, high expectations for all students and using pedagogy that is validating and affirming. The experiences in Jesuit teacher preparation programs provide the ethical, moral and technical foundation to help teachers be advocates for all children.
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Visit us online at slu.edu/urbaneducation.
URBAN EDUCATION LEARNING COLLABORATIVE School of Education
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The emphasis of Jesuit teacher preparation programs on rigor, commitment to high intellectual standards and the use of knowledge for the betterment of our communities has helped our teachers excel in areas where new teachers have traditionally struggled.
For more information about the UELC, contact: Alexander Cuenca, Ph.D., program coordinator School of Education PHONE: 314-977-8178 EMAIL: acuenca@slu.edu
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As part of Saint Louis University, the School of Education shares in the 400-year-old Jesuit tradition of excellence in education, which focuses on the growth of the whole person—intellectually, emotionally and spiritually.
+ You can find instructions for applying to the Urban Education Learning Collaborative online at slu.edu/urbaneducation.
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WHY CHOOSE A JESUIT TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM?
+ A brief statement (max 500 words) describing your interest in urban education and social justice. · Why do you seek to join the Urban Education Learning Collaborative? · What do you hope to accomplish in this program? · How would you determine your success?
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1. Apply to SLU by Dec. 1. 2. Confirm your enrollment to SLU. 3. Apply to the UELC program online at slu.edu/urbaneducation.
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+ PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
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800-SLU-FOR-U /// 314-977-2500 /// admission@slu.edu /// slu.edu /// beabilliken.com
URBAN EDUCATION LEARNING COLLABORATIVE “By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school…is simply attracting the best educated, most exciting young people into urban schools and keeping them there.” + Jonathan Kozol / Writer, educator, activist
PROGRAM BENEFITS The UELC is a four-year undergraduate experience that awards a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in education degree with Missouri teacher certification. You can also choose a certification pathway based on your area of interest.
COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS AT SLU + FOCUSED LEARNING IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
+ EVENTS During monthly events, you will have the opportunity to meet and network with key stakeholders in the area. Urban Education Brown Bag Lunches will be held each month during the academic school year. These hour-long sessions will feature discussions with community stakeholders and local policymakers. The UELC also coordinates Teaching St. Louis, a series sponsored by SLU’s School of Education designed to broaden your understanding of how to teach complex issues of race, class and inequity in our community. For more information, visit slu.edu/teachingstl.
By enrolling in special sections of core education courses focused on teaching and learning in urban settings, you will explore topics such as urban youth development, leadership in urban schools and communities, and research-based instructional strategies for urban students. The UELC will serve as a site for professional as well as personal growth through conversations, friendships and networking opportunities. Coursework will be supplemented by fieldwork in partner urban school districts in St. Louis and SLU-sponsored charter schools. Experienced and effective mentors will offer insights into challenges and opportunities in urban schooling.
+ INTENSE COHORTS
If you are passionate about making a real change in the lives of children and helping them reach their full potential, a career in education is for you.
While in your UELC cohort, you will work directly with teachers and school leaders in urban early elementary, middle and high school settings. Faculty at these schools help steer coursework in the UELC course sequence to meet the unique social, cultural, political and economic needs found at these schools and surrounding neighborhoods.
Saint Louis University’s School of Education is committed to the preparation of students to be reflective practitioners and leaders in partnership with and for the human community. The school embraces innovative learning through commitments to diversity
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+ PARTNERSHIPS In addition to SLU faculty, you will work in close collaboration with urban school faculty, doctoral students and stakeholders in the St. Louis urban education community who share similar commitments.
and social justice guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideas of the Jesuit tradition. The Urban Education Learning Collaborative (UELC) program is designed for students who are dedicated to working in urban and under-resourced schools.
To learn more about our program, visit slu.edu/urbaneducation.
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+ URBAN-FOCUSED COHORTS
Coursework in the UELC is interactive, inquirydriven and integrated with fieldwork in urban St. Louis schools to provide you with the theoretical tools, pedagogical repertoire, perspectives and experiences needed to be effective urban educators.
+ CERTIFICATION PATHWAYS
Each UELC cohort will consist of 10 undergraduate education majors who share a commitment to social justice and teaching in city schools. This tight-knit community will work in close collaboration with SLU faculty, experienced educators, doctoral students and stakeholders in the St. Louis urban education community who share similar commitments.
There are multiple certification pathways in this program:
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+ Early Childhood Education — certifies teachers for birth–grade 3 or early childhood special education, birth–grade 3.
In addition to the core education coursework, you will be grouped in special sections of courses that address the following topics:
+ Elementary Education — certifies teachers for grades 1–6. + Middle School Education — certifies teachers for grades 5–9 in math, language arts, science and social studies. + Secondary Education — certifies teachers for grades 9–12 in math, language arts, general science, biology and social studies.
+ Inquiry into urban schools and communities + Race, class and justice in urban schools + Teaching as inquiry in urban schools + Leadership and organization in urban schools and communities + The urban classroom ecology + Assessment practices in urban schools + Student teaching in an urban environment