OSE Fall 2013 Newsletter

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NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT

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Experience UGA field trip initiative launched Adapted from UGA press release by Shannon Wilder

The COE Office of School Engagement together with the UGA Office of Service Learning and the Clarke County School District (CCSD) have launched Experience UGA, a new partnership that aims to bring every Clarke County student to UGA’s campus for an annual field trip and the opportunity to experience learning on a college campus, explore college options and interact with UGA students. The partnership’s vision Clarke Middle School students is that children who start learn about composting on a kindergarten in a Clarke recent Experience UGA field trip to the UGArden and the State County school will have at Botanical Garden of Georgia. least 13 opportunities to Photo: Doug Bailey visit the UGA campus by the time they graduate from high school and ultimately will come to view a post-secondary degree as an attainable option for their future. While students in Clarke County schools typically have an opportunity to participate in at least one field trip to UGA during their K–12 years, there has not been funding available or a structured plan to reach all 13,000 students every year. The field trips started in October. ––continued on page 2 www.coe.uga.edu/ose

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Co-teaching Model Launched

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Archway STEM Initiative

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Profile: Jenn James

U.S. legislative staffers engage with PDSD, visit J. J. Harris Elementary Two U.S. Senate staff members and one U.S. House of Representatives staffer learned about the College of Education (COE) and Clarke County School District (CCSD) Professional Development School District (PDSD) partnership, including a visit to J. J. Harris Elementary Charter School, as part of the UGA Legislative Staff Retreat on August 20. U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson’s staffers Brett Layson Top of page: Georgia Senator and Barton Lowrey and U.S. Congressman Paul Broun’s Johnny Isakson’s staffers staffer Jessica Hayes were particularly interested in Brett Layson (left) and education issues, so they selected the opportunity to learn Barton Lowrey (right) were greeted warmly by J. J. Harris more about UGA’s College of Education programs as part Elementary Charter School of their retreat. Randall Nuckolls, UGA Legal Counsel, students on their visit to also participated. learn more about the PDSD COE Dean Craig Kennedy and CCSD Superintendent Phil partnership on August 20. Photo: Andrew Tucker Lanoue led an opening session called Developing Expert Practitioners Through Partnerships that introduced the PDSD partnership and its goals. COE Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement Jack Parish, CCSD Deputy Superintendent Noris Price, COE Office of School Engagement Director Janna Dresden and eight COE faculty members shared information about the PDSD history, impact, and activities and programs in the schools. Dresden emphasized that collaboration among UGA students, UGA faculty, and CCSD teachers and administrators results in: connections between research and practice, improved teacher preparation, support for practicing teachers, and improved P–12 student learning. The PDSD partnership has continued to grow each year, with 10 schools (P–12) now actively participating, including 5 schools with Professors-inResidence. This fall, 20 COE classes are being taught on-site at schools with nearly 500 COE students taking classes or student teaching in schools. ––continued on page 3 FALL 2013

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT

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