CO-TEACH
The mission of the CO-TEACH Project is to:
- Produce teachers with strong content knowledge in areas of certification. This element of reform is the basis for the collaboration between the schools of education and arts and sciences.
- Immerse student teachers in extensive clinical experiences so that the challenges of effective teaching are not surprises to them when they become classroom teachers. This element of reform is the basis of the school-university/community college partnerships.
- Implement supportive experiences for new teachers when they begin teaching, including mentoring and other activities to help teachers succeed in the classroom, which would, in turn, reduce the high teacher turnover that has plagued many high-need districts. This reform element is also an essential ingredient of the school-university/community college partnerships.
- Integrate technology in the training program so that the new teachers will use it more effectively as classroom teachers.
Project Scope
The CO-TEACH Project is a five-year, $9.67 million U.S. Department of Education
grant, awarded to the College of Education.
Duration: 1999 - 2004
Principal Investigators:
- Tariq Akmal
- Gerald Maring
- Merril Oaks
- Michael Pavel
- Dawn Shinew
- Susan Banks