Partnerships
Urban Block
The Urban Block, a partnership between the School of Education and the Minneapolis
Public Schools, is an inner city program designed for elementary education
teacher candidates. During their senior year, teacher candidates
take their methods courses in a classroom at Andersen Open School and participate
in student teaching experiences in surrounding schools in Minneapolis,
allowing teacher candidates to integrate theory and practice and apply
what they learn in authentic classroom settings. Teacher candidates
are immersed in diverse school communities and cultures, including Latino,
Hmong, African-American, Native American, and Somali populations.
