Partnership Annual Report 1998-1999
Multi-University Projects
Urban Teacher Education Project. The 6 MnSCU Universities are working together with the St. Paul Schools to provide program activities that will benefit both the University teacher preparation programs and the St. Paul Schools. This
project will involve providing more opportunities for diversity experiences for MnSCU students and will provide the district faculty with access to MnSCU faculty for a variety of professional development activities including some new uses of technology.
MnSCU Teacher Education Technology/Grad Rule Project. The MnSCU Colleges of Education were given funds to improve their teacher preparation programs. Each University has developed their own plan. The SCSU plan involves ensuring that MnSCU technology standards for education students and faculty are met, that appropriate programmatic changes will be addressed, and that there will be standards-based evaluations and/or performance evaluations regarding these efforts.
Other Joint MnSCU Projects. The SCSU COE will support and participate, as appropriate, with the other Institutions which are creating on-line courses regarding graduation standards and developing web-based beginning teacher support projects and distance learning initiatives.
Summer Institute Program (Early Childhood Special Education). SCSU initiated and serves as fiscal host for the joint ECSE Summer Institute Program which involves the 6 Universities which prepare ECSE teachers. This Institute has a 13 year history and has proven to be extremely successful as a statewide graduate credit generating professional development experience for teachers in the field. In the summer of 1998, the largest Summer Institute was conducted with more than 350 participants enrolled for graduate credit.
The Minnesota Behavioral Support Project is a project involving the University of Minnesota, Department of Children, Families, and Learning, and participating faculty from other institutions of higher education. These projects provide in-service training in functional assessment procedures and proactive interventions for managing challenging behaviors in young children. SCSU faculty have participated in working with school behavior teams in Anoka-Hennepin Schools and in the St. Cloud School District.
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