Classroom Experiences Are Provided to Undergraduate and Graduate Teacher Preparation Students Through These Special Fullerton College Programs
Are
You Aware of the Severe Shortage of Teachers in the U.S. and State of
California?
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2 million K-12 teachers will be needed for classrooms across the country over the next 10 years.
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260,000 will be needed in CA; 30,000 will be needed in Orange County alone by 2005, due to increased enrollments and class size reductions.
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A recent L.A. Times survey revealed that one in five teachers currently employed in CA schools have yet to complete their teaching credential and are being hired on an emergency basis.
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The number of students currently enrolled in university teacher preparation programs isn’t sufficient to meet the demand; California’s universities are currently only producing approximately 18,000 credential teachers per year. Students of color (ethnic minority) still account for approximately only 15% of the student population, while only 13% of the teachers are ethnically diverse.
How
Can Community Colleges Help Address the Problem?
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Community colleges are the “missing link” in the recruitment and preparation of future teachers. For the 40 to 49% of the future teachers who choose to attend community colleges, available opportunities related to the teaching profession are minimal or non-existent (League for Innovation, 2002).
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Establish enhanced linkages and partnership with four-year universities that provide increased opportunity for teacher preparation, including: early identification, student tracking, dual admissions, blended programs, enhanced agreements, and articulate curriculum.
What
is FC Doing to Address the Problem?
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Fullerton College is committed to teacher preparation training through the Intern-Mentor Program and Teacher Intern Program (TIP), specialized counseling, and working with area universities regarding dual admission, blended programs and articulated curriculum.
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Grant funds have been requested through the U.S. Dept. of Education Title V to establish a collaborative teacher preparation program with Santa Ana College and CSU Fullerton.
Intern-Mentor Teaching Program
Claudia Lowe and Diana Kyle, Coordinators
(http:internmentor.fullcoll.edu)
UPDATE: DUE TO RECENT BUDGET CUTS
THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
| The Intern-Mentor
Teaching Program is designed to enrich the learning experience and
promote educational success of Fullerton College students. At the
same time, this innovative program provides graduate students an
opportunity to actively participate in the community college experience
as "co-teachers and learners" working under
the guidance of a Fullerton College master instructor.
Interns organize bi-weekly strategy sessions with students outside of class time. These sessions focus on the learning styles, student’s success strategies, and needs of beginning college students. Interns gain support from peers and experienced educators regarding effective teaching styles and motivational methods. Fourteen (14) interns and faculty participated in the program Spring 2002. |
Teacher-Intern Program (TIPS)
(http:teacherintern.fullcoll.edu)
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The Teacher-Intern Program is a special "pre-teaching" course, Social Science 115, available to Fullerton College students considering a career in elementary, high school, and/or secondary education. This Interdisciplinary Teaching Internship offers three units of credit and is team-taught by both an elementary and secondary teacher. Students attend a three-hour seminar each week and spend four hours per week in a classroom. Stipends are paid to students who successfully complete the course. Twenty-two (22) students participated in the program during the Spring 2002 semester.
The course provides Fullerton College students the unique opportunity of becoming part of a teacher preparation cohort and establishing early career/academic goals to successfully complete their degree and credential requirements. |
