As part of Michigan State University’s land-grant mission, the Office of K-12 Outreach in the College of Education has a long-standing commitment to outreach and service. Directed by Bryan Beverly, the office focuses on empowering educators, administrators and policymakers through leadership development, educational coaching on-site in schools and data services and support that can be customized to district needs.
Education in global contexts is one of the main missions of the Office of International Studies in Education (OISE). Led by Associate Dean Amita Chudgar, the office advances the integration of global perspectives in teaching, research, and outreach.
The office also has many outreach efforts and programs, aimed to enable students, educators and researchers to better meet the economic, environmental, social and political challenges of our time. Two of the main programs for OISE include the Global Educators Cohort Program, a specialized teacher preparation program focused on global and international perspectives, and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Fellowships, a virtual methodology that enhances cross-cultural exchange in the classroom.
The Office of Access and Community Engagement (ACE) in Michigan State University’s College of Education aims to increase individuals’ and organizations’ capacity to implement equitable policies, procedures, and classroom and organizational practices. Directed by Associate Dean Terry Flennaugh, the office provides professional education led by MSU experts who have in-depth experience centering issues of culture, power, and privilege through research-informed practice.
Major initiatives within this office focused on outreach include:
This unique program places MSU College of Education students in a summer fellowship in the city of Detroit, MI. Students work with Detroit Schools Summer School Programming or a Detroit-based non-profit community entity as they service children, youth and families in Detroit.
The Urban Immersion Fellowship is designed to develop highly effective urban educators and leaders, allowing students to teach in urban settings and participate in weekly workshops.
Every summer, high schoolers come to Michigan State University to participate in the Teacher Education Academy. The college-preparation experience, directed by Kelley Johnson from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Partnerships, includes living in dormitories and developing skills for writing, studying and using technology. This program is committed to cultivating and increasing diversity in the field of education and kinesiology by recruiting students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to our college.
The MSU Detroit Center, 3408 Woodward Avenue, was established in 2010 when the College of Education re-affirmed its long-standing commitment to improving educational outcomes in the city of Detroit, Mich., by establishing a local office. The MSU Detroit Center includes classroom space for MSU teaching interns and a range of educational outreach activities in Southeast Michigan.