Urban Educators Cohort Program
Students attending the nation’s urban schools deserve teachers who will remain committed to the job no matter how school budgets and reform efforts fumble. They need teachers who know how to cultivate the resources and potential others may fail to notice—so that all learners have the best chances to succeed. Those teachers are starting their preparation through the Urban Educators Cohort Program at Michigan State University.
The Urban Educators Cohort Program helps students gain the knowledge and skills they will need to teach in communities where resources and services are most limited. Through focused courses and guided teaching experiences during students’ first two years at Michigan State University, UECP is the foundation for preparing educators uniquely qualified to teach in urban school districts – and to meet the needs of all learners.
he opportunities and meet the challenges present in these learning environments. We know that teachers in urban schools play immensely important roles in either the perpetuation of highly problematic frameworks of teaching and learning in urban communities, or the dissemination of liberating pedagogies among communities most affected by systemic discrimination. That is why students in urban schools need teachers who know how to cultivate the resources and potential that others may fail to notice—so that all learners have the best chances to succeed. Those teachers are starting their preparation through the Urban Educators Cohort Program (UECP) at Michigan State University. UECP gives future educators the tools to understand the history and effects of social, cultural, political and economic issues that play out in urban schools, and to effectively meet the needs of all learners.