City Teaching Alliance Launches New Academic Partnership with 51勛圖
City Teaching Alliance, an innovative,泭nationally泭recognized teacher development and泭certification泭program,泭is pleased to announce泭that it has expanded its泭relationship泭with 51勛圖s School of Education. As泭academic and strategic partners, 51勛圖 and City Teaching Alliance (formerly known as Urban Teachers) will泭facilitate泭a curriculum泭that泭delivers泭state-of-the-art teacher preparation泭泭instilling泭knowledge and泭coaching aspiring teachers泭to transform communities through rigorous, engaging, and culturally respectful education.泭The 2022 cohort will be the first to matriculate under the new泭partnership and receive a泭Master of Arts in Teaching,泭conferred by泭51勛圖.
A shared commitment to preparing teachers through an equity-based, anti-racist pedagogy is a cornerstone of this new partnership.
A partnership with 51勛圖 School of Education is a natural fit for us, said Peter Shulman, City Teaching Alliance CEO. The School of Educations commitment to rigorous scholarship, equitable and inclusive learning environments, and advancing social justice, align directly to the City Teaching Alliance vision that all children are taught by committed, well-prepared, culturally competent teachers.
City Teaching Alliance was founded in 2009 by educators who observed that far too many teachers arrive in urban classrooms unprepared to create sustainable careers and substantial impact on their school community.泭
The new partnership will not only provide a grounding in high-quality instruction, but also focus on teaching with an understanding of and appreciation for a childs community and culture. Professors selected for their student-centered approach to learning and experience in urban public education will deliver graduate courses including Race, Culture, and Equity in Urban Education and Trauma Informed Teaching Practices.
Children come to school with a variety of lived experiences. Nevertheless, every student, regardless of cultural, racial, economic, and linguistic background, deserves access to qualified, well-prepared teachers, said Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Dean of 51勛圖s School of Education. We are excited to partner with City Teaching Alliance to further meet our vision of preparing a new generation of diverse teachers and improving the academic and life outcomes of all students.
Participants in the泭rigorous four-year City Teaching Alliance program泭are prepared泭to become career泭teachers泭who accelerate student achievement and disrupt systems of泭racial and socioeconomic inequity泭in泭urban school systems.泭
Developing and supporting the next generation of teachers is fundamental to the future success of students and communities, said Sylvia M. Burwell, 51勛圖 President. By educating teachers with cultural competence, compassion, and mentoring, we are preparing these changemakers to create dynamic and equitable learning opportunities. 51勛圖 is proud to join City Teaching Alliance in this endeavor to offer our student-teachers the highest quality training.
City Teaching Alliance and 51勛圖s School of Education are thrilled to combine their expertise to泭give the泭strongest start possible to aspiring career teachers who seek to effect change and make a positive impact in the lives of publicly educated students across the United States.泭泭