Academic Program
The Urban Teacher Education Program’s innovative two and half year design provides the integration of rigorous academic and clinical experiences that broaden in scope as candidates’ progress through the program. All candidates begin the programs with a three quarter Foundations of Education Sequence. The Foundations of Education Sequence is designed to give UTEP candidates an introduction to the profession of teaching in urban schools through multiple lenses. It is designed as a set of academic, clinical, affective and reflective experiences to occur over the course of a candidates’ first year. After developing a base of one-on-one experiences with students, candidates enter into focused content-area coursework and small group instruction during the first summer before working with entire classes during the internship year and final summer. Graduates are assisted with job placement in the Chicago Public Schools , and continue our support for an additional two years through personalized coaching and workshops provided by UTEP staff.
