Rowan Urban Teacher Academy

Program Description

The Rowan Urban Teacher Academy serves as an excellent long-term recruitment strategy to increase the pool of candidates interested in becoming urban teachers. Benefits of the Rowan University Urban Teacher Academy include:

• An introduction to teaching and the teaching profession
• Opportunities to meet with Rowan faculty, educational leaders, and teachers to discuss issues pertinent to urban education
• Field experiences in urban schools and community agencies
• Meaningful, creative, hands-on learning activities
• Classroom observations
• Teaching experience before college
• Opportunities to make a difference in students’ lives
• Team building exercises
• Increase awareness and appreciation of the urban context
• Increase interactions with diverse learners and their families
• Experience Rowan’s campus

The goal of this program is to utilize students’ interest in education and broaden it to a greater perspective of urban education and the functions of schools. Students will gain experience in an urban classroom setting as they become acquainted with teacher practitioners and teaching on a personal and professional level. Working in small groups, students will plan and teach mini-lessons and/or activities to urban elementary school children. Each participant will be required to complete all assignments, keep a portfolio, and write a summary report about his/her experiences in the Urban Teacher Academy.