The

Co

nfuc

ius

Inst

itut

e (C

I) h

as m

ade

MS

U

an a

war

d-w

inni

ng h

ub f

or

op

po

rtun

itie

s to

lear

n C

hine

se la

ngua

ge

and

cul

ture

, p

arti

cula

rly

tho

ugh

onl

ine

cour

ses

and

in

nova

tive

use

s o

f te

chno

log

y. R

eco

gni

zed

am

ong

the

wo

rld

’s b

est

by

Chi

na’s

ed

ucat

ion

offi

cial

s, t

he in

stit

ute

also

hel

ps

conn

ect

facu

lty,

stu

den

ts a

nd p

ract

icin

g

educ

ato

rs w

ith

lead

ers

and

pee

rs in

Chi

na.

Fo

r ex

amp

le, t

he C

olle

ge

of

Ed

ucat

ion

has

assi

sted

in o

pen

ing

Eng

lish-

Chi

nese

la

ngua

ge

imm

ersi

on

pro

gra

ms

in s

cho

ols

ac

ross

Mic

hig

an, p

rep

ared

tea

cher

s fr

om

Chi

na f

or

hig

h-d

eman

d jo

bs

in U

.S.

clas

sro

om

s an

d a

rran

ged

num

ero

us

inte

rnat

iona

l tri

ps

that

fac

ilita

te t

he

exch

ang

e o

f cu

ltur

e, r

esea

rch

and

re

sour

ces.

Mo

st r

ecen

tly,

the

se t

our

s to

C

hina

hav

e in

clud

ed s

po

nso

red

stu

dy

exp

erie

nces

fo

r d

oct

ora

l stu

den

ts a

nd

for

pro

spec

tive

tea

cher

s in

the

Glo

bal

E

duc

ato

rs C

oho

rt P

rog

ram

. Man

y fa

cult

y m

emb

ers

also

hav

e o

ngo

ing

res

earc

h p

roje

cts

wit

h p

artn

ers

in C

hina

.

exp

erie

ncec

hine

se.c

om

CH

INA

The

Co

lleg

e o

f E

duc

atio

n co

ord

inat

es h

irin

g

of

Jap

anes

e M

SU

stu

den

ts t

o t

each

in t

he

Jap

anes

e S

atur

day

Sch

oo

l in

Bat

tle

Cre

ek,

Mic

hig

an.JA

PAN

The

Dep

artm

ent

of

Kin

esio

log

y ho

sts

visi

tors

fro

m t

he C

oac

hing

Dev

elo

pm

ent

Cen

ter

at H

ose

o U

nive

rsit

y in

So

uth

Ko

rea.

T

he p

artn

ersh

ip h

elp

s sc

hola

rs im

pro

ve

Eng

lish

lang

uag

e sk

ills

and

exc

hang

e re

sear

ch k

now

led

ge

abo

ut e

ffec

tive

co

achi

ng.SO

UTH

KO

REA

Thr

ee s

tud

y ab

road

pro

gra

ms

spo

nso

red

b

y th

e C

olle

ge

of

Ed

ucat

ion

are

in A

ustr

alia

: a

com

bin

ed a

cad

emic

and

sp

ort

s tr

aini

ng

exp

erie

nce

for

athl

etes

, a p

rog

ram

fo

cuse

d o

n ed

ucat

iona

l lea

der

ship

and

an

op

po

rtun

ity

to t

each

and

be

imm

erse

d in

lo

cal c

lass

roo

ms/

com

mun

itie

s. S

tud

ents

p

arti

cip

ate

in t

he C

ross

-cul

tura

l Tea

chin

g

Ab

road

pro

gra

m (

also

ava

ilab

le in

So

uth

Afr

ica)

the

sum

mer

bef

ore

the

ir y

earl

ong

in

tern

ship

in a

U.S

. sch

oo

l.

AU

STR

ALI

AD

oct

ora

l stu

den

ts f

rom

mul

tip

le d

isci

plin

es

trav

eled

to

get

her

to u

nive

rsit

ies

and

sc

hoo

ls t

hro

ugho

ut V

ietn

am d

urin

g J

une

2011

as

par

t o

f a

new

inte

rnat

iona

l stu

dy

trip

ser

ies

spo

nso

red

by

the

Co

lleg

e o

f E

duc

atio

n. In

itia

ted

as

a p

ilot

thre

e-w

eek

trip

to

Chi

na d

urin

g 2

00

9, t

he p

rog

ram

is

now

op

en t

o a

ll P

h.D

. stu

den

ts w

ho w

ant

to a

pp

ly f

or

the

op

po

rtun

ity

to e

xper

ienc

e an

oth

er n

atio

n’s

cult

ure

and

ed

ucat

iona

l p

ract

ices

firs

than

d (

also

see

Bo

tsw

ana)

. M

SU

fac

ulty

mem

ber

s ha

ve a

his

tory

of

succ

essf

ul r

esea

rch

and

ser

vice

in V

ietn

am,

par

ticu

larl

y w

ith

inst

itut

ions

in t

he M

eko

ng

Del

ta.

VIE

TNA

M

Co

lleg

e o

f E

duc

atio

n fa

cult

y m

emb

ers

have

sha

red

the

ir e

xper

tise

on

curr

icul

um

and

hig

her

educ

atio

n w

ith

lead

ers

of

Azi

m

Pre

mji

Uni

vers

ity,

a b

rand

new

uni

vers

ity

in

Ind

ia t

hat

will

fo

cus

on

pre

par

ing

ed

ucat

ors

an

d c

ond

ucti

ng e

duc

atio

nal r

esea

rch.

Fac

ulty

mem

ber

s al

so s

tud

y ed

ucat

iona

l is

sues

in In

dia

, par

ticu

larl

y th

e in

flue

nce

of

hom

e, c

om

mun

ity

and

sch

oo

l fac

tors

on

educ

atio

nal a

cces

s an

d a

chie

vem

ent.

IND

IAA

n M

SU

tea

cher

ed

ucat

ion

pro

fess

or

lead

s a

pro

ject

tha

t he

lps

gen

oci

de

surv

ivo

rs in

R

wan

da

find

hea

ling

thr

oug

h th

e ac

t o

f w

riti

ng p

oet

ry.

RW

AN

DA

The

Co

lleg

e o

f E

duc

atio

n is

par

t o

f a

colla

bo

rati

ve p

roje

ct f

und

ed b

y an

an

ony

mo

us p

riva

te M

SU

do

nor

in w

hich

a

num

ber

of

colle

ges

are

wo

rkin

g t

og

ethe

r to

ad

dre

ss is

sues

of

sust

aina

ble

dev

elo

pm

ent

in t

wo

Tan

zani

an v

illag

es. T

he e

duc

atio

n co

mp

one

nt is

exp

ecte

d t

o h

elp

stu

den

ts

lear

n th

e b

asic

and

ap

plie

d s

cien

ce n

eed

ed

to u

nder

stan

d c

halle

nges

rel

ated

to

wat

er

qua

lity,

hea

lth,

ag

ricu

ltur

e an

d f

oo

d s

ecur

ity

in t

heir

ow

n co

mm

unit

y.

TAN

ZA

NIA

Bui

ldin

g o

n lo

ng-s

tand

ing

rel

atio

nshi

ps

wit

h co

lleag

ues

in S

out

h A

fric

a, f

acul

ty m

emb

ers

in H

ighe

r, A

dul

t an

d L

ifel

ong

Ed

ucat

ion

(HA

LE)

take

gra

dua

te s

tud

ents

to

Nel

son

Man

del

a M

etro

po

litan

Uni

vers

ity

for

a tw

o-

wee

k p

rofe

ssio

nal d

evel

op

men

t ex

per

ienc

e.

The

gro

up le

ads

wo

rksh

op

s an

d d

iscu

ssio

ns

on

top

ics

such

as

univ

ersi

ty t

each

ing

and

st

uden

t d

evel

op

men

t, r

esul

ting

in b

enefi

ts

for

bo

th M

SU

and

NM

MU

co

lleag

ues.

SOU

TH A

FRIC

A

A d

esti

nati

on

for

the

Co

lleg

e o

f E

duc

atio

n-sp

ons

ore

d d

oct

ora

l stu

dy

trip

s (s

ee a

lso

C

hina

and

Vie

tnam

), t

he U

nive

rsit

y o

f B

ots

wan

a ha

s p

laye

d h

ost

to

Ph.

D. s

tud

ents

as

the

y ex

plo

re t

he A

fric

an n

atio

n’s

cult

ure

and

ap

pro

ach

to c

hild

dev

elo

pm

ent

fro

m

vari

ous

per

spec

tive

s.

BO

TSW

AN

A

A le

adin

g e

duc

atio

n re

form

org

aniz

atio

n in

the

Uni

ted

Kin

gd

om

, Sp

ecia

l S

cho

ols

and

Aca

dem

ies

Trus

t (S

SA

T),

wo

rks

clo

sely

wit

h M

ichi

gan

Sta

te

Uni

vers

ity

to e

xcha

nge

idea

s an

d h

elp

sch

oo

ls im

pro

ve t

each

ing

and

lear

ning

ar

oun

d t

he w

orl

d. T

hro

ugh

this

par

tner

ship

, the

Offi

ce o

f K

-12

Out

reac

h ha

s co

nnec

ted

hun

dre

ds

of

Mic

hig

an s

cho

ols

to

iNet

– a

wo

rld

wid

e ne

two

rk f

or

shar

ing

res

our

ces

– an

d o

rgan

ized

ove

rsea

s st

udy

trip

s fo

r ed

ucat

ors

fro

m

Mic

hig

an a

nd E

ngla

nd. I

n 20

11, M

SU

ho

sted

the

iNet

Inte

rnat

iona

l Co

nfer

ence

fo

r m

ore

tha

n 20

0 a

tten

dee

s. S

SA

T a

lso

hel

ped

arr

ang

e a

trip

fo

r fu

ture

te

ache

rs f

rom

the

Urb

an E

duc

ato

rs C

oho

rt P

rog

ram

to

vis

it u

rban

sch

oo

ls

in L

ond

on.EN

GLA

ND

Mic

hig

an S

tate

Uni

vers

ity

help

ed e

stab

lish

a ne

w r

esea

rch

inst

itut

e b

ased

at

the

Dau

ght

ers

of

Cha

rity

Ser

vice

in Ir

elan

d. W

ith

par

tner

s at

fi

ve Ir

ish

univ

ersi

ties

, MS

U f

acul

ty a

nd s

tud

ents

in

reh

abili

tati

on

coun

selin

g a

re e

xam

inin

g h

ow

as

sist

ive

tech

nolo

gy

can

imp

rove

life

fo

r in

div

idua

ls

wit

h in

telle

ctua

l dis

abili

ties

, suc

h as

men

tal

reta

rdat

ion

and

aut

ism

. A s

tud

y ab

road

pro

gra

m

focu

sed

on

dis

abili

ty is

sues

has

bee

n o

ffer

ed in

Ir

elan

d s

ince

20

07.

IREL

AN

D

Stu

den

ts v

isit

Eur

op

ean

scho

ols

tha

t ar

e cu

ltur

ally

d

iver

se a

nd t

echn

olo

gic

ally

pro

gre

ssiv

e d

urin

g t

he

Lear

ning

, Tec

hno

log

y an

d C

ultu

re s

tud

y ab

road

p

rog

ram

bas

ed in

Maa

stri

cht,

Net

herl

and

s.

THE

NET

HER

LAN

DS

The

Mas

ter

of

Art

s in

Ed

ucat

iona

l Te

chno

log

y p

rog

ram

is o

ffer

ed e

ach

sum

mer

in R

oue

n, F

ranc

e.

FRA

NC

E

A p

rofe

sso

r o

f ki

nesi

olo

gy

is

colla

bo

rati

ng w

ith

a co

lleag

ue

at B

rock

Uni

vers

ity

on

rese

arch

in

tend

ed t

o im

pro

ve c

oac

hes’

co

nfid

ence

, esp

ecia

lly w

hen

they

are

dea

ling

wit

h at

hlet

es

susp

ecte

d o

f d

op

ing

. The

stu

dy

is

bas

ed in

Ont

ario

, New

Yo

rk a

nd

Mic

hig

an. C

AN

AD

A

Tod

ay’s

lead

ers

in e

duc

atio

n an

d

kine

sio

log

y ne

ed t

o a

pp

reci

ate

thei

r w

ork

wit

hin

the

cont

ext

of

inte

rnat

iona

l per

spec

tive

s.

Ho

wev

er, m

any

teac

hers

and

oth

er

pro

fess

iona

ls a

re il

l-p

rep

ared

to

d

eal w

ith

the

div

ersi

ty, i

nclu

din

g

nati

ve la

ngua

ges

, sp

ecia

l nee

ds

and

et

hnic

ity,

in t

heir

wo

rkp

lace

s an

d

the

real

ity

that

we

live

in a

glo

bal

ly-

conn

ecte

d, “

flat

wo

rld

.”

Tha

t’s

why

the

Co

lleg

e o

f E

duc

atio

n at

Mic

hig

an S

tate

Uni

vers

ity

is

seri

ous

ab

out

pro

vid

ing

the

kin

ds

of

exp

erie

nces

— in

the

cla

ssro

om

and

in

the

fiel

d —

tha

t w

ill p

rep

are

each

g

rad

uate

fo

r su

cces

s in

a c

hang

ing

, g

lob

al s

oci

ety.

Fac

ulty

mem

ber

s en

gag

e in

res

earc

h w

ith

do

mes

tic

an

d in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ers

— f

rom

lo

cal d

evel

op

men

t p

roje

cts

to

mul

ti-n

atio

n co

mp

arat

ive

stud

ies

— t

o p

rom

ote

und

erst

and

ing

ab

out

ed

ucat

iona

l iss

ues,

po

licie

s an

d

pra

ctic

es a

roun

d t

he w

orl

d. T

he

stud

ent

bo

dy

is a

lso

hig

hly

div

erse

, w

ith

mo

re t

han

260

inte

rnat

iona

l st

uden

ts f

rom

at

leas

t 4

0 n

atio

ns

such

as

Chi

na, C

anad

a an

d K

enya

.

Feat

ured

pro

ject

s an

d p

rog

ram

s ar

e se

lect

exa

mp

les

fro

m a

cro

ss

the

colle

ge.

GLO

BA

LIZ

ATI

ON

A

T A

GLA

NC

E

Fut

ure

teac

hers

at

Mic

hig

an

Sta

te U

nive

rsit

y ca

n b

egin

ex

plo

ring

wha

t is

mea

ns t

o b

e a

“glo

bal

ed

ucat

or”

dur

ing

the

ir

firs

t tw

o y

ears

at

MS

U (

bef

ore

en

teri

ng t

he f

orm

al t

each

er

pre

par

atio

n p

rog

ram

). T

he

pro

gra

m, w

hich

beg

an in

20

09

, in

clud

es s

pec

ializ

ed c

our

ses,

g

lob

ally

ori

ente

d s

ervi

ce le

arni

ng

acti

viti

es a

nd o

pp

ort

unit

ies

to e

ngag

e in

cla

ssro

om

s th

at

sup

po

rt t

he d

evel

op

men

t o

f g

lob

al c

om

pet

ence

fo

r st

uden

ts.

A g

roup

tra

vels

to

Chi

na e

ach

spri

ng. G

EC

P s

tud

ents

will

b

e hi

ghl

y p

rep

ared

to

sha

re

the

wo

rld

wit

h st

uden

ts, t

o

teac

h ab

road

or

to t

each

in

set

ting

s (c

ultu

rally

and

lin

gui

stic

ally

div

erse

cla

ssro

om

s,

mag

net

scho

ols

, Int

erna

tio

nal

Bac

cala

urea

te p

rog

ram

s)

that

em

pha

size

mul

ticu

ltur

al

per

spec

tive

s.

educ

atio

n.m

su.e

du/

glo

bal

coho

rt

MSU

Glo

bal

Ed

ucat

ors

C

oho

rt P

rog

ram

(G

EC

P)

Lang

uag

e te

achi

ng c

erti

fica

tio

n p

oss

ibili

ties

at

MS

U in

clud

e A

rab

ic, S

pan

ish,

Fre

nch,

G

erm

an, J

apan

ese,

Chi

nese

, Rus

sian

, Ita

lian,

La

tin

and

TE

SO

L, o

r Te

achi

ng E

nglis

h to

S

pea

kers

of

Oth

er L

ang

uag

es. T

he A

rab

ic

teac

her

pre

par

atio

n p

rog

ram

s b

egan

in

2011

and

hel

p M

ichi

gan

, whi

ch h

as a

hig

h p

op

ulat

ion

of

Ara

bic

sp

eake

rs, m

eet

a p

arti

cula

rly

hig

h d

eman

d f

or

lear

ning

the

la

ngua

ge

and

cul

ture

.

MSU

Fore

ign

Lang

uag

e Te

ache

r C

erti

fica

tio

n

SEE

the

reve

rse

of

the

map

fo

r th

e C

olle

ge

of

Ed

ucat

ion’

s ap

pro

ach

to

Urb

an E

duc

atio

n.

Chi

le is

one

of

16 c

oun

trie

s p

arti

cip

atin

g

in t

he M

ichi

gan

Sta

te U

nive

rsit

y-b

ased

Te

ache

r E

duc

atio

n an

d D

evel

op

men

t S

tud

y in

Mat

hem

atic

s (T

ED

S-M

), w

hich

exp

lore

s ho

w in

tern

atio

nal d

iffer

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Urban education is a front and center college-wide priority. It is about providing high quality professional preparation, keeping our college relevant within the landscape of what’s happening in public education and – ultimately – creating equitable opportunities for the children who are students in K-12 districts in urban settings.”

Dr. Gunnings-Moton provides leadership for many urban education initiatives, including the Urban Educators Cohort Program, the Urban Immersion Fellowship and the Urban Partnership Pre-College Program. She works alongside her colleagues to enhance the college’s collective impact in urban schools and communities.

“AN URBAN AGENDA

Globalization requires all students to have a deeper, more accurate understanding of other countries and cultures. It also provides opportunities to identify best practices that help meet our educational challenges…The future of our state and nation depends upon people with international experience, and educators must have global perspectives to pass on to their students.”

Dr. Markle helps provide opportunities for educators to learn about education practices around the world and integrate international perspectives in the classroom. The various trips and training experiences facilitated by her office represent one way the college has placed a top priority on improving teaching and learning through globalization.

“GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Sonya GUNNINGS-MOTON

Assistant Dean, Student Support Services and Recruitment

Barbara MARKLE

Assistant Dean, K-12 Outreach Programs

www.education.msu.edu

The College of Education

COMMITMENT

College of Education

A ROAD MAP TO

Global & UrbanEDUCATION

URBAN EDUCATION

URBAN EDUCATION AT A GLANCE

MSU

At its core, the College of Education at Michigan State University is committed to creating better opportunities for all people. The faculty is focused on addressing educational challenges in some of the most under-resourced areas of our state and nation - especially urban communities responsible for educating disproportionately large numbers of children and youth in poverty. National concerns have continued to grow over matters such as racial ethnic achievement gaps, rising and falling reading and math scores and unacceptably high drop-out rates.

Considering the unique issues at stake in urban schools has become a central theme across many academic programs and projects within the college. Building on a history of successful partnerships with urban students and educators, MSU will continue to pursue the research, service and professional preparation efforts needed to increase opportunities and improve academic achievement for students growing up in urban areas.

Teacher candidates at MSU are assigned to more than 25 schools within urban areas – including Chicago, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Pontiac and Saginaw – for their required post-graduation internship. The experience involves working closely with a mentor teacher for a full school year.

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INTERNSHIPS IN URBAN SCHOOLS

SPECIALIZATION IN URBAN EDUCATION

Graduate students in the College of Education can study issues of urban education in greater depth by completing the Urban Specialization. The interdepartmental course sequence is primarily for Ph.D. candidates interested in teaching and conducting research within the contexts of urban communities. A related guest lecture series began in fall 2010.

SCIENCE & IDENTITY FOR URBAN YOUTHResearch led by faculty in science education explores how urban students, especially middle school girls, become more engaged and develop identities as science learners. The GET City after-school program has created a model for learning about green energy and technology in urban settings.

URBAN IMMERSION FELLOWSHIP

Each summer, the College of Education helps expose more than 40 education students to the city of Detroit, its education system and community resources. The seven-week fellowship, arranged in partnership with Detroit Public Schools and non-profit agencies, includes teaching in urban settings, weekly workshops and a stipend.

education.msu.edu/urbanimmersion

PREPARING URBAN TEACHERSFaculty members in teacher education are studying the effectiveness of the university’s Urban Educators Cohort Program (see Academics road) as a specialized program for preparing future urban teachers. Data collection includes asking what experiences matter most to participants and how they draw from them.

DETROIT SCHOOLS & THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATIONThe College of Education has supported improvement efforts in approximately 150 Detroit schools through the MSU Good Schools Resource Center, an initiative of the Skillman Foundation. Faculty and staff help the schools meet their goals through data analysis, workshops, site visits and more.

URBAN PARTNERSHIP PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM

MSU recruits promising prospective teachers by reaching out to urban youth in high school. Two summer programs help students prepare for college and consider pursuing careers in education during stays on campus: a one-night visit for 9th graders from Detroit and a four-week residential experience that includes in-depth academic work for up to 80 teens from Chicago, Detroit and other cities.

THE HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENT PERSPECTIVEProfessors interested in urban education have studied what success means to urban students (particularly those who are high performing) and how their thinking (about achievement, race, relationships, etc.) might influence efforts to enhance the school climate in urban contexts.

RETHINKING PARENT INVOLVEMENTSome faculty members have developed and disseminated strategies for increasing parent involvement within the contexts of urban communities, particularly in support of children’s literacy.

MSU DETROIT CENTERThe College of Education’s commitment to improving education in Detroit is supported by a permanent local office. The MSU Detroit Center on Woodward Avenue, which opened in 2010, includes classrooms for MSU teaching interns and meeting space for various outreach activities with schools and educators in the area.

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URBAN EDUCATORS COHORT PROGRAM (UECP)

The Urban Educators Cohort Program, started in 2006, helps students understand what it takes to become successful as urban teachers. UECP members spend their first two years at MSU (before entering the formal teacher preparation program) visiting real classrooms and taking specialized courses together. They understand early on how issues like poverty, diversity and social justice affect urban schools - and commit to making academic success a reality for all students.

education.msu.edu/urbancohort

MICHIGAN PRINCIPALS FELLOWSHIPMore than 50 schools – mostly urban – build capacity to improve student achievement through the Michigan Principals Fellowship, a professional development program through the Office of K-12 Outreach. The program, primarily for Title I schools that have failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress, helps principals and teachers learn to make systematic instructional improvements based on research emphasizing coherence and professional community.

michiganprincipalsfellowship.org

getcity.org

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORTThe Institute for the Study of Youth Sports has conducted an evaluation of athletic programs serving more than 12,000 children in Detroit. The partnership with Think Detroit PAL focuses on increasing the effectiveness of volunteer coaches.

OUTREACH

ACADEMICS

ACADEMICS

RESEARCH

RESEARCH

MAP KEYThe major pathways of the College of Education’s mission — academics, research and outreach — intersect around a collective commitment to urban education. From the East Lansing campus to locations in Chicago and Detroit, various initiatives exist to pinpoint particular challenges in urban settings and ultimately improve educational outcomes along the way.

ACADEMICS

A growing pipeline of experiences allows students to explore careers in urban education. Options range from a cohort program for future teachers during freshmen and sophomore years to a specialization for doctoral students.

RESEARCH

Faculty members contribute to the national dialogue about urban education, and inform undergraduate programs at MSU, by studying a variety of questions within the contexts of urban school environments.

OUTREACH

The College of Education builds relationships with prospective students from urban communities and, through programs of the Office of K-12 Outreach, helps urban school leaders build capacity to improve instruction and student achievement.

SEE the reverse of the map for the College of Education’s approach to globalization.

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