Outreach from the UA College of Education

(Check out all University of Arizona outreach opportunities at: http://uaforyou.arizona.edu/)

Familias Amigas for Project SEED - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Project SEED-Maestros (teachers) is looking for ‘Familias Amigas’ to offer friendship and intercultural exchange to international teachers. The Project SEED-Maestros are noteworthy teachers from unique communities in Mexico. We are looking for families that would be willing to spend time with one or two teachers, share a meal or go on an outing, and share with them the unique culture of Tucson and the United States.Teachers will be in Tucson from August 2011 to July 2012.

Paul Lindsey Internships in Education
Calling all Undergrad and Grad Students: Here's an opportunity to learn more about education outside the classroom — and get paid internships at the same time! Lindsey Interns build leadership and management skills through real-world experiences via public outreach programs, museums, and educational learning centers in various Tucson school districts. Five grad students are selected each semester for a $2,000 internship, and five undergrads get $1,000.

American Indian Language Development Institute
AILDI offers summer programs focused on Indigenous languages.

SEED Project
The Scholarships for Education and Economic Development is an international development and peace scholarship program founded in 1985 and administered by Georgetown University.

CEMELA
Brings together experts in education, mathematics, language, and culture to improve the mathematics education of low-income Latino students.

College Academy for Parents
The College Academy for Parents serves parents of elementary students in the Sunnyside Unified School District. This initiative is designed to help parents understand current and future academic expectations, improve communication with schools, and increase their involvement in order to prepare students for a college education. The program, offered in Spanish and English, consists of 12 two-hour workshops in Spanish and English and two campus visits. For more information, Contact Luis Moll.

Cooper Center for Environmental Learning
A partnership between the Tucson Unified School District and the College of Education, the Cooper Center educates thousands of school children and adult chaperones, educators, pre-service teachers, and volunteers each year about ecology, science, and the beauty and wonders of our home, the Sonoran Desert.

DISCOVER
Projects to study and measure problem-solving strategies used by various age groups

Drug abuse and violence prevention program
Obtain timely tools and information to assist in effective prevention and intervention strategies for youth.

Gear Up (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)
This discretionary grant program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school. GEAR UP funds are also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students.

Wildcat Charter School
The school located at 25 E. Drachman serves students that come primarily from a low socio-economic background. College of Education faculty and students collaborate with the school on ways of addressing why so many students from underserved communities arrive to middle school handicapped with low literacy, numeracy, and study skills. The UA is also interested in creating effective and supportive pathways for families whose children will be the first to pursue higher education degrees.

Worlds of Words: International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature
Worlds of Words is the largest international collection in the United States, and it’s right here in the College of Education, hidden in our basement. It’s a magical place — a place where lives change, thanks to the power of books. In fact, there’s only one larger international collection in the world, and it resides in a medieval castle just west of Munich.