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The Urban Teacher Academy
The College of New Jersey’s Urban Teacher Academy (UTA) is offered to high school juniors interested in pursuing careers in urban education. This intensive, two week summer program is designed to attract students to teaching in urban districts and/or in high shortage subject areas through exposure to a curriculum and practicum experiences that focus on teaching.
The availability of teachers in urban areas and hard-to-staff schools continues to be a challenge in the nation and in New Jersey. Studies suggest that while two million or more teachers may be needed nationally over the next ten years, traditional teacher preparation programs have only one million prospective teachers in the pipeline. Shortages will be particularly acute for math, science, special education, world languages, English as a Second Language (ESL), and early childhood teachers. The College of New Jersey’s Urban Teacher Academy aims to capture the interests of potential teachers as an important strategy toward resolving this challenge.
- Location: The College of New Jersey
- Dates: July 6-17, 2009
- Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily (unless otherwise specified)
- Academy Textbook: Letters To A Young Teacher by Jonathan Kozol
- Materials, Supplies, Meals provided at no cost to students: includes textbook, pens, an Urban Teacher Academy t-shirt, class binder, daily snacks and lunch tickets
Urban Teaching Academy Video, NJN News
