Collegiate Partnership Program
Minority Teacher Recruitment Center Collegiate Grants
The RFP for the 2010-11 Minority Teacher Recruitment Center Collegiate Grants will be available in April 2010. For questions regarding the application process, e-mail gthompson@osrhe.edu.
Each year, MTRC awards grants to Oklahoma colleges and universities to help provide a vital interaction between state institutions of higher education, MTRC collegiate programs and K-12 school districts. These grants fund programs throughout the state that support teacher recruitment and college activities for pre-collegiate and collegiate students and pre-service and in-service teachers. The center is continually identifying and providing grants to fund programs and projects which support its overall goals and objectives. For 2009-10, the following institutions are recipients of the MTRC collegiate grants:
Cameron University – Teaching and Learning through the Arts: Fostering Leadership, Education and Achievement Among Middle School Students encourages students to consider teacher education as a possible career choice. This project is designed to increase awareness in the field of education, provide a glimpse into expectations of being an education major and expose students to the college entry process.
Northeastern State University – ACE Partnership With Union High School is designed to recruit students to the field of education by providing ongoing, in-depth activities to enhance student interest and dedication to obtaining teacher certification and entering the teaching profession.
Northeastern State University – Celebration of Teaching encourages students (especially minority students) to consider teaching as a career. This conference is designed to promote collaboration among public school teachers, university professors, teacher education candidates and visiting students in the interest of education.
Northeastern State University – Tulsa Public Schools FEA Chapters is a partnership with NSU and Tulsa high schools with FEA chapters in an effort to recruit students within these chapters to the field of education via collaborative activities and events that allow networking opportunities among students, pre-service teachers and teacher education faculty.
Oklahoma State University – Celebration of Teaching is a conference in which outstanding Oklahoma educators are honored, the teaching profession is highlighted and academically talented students are encouraged to consider a career in education. Students also have the opportunity to experience university classes.
Oklahoma State University – 2009 International Fair: A Multicultural Exploration for Kids enables pre-service teachers to gain confidence in their ability to work more effectively with the diverse populations of students and parents that they will encounter in their careers. In-service teachers in the Stillwater Public Schools will use the resources to provide diverse cultural experiences for their students. Pre-service and in-service teachers will begin to develop strategies of culturally responsive teaching, thus enhancing the image of the teaching profession in the 21st century
Oral Roberts University – Educational "IMPACTS" '10 is designed to inform, attract and engage a select audience of students from low-income Tulsa schools in the various aspects of obtaining a degree in teacher education.
Rose State College – Hear Our Cry: Boys in Crisis is a professional development workshop for secondary teachers that is designed to raise awareness of the educational and emotional needs of young boys in K-12 schools who fail to excel academically and to provide teachers with the skills and knowledge to better prepare them for success.
University of Central Oklahoma – Especially for Educators provides professional development and networking opportunities for pre-service and in-service teachers, administrators and faculty members while highlighting the teaching profession by presenting successful nationally renowned educators as examples and role models for future and present teachers.
University of Central Oklahoma – Minority Educational Encouragement Project VII allows students to gain a positive understanding of the value of a college degree and how to prepare for the college experience as well as gain awareness of education careers.
University of Central Oklahoma – Multicultural Institute Minority Youth Leadership Session brings teachers, administrators and students together to explore critical issues and concerns related to the challenges and rewards of living and teaching in a culturally diverse society.
University of Central Oklahoma – Urban Teacher Preparation Academy Scholarships for Minority Teacher Recruitment provide concentrated training for teacher education students to prepare them to be highly qualified in urban schools through clinical practice with mentored support and professional development to foster knowledge and skills needed to approach the challenges of urban teaching.
