About the UCI-Santa Ana
Teachers Institute |
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Mission / How / Goals / Who / Requirements
Advantages to teachers / Application / Seminars
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MISSION:
The UCI-Santa Ana Teachers Institute nurtures an inclusive yet rigorous culture of education shared by the university, schools and community. The Institute helps teachers meet changing curricular standards in the schools and aids UCI in building an accomplished and diverse student body for the future
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HOW:
Teachers select the subject matter for content-based seminars
Teachers research & write a curriculum essay and lesson plan(s)
Upon successful completion of the Institute, Fellows receive an honorarium of $1000
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GOALS:
- teacher leadership
- disciplinary knowledge
- access to UCI research resources
- collegial relationships with UCI faculty
- publication of teacher-authored curriculum units
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WHO:
The Institute accepts as Fellows teachers from Santa Ana USD's elementary, middle, and high schools.
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REQUIREMENTS:
In applying to become a Fellow of the Institute, each teacher agrees to participate fully in program activities by 1) attending all talks and seminar meetings; 2) researching both the seminar subject and the unit topic; 3) meeting due dates in preparing a curriculum unit consistent with Institute guidelines; and 4) submitting a written evaluation of the program. Fellows who meet these expectations become for one year members of the UCI community with borrowing privileges at the University libraries and access to
other campus resources.
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ADVANTAGES TO TEACHERS:
- mastery over a particular aspect of the subject matter
- state and district standards infused into an original curriculum unit
- renewed commitment to teaching and learning
- published curriculum unit
- access to the UCI Library
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APPLICATION
Applications must describe unit topics through which teachers plan to incorporate material from the seminars into their own teaching. Applications should be obtained from, discussed with, and submitted to the Institute Representative or Contact for the applicant's school. If you have additional questions, please contact Barbara Al-Bayati at (949) 824-4145 or by e-mail to bkalbaya@uci.edu
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SEMINARS
Application due date: January 31, 2001
Notification of Acceptance: February 14, 2001
Seminar meetings begin: Week of February 26, 2001
Seminar meetings end: Week of May 7, 2001
Final Curriculum Units due: August 1, 2001
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The UCI-Santa Ana Teachers Institute is a Demonstration Site of the
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute,
made possible by the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund
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