Planning and Resource Development

01/02 Application Abstract

Project Title: Teaching-Learning Center
Project Director: Dr. Fay Freeman
Organization: Victor Valley College
Phone: (760) 245-4271, ext. 2414

Victor Valley College, in collaboration with Cal State San Bernardino University, Azusa Pacific University, Cerro Coso Community College and the California Virtual Campus Regional Center 4, Discovery Elementry School of the art, Green Tree East Elementry School, Irwin Elementry School, Yucca Loma Elementry School, Adelanto Elementry School, Westside Park Elementry School, Apple Valley High School and Victor Union High School District plan to develop a Teacher-Learning Center to encourage students to persue a teaching career. Objectives will focus on the following for year two:

Recruitment and Retention of students Pursuing a Career in Teaching.

Partnership Development.

Curriculum Development and articulation.

Improve Reading skills of 75 elementry pupils.

Faculty Development.

Activities focus on the following: online recruitment, joint admission, teacher information workshops, counseling, faculty development, financial aid, partner development, joint curriculum development, tutoring, mentoring, distance learning/online programs, internships and teacher online technology training.

The target population will focus on 150 students who are interested in pursuing a teaching career. A special effort will be made to target underrepresented students. Formative and summative evaluation will be tied to the objectives. We plan to enroll 150 students, and expect 80% student completion rate.

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