Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline
What does it mean to be an Urban Teacher?
Teaching in an urban school is an exciting calling that requires specialized preparation. Urban teachers must meet the needs of students from a range of cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Redesigned Courses & Clinical Experiences
Over 90 courses at ISU focus course content on our partner urban communities with embedded clinical immersion experiences in Chicago.
STEP-UP
A four-week immersive fellowship available in partner city that includes classroom experiences, summer programming, a community-based internship, professional development, guided reflection, and residency with a host family.
Student Teaching
With year-long or semester-based options, ISU student teachers are afforded opportunities to live in community-based housing and work in after-school programs.
Induction and Mentoring
New teachers are offered mentoring with professional development throughout the school year with opportunities for to network and enhance teaching and learning in the classroom.
Recruitment
NCUE cultivates young and aspiring educators to serve urban and high-need classrooms across Illinois and beyond. This includes programming at both the high school and university levels. Learn how to get involved!
INFUSE
INFUSE enables special education majors to fulfill key course sequences and complete both field-based and student teaching semesters in Chicago Public Schools (CPS).