Urban Education Teaching Initiative Steering Committee
The Urban Education Initiative Steering Committee was created to review current programs and practices at Illinois State University that contribute to the education of teachers for urban schools. The committee will make recommendations regarding urban teacher education around the following issues:
- Implement marketing strategies to encourage candidates to teach in urban schools;
- Develop in-class experiences may be included in required courses for each program;
- Create a minor or series of courses to give distinction to students pursuing teaching in urban schools;
- Provide clinical experiences in urban settings;
- Deliver faculty development on teaching in urban schools; and
- Initiate research on issues involved in teaching in urban schools.
Urban Education Initiative Steering Committee Members
- Mr. Tonee Buwana, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Doctoral Candidate, College of Education (2006–Present)
- Mr. Andre Couto, Research Associate, College of Education (2006–Present)
- Dr. Deborah Curtis, Dean, College of Education (2005–Present)
- Dr. Lucille Eckrich, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Assistant Professor, College of Education (2005–Present)
- Dr. Robert Fisher, Professor Emeritus, College of Education (2005–Present)
- Dr. Beth Hatt-Echeverria, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Assistant Professor, College of Education (2005–Present)
- Dr. Tim Hunt, English Department Chair, College of Arts and Sciences (2005–Present)
- Dr. Ken Jerich, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor, College of Education (2005–Present)
- Dr. Darrell Kruger, Associate Dean, College of Education (2005–Present)
- Dr. Robert Lee, Director, Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline Programs & Partnerships, College of Education (2005–Present)
- Dr. Gregory Michie, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Professor, College of Education (2005–Present)
- Dr. Norma Jean Oberholtzer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Professor, College of Education (2006–Present)
- Dr. Stacy L. Otto, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Assistant Professor, College of Education (2006–Present)
- Dr. Christina Pfister, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Assistant Professor, College of Education (2006–Present)
- Dr. Gary Weilbacher, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor, College of Education (2005–Present)
