Full Description
Modeled after a little known historical model and based on the research of Vanessa Siddle Walker, Living the Legacy of African American Education: A Model for University and School, describes a sustainable and authentic partnership between a university and its K-12 partners. Designed for school, district leaders, and college instructors this practical guide provides a narrative of how a group of graduate students, a professor and seven school partners planned, executed, and engaged K-12 partners in three major professional development opportunities. This book chronicles a partnership that engaged K-12 leaders in an authentic and mutually beneficial partnership. Designed to be instructive, this book can be used to plan partnerships as well as a serve as a check list to design, maintain, and refine similar partnerships. This book also provides valuable lessons learned at the end of each chapter that can be used as others form K-12 partnerships.
Contents
Preface- Vanessa Siddle Walker
Introduction: Building Blocks- Vanessa Siddle Walker
Chapter 1: Collaboration between Higher Education and Public School Educators- Sheryl J. Croft
Chapter 2: Safe Spaces and Summer Meetings- Sheryl J. Croft
Chapter 3: Creating TITUS Buy-In among Various Stakeholders-Tiffany D. Pogue and Amber Jones
Chapter 4: Focus on Problem-Solving and Deliverables- Brandi Hinnant-Crawford and Miyoshi Jeurgensen
Chapter 5: Professional Development and Community Engagement- Latrise Johnson
Chapter 6: The Challenges of Implementing a Historical Model in a Contemporary Setting- Sheryl J. Croft and Tiffany D. Pogue
Final Words
Appendix A: TITUS Fast Facts about Youth of Color in the United States and Georgia
Appendix B: Evaluation Report for TITUS Conference
Glossary
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Index
