The Institute for Education Innovation

 

Wittenberg's Institute for Education Innovation is an exciting and novel university-community-school partnership.  We are dedicated to helping new and practicing teachers develop the skills to succeed in today's challenging and diverse educational environments.  With the help of master teachers from the local school community called Teaching Associates, the Institute advances research and provides programs in three major areas:

Urban Partners

• Urban Teaching Track
• Minority Teacher Recruitment
• Working with Challenging Students
• Mentoring and Coaching Students in Clinical Practice

Teaching Innovations

• Responding to Emerging Educational Issues through "Urgent Studies" Courses
• Developing Intensive Study Experiences -- Globally and Locally
• Research and Development of Community-Based School Activities
• Research and Support of Service Learning and Project-Based Learning

Community Outreach

• Journal of Education
• Teaching Associate Program
• Support of Teacher Research and Innovative Teaching
• Speaker Series