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| Title | University of Oregon Fully Funded Graduate School Opportunity for American Indians and Alaska Natives |
| Body | From: Pat Rounds [mailto:plrounds@uoregon.edu] The University of Oregon, in consortium with the nine federally-recognized tribes of Oregon, has been awarded a three-year grant from the Office of Indian Education to train a cohort of approximately 10 new American Indian teachers to work in reservation, urban and suburban elementary, middle and high schools serving significant numbers of Native students. This program is called Building Community through the Sapsikwałá (Teacher) Education Program. Sapsikwałá is a Sahaptin word meaning teacher. The heart of the Sapsikwałá Program is the building of communities of practice, whose participants share problems of practice that arise in the workplace, learn from each other, build a professional identity, and find support and opportunities for career growth. Teacher trainees will complete the requirements for a master's degree and an Oregon Initial Teaching License during 5-8 quarter terms of full-time study depending on the program they choose. Applicants can choose among a host of pre-service teacher training programs in the following areas: general education (Elementary or Middle/Secondary) or special education (Early Intervention, Elementary or Middle/Secondary). All programs include 3 quarters of school-based learning experiences, including a term of full-time student teaching. During the third year, employed new teachers will continue to receive support services from the Program that include provision of a mentor, formative evaluations of your teaching, support for attendance at a professional conference, cohort seminar meetings, on-site consulting, an electronic distribution and discussion list, and on line consultation and website conferencing. Grant recipients are expected to repay their training expenses by serving in eligible schools for an amount of time equivalent to their training. Successful applicants are eligible for a monthly stipend plus instructional supplies and dependent allowance (if applicable). All tuition costs are paid by the Sapsikwałá Program. Program Qualifications: Applicants must hold a bachelors degree by the time they begin the program AND normally have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 or provide evidence of graduate potential. Teacher trainees receiving Sapsikwałá Program grant support must meet the requirements for Indian eligibility. These are established by the US Department of Education (34 CFR Part 263.3). Indian means an individual who is: A member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined by the Indian tribe or band, including any tribe or band terminated since 1940, and any tribe or band recognized by the State in which the tribe or band resides; A descendent of a parent or grandparent who meets the requirements described above; Considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose, An Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or A member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as it was in effect October 19, 1994. Application deadline is February 15, 2004. For further information or to request an application packet, please contact the Program Coordinator, Pat Rounds, at plrounds@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-1056. |
| Source | School of Education, University of Oregon |
| Inputdate | 2004-01-23 13:37:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2004-01-23 13:37:00 |
| Expdate | 2004-02-15 00:00:00 |
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