GRANT RECIPIENTS:

Judy Lever-Duffy, CIS/Education, Homestead Campus
jlever@mdc.edu
Linda Burton, Mathematics, Homestead Campus
lburton@mdc.edu
Fred Wolven, Arts Letters/English, Homestead Campus
fwolven@mdc.edu

Phase 1 of the Homestead Campus Education Academy, an education learning community, created a plan for implementation, a faculty training program, and a realignment of the first four courses in the model. Phase 2 will complete the course realignment, market the Academy to feeder high schools, and fully implement all academic and administrative phases of the plan. It will complete the cycle of preparation and development and will enable Homestead Campus to initiate the Education Academy in Fall 2003.

This project created a two year program using a learning community format to prepare future teachers and meet the requirements of an AA degree in education. Seven faculty worked together to integrate their curriculum and refocus their content around significant themes for educators. Students were recruited with the cooperation of FEAs at local high schools and through college marketing.

Results include syllabi, service learning handbook, and environmental ethics (e-fellows) handbook. All are being sent under separate cover.

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We have presented the training workshop on Homestead Campus and as an orientation to learning communities on InterAmerican Campus. We would be happy to further share our experiences with our colleagues if invited to do so.