By Kevin Hillman, Guest Contributor Family and Community engagement are more than “buzz” words when it comes to education. As school leaders, it must be a priority to create and maintain real engagement, which involves going beyond business as usual or the status quo. The first step for many school leaders is changing their deficit… Read more »
K-12 Partnerships
Family and Community Engagement and Why It Matters
By James Johnson, Guest Contributor Before I became a teacher, I never heard of community schools. I had no idea what they entailed and why they are so important. On the surface, community schools do not seem like they’re anything more than common sense. I mean, they are schools and communities working together to support… Read more »
Community Schools and its Role in Public Health
Linda Langford, Guest Contributor As a mother of three, I am always in search of ways to multi-task or as my 85 year-old mother says, “Kill two birds with one stone.” Resources are always limited so whenever we can accomplish two goals while using the same resource, it is a definite checkmark in the “Win” column. … Read more »
For the Public Good: University-Community Partnerships
By Idalia Wilmoth, Guest Contributor “Partnerships do not simply deal with our responsibilities to the community or with new challenges of making knowledge relevant. They make us confront questions about the nature of expertise, about disciplinary allegiances, about reward systems, about local applications versus national prominence, and about the uneasy relationship that urban universities maintain… Read more »
Discipline, Trauma, and Queer Behavior
By Luke Grim, Guest Contributor My students aren’t typically comfortable. At home, many experience true poverty, abuse and neglect. So if they can escape the cycle of trauma for a few hours a day, they come to school to be loved. They come to build relationships and make connections. Sure, some come just to escape,… Read more »
You Didn’t Mean Not to Either
By Joel Haynie, Guest Contributor “But, Mr. Haynie, I didn’t mean to hurt their feelings” is a sentiment that I frequently hear from students after they have said something in class, usually trying to be funny, but at the cost of another student. Very frequently my response is, “You didn’t mean… Read more »
Indiana University free, statewide program prepares 6-12th grade students for success
Indiana University college students are preparing 6-12th grade students across the state for college and careers by providing free tutoring, mentoring, and workshops through the Indiana Kids program. Launched from the IUPUI campus, the Indiana Kids program is a collaboration between Serve Indiana and seven Indiana University campuses (IUPUI, IU Bloomington, IU East, IU Kokomo, IU… Read more »
IUPUI facilitates Indianapolis Community School Coordinator Summit
The United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) hosted a Community School Coordinator Summit with more than 30 participants on February 7, 2018. Dr. Monica Medina, IU School of Education IUPUI, and Jim Grim, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, facilitated the professional development event. This half-day Summit, sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation, Indianapolis… Read more »