Urban IMPACT develops and participates in numerous activities in the effort to achieve its goals. Follow the links below to learn more about any particular project.

Urban Specialist Certificate

Urban Specialist Handbook

Course Syllabus for EDUC 515 - Assessment & Learning Course

Application for Urban Specialist Certificate

UTC Graduate School Application

Summer Urban Institute 2002

Article on Urban Specialist Certificate Program

Urban Specialist Certificate students who are interested in checking out the Lee Canter's Motivating Unmotivated Learners: Video Series can contact Dr. Bonnie Warren-Kring and check-out one of the following four programs. 
"There's more than one way to get a student's attention. Use these techniques to turn your students' heads and motivate every single student in your class!" Lee Canter

• Increasing Motivation through Gender Equity
•  Increasing Motivation through Dynamic Presentation Skills
•  Increasing Motivation through Effective Homework Strategies
•  Increasing Motivation through Active-Learning Strategies

Urban Specialist Cohort 2
EDUC 515 - Assessment and Learning

conferences attended

Holmes Partnership Presentation 2001
        UNITE - www.holmespartnership.org/UNITE/

Association of Teacher Educators Conference 2001

Urban Middle School Conference 2001

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference 2001

"Alternative Certification Program: A Collaborative Effort
Between Hamilton County Department of Education and 
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"

Education Trust Conference 2001

UTC Holmes Partnership Conference Presentations -
Washington, D.C.  February 21-23, 2003
 

• PARTNERSHIPS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE: SUSTAINING CHANGE IN URBAN TEACHERS' LITERACY PRACTICES

• URBAN MASTERS PROGRAM

• URBAN AWARENESS SURVEY INSTRUMENT FOR PDS

• TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS IMPACT MENTORING AND URBAN SPECIALIST PROGRAMS

workshops/lectures

August 15, 2000: Mr. William Jenkins, "Understanding & Educating African American Children"

Ben Roy: Science Education

Cooperative Learning Strategies
Engaging Students in Active Learning
Dr. Ingrid Jones

March 14, 2002: Mr. William Jenkins
"Educating and Understanding African American Children"

March 14, 2002: Mr. William Jenkins
"Parenting for School Success"

April 29, 2002: Mentor Training and November 6, 2002: Follow up Meeting
Mid-Point Evaluations of Mentoring Team Program
Battle Academy, Brown Academy, Clifton Hills Elementary School, Franklin Middle School, Howard Elementary School, and Howard School of Academics and Technology

September 27-28: Mentor Training and February 6, 2003: Follow up Meeting
Mid-Piont Evaluations of Mentoring Team Program
Brown Academy, Calvin Donaldson Elementary School, East Lake Academy, East Lake Elementary School, East Side Elementary School, Franklin Middle School, Hardy Academy, Hillcrest Elementary School, Howard Elementary School, Orchard Knob Elementary School, 21st Century Academy, and Woodmore Elementary School

lesson plans

Project Learning Tree

other projects

Summer Urban Institute 2001

          Summer Urban Institute Evaluations for 2001

Summer Urban Institute 2001 Evaluation

Summer Urban Institute Summary for Questions 1-12 for Each Presenter

Summer Urban Institute Average for all Questions for Each Presenter

Summer Urban Institute Evaluation Table

Summer Urban Institute 2002

Urban IMPACT Evaluations

Beginning Teacher Needs Survey - 2001

Beginning Teacher Needs Survey - 2002

Summary of Novice and Student Teacher Perceptions Fall 2001 about the Urban IMPACT Mentoring Program in 7 urban schools

Praxis Test Score Report

Spring 2002 Evaluation

CEAPS Writing Lab

Parental Involvement Awards, in partnership with the Alternative Certification Program

Understanding Poverty, in partnership with the Alternative Certification Program

tools