Expanding Uteach/SKyTeach to Community Colleges and Satellite CampusesWestern Kentucky University
Martha M. Day, SKyTeach [email protected]
• Mission:• Recruit - Increase enrollment for the next
generation of math and science teachers in Kentucky.
• Prepare - Develop outstanding teachers to improve math and science education in Kentucky.
• Support - Offer mentoring throughout the program and continued support after graduation.
• Outreach - Provide opportunities to local educators by promoting math and science in the community.
Western Kentucky University Statistics
• WKU’s Main Campus has 21,000 students
• An additional 12,000 students attend WKU from one of three regional campuses
• Glasgow is WKU only
• Owensboro and Elizabethtown also have community colleges that operate at their sites
Owensboro Elizabethtown
Glasgow
SKyTeach Growth & Expansion• Enrollment increased
from 29 students to 250+ in 6 years
• Approximately 30 of our 250 SKyTeach students attend at the regional campuses– Replicating
replication is quite a challenge!• Regional Campus
Expansion– 3 campuses– Glasgow 30 miles– E’town 75 miles– Owensboro 80
miles
Owensboro
2,422Elizabethtown
2,709
Glasgow6,826
Fall 2012 enrollment
SKyTeach at the Regional Campuses• SKyTeach began offering courses at
the regional campuses in fall 2012• Considerations
– Format adjustments, face-to-face delivery versus Interactive Video Services (IVS)
– Course catalog numbering for non-compete with community colleges
– Training and hiring of staff familiar with Uteach ideals
– Distance learning=Distance supervision of staff
– Supplies– Development of new contacts in
schools for field placements– SKyTeach “identity” with students at
the regional campuses– Developing relationships with regional
campus staff
SKyTeach Growth & Expansion Next Steps
• Planning a WKU-KCTC partnership beginning in spring 2015 @ KCTCS in Somerset, KY
• KCTCS-Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges
• 8 locations throughout Kentucky and 1 in Tennessee
Western Kentucky, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, Southcentral KY, Somerset, Henderson, and Volunteer State Community College (TN)
SKyTeach Growth & Expansion Next Steps
• Students will be able to complete a middle grades mathematics or a middle grades science curriculum in residence at the partner
institutions.
Approved community college faculty may teach courses in the content area curriculum
Western Kentucky, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, Southcentral KY, Somerset, Henderson, and Volunteer State Community College (TN)
SKyTeach Growth & Expansion Considerations
• Use of retired STEM teachers to supervise field experiences
• Use of adjunct faculty to teach SKyTeach/Uteach courses
• Development of relationships with local schools for student field experiences
• Use of Interactive Video Services for course delivery
• Maintaining fidelity
QUESTIONS?
Martha M. Day, SKyTeach Co-DirectorWestern Kentucky [email protected]