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 \ A Partner School Perspective on the CLP Curriculum: "I wish I'd
known about the CLPreader when I switched
from an expensive private school. It covers much of what every
new
teacher to the school district should read: journal articles and
information on
school testing, classroom issues, diversity, economic and health
issues,
students of poverty and much more. It has taken me thirty years
working
with a wide variety of students and avidly reading about educational
issues to
work as effectively as I do, and Dr. Simmons-O'Neill has distilled that
reading
and experience into the CLP class and its reader, sending out students
who are
strong and effective helpers in the classroom." –
For more information, contact Elizabeth
Simmons-O'Neill Padelford A-14
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The
Curriculum
The Community Literacy Program
offers a unique
opportunity to Group projects focus on presenting and analyzing the schools where students work, and final projects allow students to define a subject for in-depth case-based research. All major writing assignments are
discussed
in individual conferences with the instructor and in peer groups, with
training in relevant library research provided by Education
librarians.
CLP Students Reflect on the Program
"CLP was truly an
unparallelled success in my learning here at UW. Never have I
experienced a wider range of issues, attitudes, beliefs and
people. My
new found appreciation for and understanding of education and society
stems directly from my experience with CLP and the help, guidance and
motivation of Elizabeth." -- CLP student, Junior, International
Studies
"I would really like to
convey how much I feel I
have benefited from being a part of such a wonderful program. I have made new friends, both at the
university and at the elementary school. I
have built relationships with teachers, professors and
administrators. Most importantly,
however, I have been exposed to diversity on various levels and seen
the
connection between part of my college experience and the real world,
which I
think is something that few college students experience. Often, I feel
college
students like myself find themselves simply going through the motions
on their
way to earning a degree. The Community
Literacy Program has provided me with real life application of material
learned
in the classroom, and classroom application of my life experience. Being able to experience this during this
stage of my life has helped change the way I think for the better, and
for that
I am truly blessed.” -- CLP student, Senior, Comparative History
of Ideas
"Throughout my years of experience working with children, this is the first time I have recorded meaningful experiences and thought about how those experiences will influence the future." -- CLP student, Senior, Anthropology
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