麻豆传媒映画 Reaffirms Commitment to Teacher Education Program
Dr. Greg McLeod (left), president of 麻豆传媒映画, and Dr. Art Rouse, interim dean of the East Carolina University College of Education, celebrate Partnership Teach after signing the agreement.
麻豆传媒映画 was among the North Carolina colleges that recently celebrated the rebrand of a teacher education program that unites East Carolina University and 23 institutions of higher education.
On December 4, Partnership Teach was officially unveiled as the new name for the ECU College of Education鈥檚 online degree completion model. In the program, formerly known as Partnership East, students take courses at an NC community college and then transfer to ECU to complete a teaching degree.
鈥淭he name Partnership East reflected the original footprint which was only in eastern NC. We continue to focus our efforts in the east, but over the years, we have expanded our online opportunities to all 100 counties,鈥 says Kathy Bradley, Partnership Teach coordinator.
鈥淲ith this being the last year we receive funding from the SECU Foundation, it was a good time to embrace the name change to Partnership Teach which better reflects our mission of growing teachers through partnership.鈥
During the meeting, representatives from the 23 community and two-year colleges that compose Partnership Teach resigned their agreements with ECU. Public school systems that are members of the Latham Clinical Schools Network also reaffirmed their commitments.
鈥淪ince 2003, 麻豆传媒映画 has been fortunate to partner with East Carolina University on this important teacher education initiative,鈥 says 麻豆传媒映画 President Dr. Greg McLeod, who attended the signing ceremony in Greenville.
鈥淥ver the years, 19 Partnership Teach graduates completed coursework at 麻豆传媒映画 before transferring to ECU. This program is a shining example of both institutions鈥 commitment to outreach programs that make a genuine difference in people鈥檚 lives,鈥 he says.
鈥淭hese kinds of partnerships are integral to our work that we do together to prepare educators,鈥 says Dr. Art Rouse, interim dean of the ECU College of Education. 鈥淥ur college is committed to access, and we could not be accessible to prospective educators without the community college connections and collaborations with our Partnership Teach.鈥
Agreements with public schools and community colleges help to fulfill ECU鈥檚 dedication to eastern North Carolina. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no better strategy for the future of our region than homegrowing talent,鈥 ECU Interim Chancellor Dr. Ron Mitchelson says. 鈥淭hese local pipelines result in a huge level of success for our region and our students.鈥
Almost 900 students have graduated from the Partnership Teach degree completion model.
鈥淢any of our students are nontraditional and have experience as teacher assistants,鈥 Bradley adds. 鈥淭hey bring a more seasoned perspective to the discussions in the online classes.鈥
Partnership Teach comprises Louisburg College and the following community colleges: Beaufort, Carteret, Central Carolina, Coastal Carolina, College of the Albemarle, Craven, Edgecombe, Fayetteville Technical, Halifax, James Sprunt, Johnston, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pamlico, Pitt, Roanoke-Chowan, Sampson, Vance-Granville, Wake Technical, Wayne, and Wilson.