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Morrissey, Gwynne E.; Coolican, Maria J.; Wolfgang, David F. – Online Submission, 2011
The Ann Arbor Languages Partnership (A2LP) between Ann Arbor Public Schools and the University of Michigan's School of Education recruits Spanish-speaking undergraduates from many academic majors to teach Spanish in the district's 3rd and 4th grade classrooms during the academic year. The partnership allows the district to offer students a world…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Recruitment, Grade 3
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Kong, Alberta S.; Sussman, Andrew L.; Negrete, Sylvia; Patterson, Nissa; Mittleman, Rachel; Hough, Richard – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Obesity is rapidly becoming the most common chronic medical condition affecting children. To address this crisis, an Albuquerque, New Mexico, elementary school partnered with University of New Mexico researchers and conducted a Walking School Bus (WSB). The purpose of this article is to examine the feasibility of implementing a WSB.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Elementary School Students, College School Cooperation
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Coulter, Gail – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2003
Primetime was a local school and university partnership designed to meet university training needs while providing a focused reading intervention for 3rd-grade children. University students and the local schools received mutual benefits. Data showed improvement in overall reading performance on informal reading inventories and state reading…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Informal Reading Inventories, Educational Needs, Reading Instruction