Chancellor's Academy

 

Started in 2005, the Chancellor's Academy is a concentrated, week-long, school-team oriented professional development program which is planned and implemented by the teacher collaborators at the Center for Education in Small Urban Communities in partnership with teacher and district leaders in Champaign and Urbana public schools.  The Academy engages approximately 100 local teachers each year.

For the past three years, the Academy has focused on the important topic of differentiated instruction.  Through presentations by local, regional, and national experts, discussion opportunities, and team-based project work, local educators are able to refine their abilities to support teaching and learning in their respective buildings over the next school year.

Via the Teacher Collaborator Project, the Center works to provide sustained support for Chancellor's Academy participants as they implement and re-explore teaching strategies during the academic year.  The Center staffs seven expert Teacher Collaborators who work in partnership with educators by modeling instruction, demonstrating lessons, side-by-side teaching, and co-planning instruction.  This classroom-based work is intended to sustain and deepen learning at the Chancellor's Academy. All Academy participants are encouraged to participate in the Teacher Collaborator Project.

The Center for Education in Small Urban Communities extends a huge thank you to the following individuals and organizations for their support of the 2010 Chancellor's Academy.

• Peter Fox
• Dean Mary Kalantzis
• College of Education
• State Farm Insurance
• Follett's Bookstore
• Illini Union Bookstore

 

Chancellor's Academy Videos

 

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