We brought the nationally recognized Magic of Music curriculum to 456 children, ages 1 to 5, who are enrolled in the Community Action Organization (CAO) Head Start program. Participants also included 50 classroom specialists. The goal of the project was to enhance music and creative movement learning and subsequently impact the critical predictors of school readiness (e.g. language development and other domains of learning).
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Social Justice Immersion
Social Justice Immersion project is part of the course requirements for a graduate course, Cultural Diversity in Higher Education, required for students enrolled in the master’s program in Higher Education Administration and Higher Education Student Affairs Administration. To serve the purpose of better understanding others who are culturally different from oneself, students were asked to immerse themselves in other cultures, increase their social contact with others and possibly experience a new minority status by (a) attending activities or events related to a specific social identity group other than that of their own, or providing some type of service to a social justice related group or organization that addresses issues that do not pertain to their social identity groups; (b) reflecting on their own assumptions, biases and stereotypes regarding the activity or services; and (c) presenting the lessons learned from the experience with the class and in writing.
City Voices, City Visions Film Festival
City Voices, City Visions Film Festival in June 2012 was the 5th annual celebration of student digital video screenings and awards as the community engagement activity of City Voices, City Visions (CVCV) Digital Video (DV) Composing project. CVCV DV Composing project is designed to bring into the classroom the 21st-century digital composing tools to engage students in learning. The film festival showcased talents and achievements of middle and high school students from Western New York schools who created digital videos in classrooms. Support for this project has been provided by the Graduate School of Education.
Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction (CLaRI), Fall/Spring One-to-One Tutoring
One-to-one tutoring with sliding fee scale or free tuition for families in need with children who have reading/writing difficulties. Supervised clinical experience in the Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction (CLaRI); assessment, planning, and implementing an instructional program for children and youth with reading/writing problems, focusing on the principles of diagnostic teaching; collaboration and planning with instructor and other clinicians; weekly seminars; communication of students’ progress through parent reports. Offered fall and spring on UB North campus.
Disciplinary Literacy and Engineering
After-school club for eight weeks with 3rd-grade students at Heritage Heights Elementary School (Sweet Home Central School District).
Summer One-to-One Tutoring
Providing one-to-one tutoring on-site on UB North Campus in the Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction (CLaRI).
Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction (CLaRI), Amherst Central School District Summer Tutoring
Providing summer tutoring for children at Amherst Central Schools who are reading below grade level, particularly for families in need of assistance. Supervised off-campus classroom-based experience teaching children with reading/writing difficulties; evaluation of year-end school assessments; design and implement instruction for small groups of struggling readers/writers; weekly seminars; collaboration with instructor, mentor, and other practicum teachers; communication of students’ progress through parent reports.
Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction (CLaRI), Maryvale School District Summer Tutoring
Providing summer tutoring for children at Maryvale Central Schools who are reading below grade level, particularly for families in need of assistance. Supervised off-campus classroom-based experience teaching children with reading/writing difficulties; evaluation of year-end school assessments; design and implement instruction for small groups of struggling readers/writers; weekly seminars; collaboration with instructor, mentor, and other practicum teachers; communication of students’ progress through parent reports.
Honors College Sophomore Civic Engagement Practicum II
This one-credit graded course is intended for Honors College sophomores participating in the Greiner Hall Special Interest Housing (SIH) and will be applied towards their honors experiences. Through team building exercises, guest speakers, reflective responses and community service, students will embark on a journey of self-discovery and learn more about themselves and the many options ahead of them in their next two years of college and beyond.
Honors College Sophomore Civic Engagement Practicum I
This one-credit pass/fail course is intended for Honors College sophomores participating in the Greiner Hall Special Interest Housing (SIH). Over the course of the semester, our goal is to deepen students’ thoughtful appreciation of community service and to foster their continued commitment to civic engagement. We also aim to cultivate a sense of community amongst second-year honors scholars through their shared service, monthly meetings and social events in Greiner Hall.