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Sep 15, 2005 1:55 PM

LEAP- to - Teacher

The CUNY Murphy Institute for Worker Education at Queens College has a 10-year history of offering a variety of programs designed specifically for UFT PARAPROFESSIONALS.

It is with great pleasure that we tell you about an exciting new collaboration between the CUNY Murphy Institute and the Queens College Linguistics Department.

Paraprofessionals interested in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in grades K-12 will now be able to complete their undergraduate or graduate degree and initial certification in an evening program format. Eligible participants can qualify for a $2,175 annual grant for two years.

Please join the CUNY Murphy Institute staff, Professor Robert Vago, Chair of the Dept. of Linguistics and Communication Disorders, and representatives from the UFT and the DOE’s Career Training Program at one of our Open House events for Paraprofessionals.

Choose a date:

• Wednesday, December 5, 2007
• Monday, December 17, 2007
• Thursday, January 10, 2008

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Location: The Campbell Dome at Queens College
65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY

Please call Lorraine to reserve a date at: 718-997-3060

Other programs for paraprofessionals include:

For non-education Majors: Undergraduate
Queens College offers more than 50 majors to choose from. You can complete any of the available majors, plus the pre-professional courses in Elementary Education grades 1-6, Secondary Education, as well as 6 credits in Special Education.

For Undergraduate Education Majors
If your want to make the transition from paraprofessional to teacher, Queens College offers Elementary Education for grades 1 – 6 and Secondary Education. You also have the option of taking 6 - 12 special education credits at the undergraduate level. These are graduate credits that can be applied towards a Masters degree in special education.

For members interested in Graduate Studies
We have several MA or MS programs that you can choose from.

To learn more about our support services for students in the LEAP-to-Teacher programs, see the reverse side of this flyer.

LEAP-to-Teachera program of the Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies City University of New York

Who we are:

The Murphy Institute is a new partnership between the City University of New York and organized labor. It is an outgrowth of the Queens College Worker Education Program, which has provided higher education opportunities for working adults and union members for over 20 years. Over the last two decades the program created innovative programs on both the undergraduate and graduate level and served 18 unions and more than 1,200 students each year. Currently the LEAP to Teacher programs are at Queens College, the College of Staten Island, and coming soon to Lehman College.

Now, as a CUNY-wide program, the JSM Institute has a mandate—and the resources—to extend these opportunities to workers in every borough of the city, through programs at every unit of CUNY.

Among our most successful endeavors has been LEAP-to-Teacher (LTT), a program developed in collaboration with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) that offers education courses leading to teacher certification for paraprofessionals. The JSM Institute is now in a unique position to bring LTT benefits to students at colleges throughout the CUNY system. LTT has a number of very distinct features outlined below.

A Collaborative Model

LTT is a partnership that includes the UFT, the New York City Department of Education Career Training Program, participating colleges, and the JSM Institute. It provides an array of comprehensive services to meet the needs of paraprofessionals who are pursuing teaching careers.

What LTT Offers to Students

• “one stop” admissions counseling and pre-admission services
• a high level of support through individual counseling and advisement in general education and degree program planning
• free test preparation for CUNY basic skills tests
• a staff conversant with New York State requirements for teacher certification
• compilation and availability of information about State requirements
• free test-preparation for teacher certification exams (LAST, ATS-W, CST)
• free seminars to meet NYS requirements
• a supportive community of students who share similar goals
• help in easing the transition from para-educator to teacher
• education major available in late afternoon/evening hours
• a staff conversant with New York State requirements for teacher certification

The JSM Institute is part of the School of Professional Studies and the Graduate School and University Center.