Urban Teacher Program (UTP) Student Handbook

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  2. I. UTP Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles
  3. II. UTP Standards of Professional Conduct
  4. III. Seeking Admission to the UTP
  5. IV. Advising, Financial Aid, and other Support
  6. V. Program Factsheets of Required Courses, Completion Worksheets, and Course Transfer Info
  7. VI. Required Field Experiences
  8. VII. Standards, Required Assessments & Exams
  9. VIII. Graduation, Program Completion & Licensure
  10. IX. School of Urban Education and University Policies
  11. X. Expressing Complaints, Providing Suggestions and Other Feedback
  12. XI. Help Using TaskStream
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Home > I. UTP Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles

I. UTP Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles

UTP Mission:

The mission of the UTP is twofold:

  1. To increase the number of well-prepared teachers of color in Minneapolis, St. Paul and inner-ring suburbs so that the urban teaching workforce reflects the ethnically diverse population of students and their communities; and
  2. To empower urban teachers with the content knowledge, pedagogical skills, urban field experiences, and professional dispositions needed to improve the educational achievement of historically and currently underserved urban learners and to advocate for their right to receive a high quality education.

For full text of the UTP Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles, click on the link for attachment below.

For an explanation of the core philosophy of the UTP approach to urban teacher preparation, click on the link below for the attachment "This We Believe."
File Attachments:
  1. ."What is Urban?" for Advising ."What is Urban?" for Advising
    This document describes how the School of Urban Education defines "urban" in terms of acceptable places for urban field experiences required in the Urban Teacher Program.
  2. .UTP Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles .UTP Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles
    This one-page document states the vision, mission and a 11 guiding principles for the work of the Urban Teacher Program in the School of Urban Education.
  3. This We Believe - UED_Statement_of_Core_Philosophy_and_Theoretical_Framework_for_Urban_Teacher_Ed.pdf This We Believe - UED_Statement_of_Core_Philosophy_and_Theoretical_Framework_for_Urban_Teacher_Ed.pdf
    This philosophy document explains the ideas behind UTP approach to urban teacher preparation and achieving our mission with a conceptual framework that includes six core concepts. It is an 13-page document including an extensive list of references.
Author: Urban Teacher Program Manager
Last modified: 8/6/2023 8:11 PM (EST)