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Sheridan, Kimberly M.; Clark, Kevin; Williams, Asia – Urban Education, 2013
Collaboration (GDMC), an informal education program in 3D computer modeling and 2D interactive game design serving primarily African American youth aged 7 to 19 years in the Washington, D.C. metro area, transformed from a program designed and taught by adults to one designed and taught by youth. In Year 1, 8% of youth participants held a…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Informal Education, Youth Programs, African American Students
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Taymans, Juliana; Tindle, Kathleen; Freund, Maxine; Ortiz, Deanna; Harris, Lindsay – Urban Education, 2012
The George Washington University's Urban Initiative Professional Development School (UI-PDS) partnership used interviews, surveys, focus groups, and observations to research its effectiveness in preparing urban educators. The research conducted with UI-PDS preservice teachers and first year graduates, indicates they were well equipped to meet the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Urban Teaching, Professional Development Schools, Preservice Teacher Education