Special Programs

Future Educators Club (FEC)

Join in on the Future Educators Club activities! Socialize with other education majors, get professional advice from guest speakers on education topics, connect personally with your MCC instructors, and take advantage of great résumé opportunities for service and leadership. Participation in FEC meetings and events might count for extra credit in education courses – check with your instructor. All MCC education majors are FEC members. Check us out on Facebook!

Contact: Corki Stewart, 480-461-7935, cstewart@mesacc.edu

FEC Google Group

All MCC education majors and instructors should join our FEC Google Group to receive and post emails on advisement updates, university transfer tips, scholarship opportunities, Future Educators Club meetings and special events, and volunteer of job opportunities for future teachers. Follow the directions below to join:

1. Go to http://groups.google.com/group/fec-mcc.
2. Click on “Apply for Membership.”
3. Choose how you want to receive the emails in “How do you want to read this group?”
4. For “What nickname do you want people in this group to see,” enter your first and last name. (A first step toward being a professional!)
5. In the box above “Apply to this group” type in your name, the education class you are enrolled in, and your instructor’s name.
6. This message should appear: “Your request to join is pending and has not yet been approved by the group manager.” As soon as one of the managers approves the membership, you will be added to Google Groups!

Xalapa, México Summer Study Abroad

The Xalapa Study Abroad Program hosted by the Maricopa Community Colleges in conjunction with the Universidad Veracruzana offers an opportunity to participate in a month-long international learning experience in the tropical city of Xalapa, Veracruz, México. Participants earn 7 college credits in education and Spanish to complement their service learning in Méxican classrooms, home-stay, cultural immersion and weekend excursions. It’s a great foundation for teaching in a multicultural society!

• EDU 282AA Volunteerism in Education: A Service Learning Experience (1 credit)
• EDU 230 Cultural Diversity in Education OR EDU 298 Special Projects (3 credits)
• SPA 115 Beginning Spanish Conversation I OR SPA 298 Special Projects (3 credits)

For more information, visit http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/xalapa or call Nora Reyes 480-461-7781.

MCCCD-ASU Alliance

The Alliance was formed to promote positive and seamless experiences for Maricopa Community County College District students who transfer to Arizona State University. Partnership strategies have been designed to significantly increase the number of students who complete a community college degree, transfer to and persist at the university, and graduate with a bachelor’s degree.

Benefits to students include:
• Priority or guaranteed admission to ASU degree programs when a prescribed course sequence, called a Maricopa ASU Pathways Program (MAPP), is followed.
• Tuition incentives such as a cap on tuition increases during enrollment at ASU.
• Specific scholarships available for meritorious MCCCD students who complete the appropriate transfer degree.
• Dedicated advisement by ASU Transfer Advisors who hold office hours at the Maricopa Community Colleges.

For more information, visit http://www.asu.edu/transfer.

NOTE: In the past the education sub-group of the Alliance has been referred to as the Teacher Education Alliance (TEALL).

NAU 2+2 Programs

Although Northern Arizona University’s main campus is located in Flagstaff, through NAU’s extended campuses several teacher certification bachelor’s degrees can be completed right here in the Valley of the Sun! These programs are dubbed “2+2” because NAU offers only the junior and senior level courses here, so students need to complete their freshman and sophomore years at the community college first.

• NAU @ Mesa Community College = Elementary Education, ESL emphasis [spring start]
• NAU @ Chandler-Gilbert Community College = Elementary Education, various academic emphasis options [fall start]
• NAU @ Scottsdale Community College = Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education emphasis [fall start]
• NAU @ Central Arizona College (Apache Junction) = Elementary and Special Education dual certification [semester start varies]

For more information, visit http://extended.nau.edu/

MCC-Grand Canyon University Partnership *** COMING SOON ***

During 2009 planning has been underway for Grand Canyon University to begin offering a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education at the MCC Southern and Dobson campus. Course delivery would include a mix of in-person and internet-based courses.

Students would be encouraged to take up to 84 credits at any of the Maricopa Colleges and earn a minimum of 36 credits through GCU. This allows students to take a greater number of community college courses that can count toward their bachelor’s degree.

Plans are to offer participants of this special MCC-GCU Elementary Education cohort a reduced GCU tuition rate. Transfer credits from the Maricopa Colleges ideally include completion of the Associate in Arts in Elementary Education (AAEE) degree plus courses toward a 24-credit content area emphasis in math, science or English. Additional transfer requirements apply.

*** Note: the partnership is in the final stages of formation.***

For more information, contact: Nicole Porter at nporter@gcu.edu or 602-639-6676.

Bringing Home the Global Diaspora through Art with Irish Artist Julie Moorhouse

In Ireland, Julie Moorhouse uses her art to express the phenomenon of displacement of people that affects populations worldwide. Ms. Moorhouse visited Mesa Community College during November, 2005. Julie demonstrated her project strategy in which she invites immigrants to be the subjects of her art. She showed us how our future teachers can work with children to forge personal links that foster understanding and build a culture of peace. Her work in Ireland and in Arizona gives us a powerful vision for teaching children of all ages respect for human dignity.

Moorhouse Video Quicktime 37MB

Moorhouse Video Windows Media 34 MB

Moorhouse Video Real Player 32 MB

Moorhouse Video Flash Player 38 MB