CUSP - Center for University, School and Community Partnerships

Center for University, School and Community Partnerships

cusp logo Welcome to the Center for University, School and Community Partnerships (CUSP)at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's satellite location in Fairhaven. CUSP offers professional development and alternative licensing programs for teachers and administrators.

Chancellor MacCormack recently wrote in a New Bedford Standard Times editorial, "Our Center for University, School and Community Partnerships will engage local educators in innovative and transformative joint programs. We will re-invigorate our educational programs to prepare a new generation of teachers and educational leaders."

First-ever TEACH! SouthCoast cohort celebrates completion of the program

TEACH! graduation June 26, CUSP—Seventeen new math and science teachers are ready to work in high-need schools in New Bedford and Fall River, thanks to the innovative TEACH! SouthCoast program at CUSP. Having just completed an intensive one-year set of courses and practica, this group of newly licensed teachers gathered at CUSP with their families and the program's leadership team to celebrate their efforts.

More photos can be found in the Graduation Gallery

New Teacher Center hosting opportunties at CUSP and in Westfield this summer

ntc logo The prestigious New Teacher Center (NTC) of Santa Cruz, California, is coming to CUSP this summer to present "Coaching Leaders to Attain Student Success (CLASS)," a three-day workshop on how to provide intensive individualized support to new and experienced principals. August 12, 13, 14; 8:30-3:30. Check out the workshop flyer (pdf) for more information.

The NTC also tells us they still have a few spots available in two upcoming open enrollment trainings being hosted at Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts:

July 28 & 29 Instructional Mentoring to support mentors in responding to each new teacher's developmental and contextual needs and promote the ongoing examination of classroom practice.

July 30 & 31 Mentoring for Equity to present mentors with a framework for coaching new teachers regarding inequities in issues of race, language, and culture.

For more detailed information and to register visit this site.

New poetry book a result of CUSP Writing Retreats

CUSP friend Cathie Desjardins reports that her just-released book of poetry, With Child: Poems, is largely the result of her time at CUSP Writing Retreats. Desjardins says, "Like many other teachers, I was an instant convert the first time I attended, won over by the collegiality of educators sharing their stories, helping each other focus the lens through which they saw the world."

The book is available at Amazon.com (Follow the link or search for ISBN 9780 978994693)

Click here for Cathie's full story about how this book came about

CUSP News Archive

Events

Math course for MAT students to be offered this fall
Our colleagues at the Kaput Center are offering MTH 540 "Mathematical Challenges" this fall. Check out the course flyer for more information.

July 7-11 & 13-18, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: The Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS)is hosting a summer institute for teachers, "Headline Science," at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Up to 90 PDPs and 3-4 graduate credits (additional cost) are available. Visit MITS for more information.

New summer courses at CUSP! The Connecting Oceans Academy and CUSP have announced two new summer course opportunities for teachers: "Creating Art Inspired by the Coast: Expressing the Mysteries of Water" and "Melville and Pacific History." Check out the Art and Melville flyer (pdf) for more information.