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The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey, 08628

Last updated on November 19, 2024
Grant awarded by
Library of Congress
Region
East
Organization Type
College/University
Congressional District(s)
12
Fiscal Year Of First Grant
FY 2022 [10/01/21 - 09/30/22]
Contributing Organization(s)
Ewing Public Schools, Burlington City Public Schools., Hamilton Township Public Schools
Organization description

The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university. https://tcnj.edu/about/. TCNJ’s School of Education offers urban education programs where candidates “learn how to work within the dynamic environment of the urban classroom—with its diversity of culture, language, and opportunity—to provide transformative learning experiences for students.” https://urbaned.tcnj.edu/

Project description

The Urban Education Roundtable is a school-university professional learning community partnership led by The College of New Jersey’s School of Education and funded by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources. The Roundtable is a group of educators working together to identify ways to use primary sources to engage students in critical conversations about social issues while centering people, groups, and voices often marginalized or overlooked in the curriculum.
TPS project focus
  • Curriculum
  • Teaching Materials
  • Workshops
Content focus
  • English Language Arts
  • Literacy
Audience
  • Classroom teachers
  • Curriculum coordinators
  • Students
  • Teacher candidates/Student teachers
  • University faculty
Level(s)
  • Pre-K - 2nd
  • 3 - 5
  • 6 - 8
  • 9 - 12
  • Undergraduate
Population focus
  • African Americans
  • Asian Americans
  • English language learners
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • Learners with disabilities
  • Native American/Indigenous
  • Urban
  • Women and girls
Organization Contact
Dr. Salika Lawrence
[email protected]
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