NYU Steinhardt's Office of School and Community Partnerships strives to ensure that emerging teachers have rich field experiences in schools that are representative of the diverse and rich cultures of New York City. To do this, we build relationships and authentic partnerships with schools, organizations, and communities in and around the city.
The Office of School and Community Partnerships is committed to:
- Cultivating and building relationships/partnerships across schools and communities throughout NYU and New York City.
- Ensuring a deep connection and alignment between our campus-based faculty, students, field mentors and schools
- Using a lens of equity to support emerging teachers in seeing themselves as leaders, learners and advocates within their communities
- Providing mentoring, coaching and professional learning opportunities to emerging teachers throughout their field experiences
- Playing a key role in developing and building the efficacy of emerging teachers
- Working with schools and Teacher Education Faculty to try out new innovations that support teacher practice along a gradual release continuum
- Cultivating leadership and learning mindsets in emerging teachers
- Working closely with Mentor Teachers in schools to align on the best ways to support and prepare emerging teachers for day one as teachers of record