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College of Education in the 20 Mankato Community Among all the NExT activities and Center for School-University Partnerships projects, the College of Education has built another partnership with the community to impact Mankato students and families. Last year, Mymique Baxter, the College’s Student Relations Coordinator, began to work with Abdul Alasow in response to a need he saw in the community. Their partnership invites children from the community to Minnesota State University, Mankato, for extra help with their schoolwork. They are known as the Saturday Study Buddies. Baxter and Alasow have built relationships between all sides of a child’s education, including teachers who make materials and assignments available as needed. Several education students from College and content areas volunteer to direct age-appropriate learning in the Educational Resource Center of the University library for two hours each Saturday morning. The impact on Mankato’s children has increased since it began in spring 2011 to recently serving about 25 students of all ages last semester in eight sessions. Alasow reached out to Baxter in the College of Education for a connection in reaching Somali students, whose parents needed help supporting many of their children in their school learning. Habiba Elmi brings her children each Saturday to make more time for their education. She communicates with Baxter on specific subject help that’s needed each week between children from the families involved. As the school year developed, students needed more help with Math and Science content, especially in acquiring these basic principles as elementary students. For that need, the Study Buddies participated in the MN-ACS Chemists in the Library event on campus that was part of the American Chemical Society’s National Chemistry Week, where chemistry and biochemistry students volunteered to make science real through experiments. The need may extend into a Homework helpers program or a summer program where students can continue reinforcing science and math learning from the school year. Fanah Adam, another parent, expressed a benefit in bringing children to the University for extended learning, in that it can familiarize them with the idea of attending a college such as this one in the future. He also appreciates the opportunity for his children to be able to receive one-on-one tutoring, which seems to work best in solidifying their learning. Occurring alongside the new AVID program at Mankato West, this program adds hope for making academic success a reality for all students. The partnership could go full-time due to its rapid growth and strong relationships. New and existing buddies could receive more help on Sundays, tutorial sessions for Science and Math could help students during the week, all while strategic partners are sought within the schools for even more impacts, including PDS Teachers-on-Special- Assignment. For more information, contact Mymique Baxter (mymique.baxter@ mnsu.edu) in the College of Education or Abdul Alasow (abdulkadir.alasow@ mnsu.edu). Minnesota State Mankato teacher candidate reading with Mankato children in library http://ed.mnsu.edu/csup/
Innovative Program Targets Coaching Community Department of Human Performance (HP) faculty members partnered to create a unique opportunity for educators and coaches, at all levels, to benefit from intensive professional training. In response to an increasing demand for professional coaches across the country, faculty sought Strategic Priority Funding to develop the only Master’s-level coaching certificate in the country. The certificate marks the first step to building a Master’s degree program in Coaching Education. Starting in the summer of 2012 current coaches and educators can broaden their impact on youth with courses addressing the developmental, physiological, administrative, and psychological aspects of coaching. The courses will occur online during the summer and provide 15 credits towards a certification based on state standards as well as national sport and physical education coaching requirements. The fact that it’s online means participants need not live in Mankato or even Minnesota to complete the program. In fact, a new policy allows graduate students to receive in-state tuition, no matter where they’re completing coursework. Plus, the fifteen credits will count toward continuing education credits, a possible lane change, and a possible Master’s degree in Coaching Education. Dr. Cindra Kamphoff collaborated with other HP faculty, staff, and coaching educators in the community to build a program convenient to practicing teachers and coaches. She appreciated the chance to innovate with colleagues to address a real-world need in the community and across the nation as well. She got the idea while attending the Applied Sport Psychology Conference and hearing the success of a similar program at Georgia Southern University. After gathering national and University research, she understood the impact the certificate could have on youth in and around the Mankato community. Athletic Director at Mankato West, Ken Essay, sees the reality behind the need for this certificate. “In the last 10 or 15 years there has been a shift in the coaching profession. More community members are becoming coaches. Coaching and teaching are a very natural pair, and we need to do anything we can for the development of coaching educators.” After all, he said, “Coaching is a beautiful gift that can truly impact our youth in ways that are incomparable to other professions. Minnesota State Mankato has done a great job reaching out to educators in southern Minnesota, listening to us, making it work for us.” For more information on the certificate’s development, visit a new website found on the Department’s webpage http://ahn.mnsu.edu/hp/coachinged. Winter 2012 Partnership 21
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