Partnerships
Consistent with ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn's Metropolitan Vision, the College of Education, Health, and Human Services purposefully collaborates with numerous school districts, private schools, nonprofit agencies and other post-secondary institutions.
Such collaborations enhance the teacher preparation program by offering diverse placements and utilizing the expertise of the community at large. Some examples are highlighted below.
Collaboration Projects or Partnerships with Community
CEHHS and (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Success) collaborate on many programs and presentations on a variety of appropriate topics on campus and in the community.
The College of Education, Health, and Human Services has articulation agreements with a number of community colleges, including Henry Ford College, Jackson College, Kellogg Community College, Oakland Community College, Macomb Community College, Schoolcraft College, Monroe County Community College and Washtenaw Community College. Please visit the Transfer Hub to learn more.
Michigan State University, Oakland University and ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn are collaborating on a federal grant to enhance the use of technology in teacher preparation programs.
CEHHS students enrolled in EDD 495 Social Studies in the Elementary Grades receive training as consultants with the Junior Achievement (JA) program. JA designed its program to address the economic perspective of the Michigan Standards and Benchmarks for social studies. JA arranges placements in elementary schools where CEHHS consultants visit five times to teach basic economics concepts with JA materials.
The CEHHS, ECEC and (CEF) have a formal agreement of collaboration. The ECEC and CEF share a facility owned by Corewell. The CEF provides comprehensive, coordinated, culturally competent healthcare for children with major developmental disabilities or chronic complex disorders. This partnership seeks to become a national model for service and education for children with and without disabilities and their families. This unique collaboration, focusing on transdisciplinary research, will prepare a new generation of teachers who can effectively help children of diverse abilities learn together and appreciate their similarities and differences.
Early childhood faculty members serve on the Out-Wayne County Head Start Professional Development Committee. Articulation agreements with Schoolcraft College and ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn have been developed, Head Start teachers enroll in ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn programs and conferences are held on the ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn campus for Head Start teachers. Head Start teachers’ professional development is enhanced in two ways: by teaching on campus at the ECEC as well as by being observed and mentored by university supervisors in their own Head Start classroom.
CEHHS collaborates with Wayne RESA on a variety of grant applications where a higher education partner is required. In addition, several faculty members serve as evaluators of Wayne RESA programs. CEHHS is an active member of the . This project is a collaboration of organizations to support families of young children in Wayne County.