Prompt #5: Urban Educators Cohort Program

At Michigan State University there are countless organizations that are available for MSU's students, that said within the College of Education there is also many organizations specified for education majors.  In this blog I am going to be talking about the Urban Educators Cohort Program.  To start out, UECP is aimed at helping students gain the knowledge and skills needed to teach in communities where services and resources are limited.  The reason I am picking this program to talk about is because I am actually a member of UECP so I can give you more of an insight of this program while learning more about it myself.

The great thing about UECP is that members join the summer going into their freshman year, so it is really nice to be apart of something before even coming to MSU, in addition to an easy way to meet new friends and expand your network.   The second thing I love about UECP is the specialized classes offered to freshmen and sophomores, these classes are small and allow students to take classes pertaining to their major starting their first semester at college.

UECP also allows students to get involved within Lansing's community by going into urban classrooms and helping the teachers and students during their school day.  It allows MSU students to get experience in their major and it benefits the schools all at the same time.

The main goal of UECP is to get students familiar with urban areas and how to best accommodate students in these areas, and through the vigorous courses, workshops, opportunities, and involvement in urban school UECP fulfills this goal.  Students in this program, myself included are motivated to help give students the best education possible, which is sometimes limited by school budgets among other factors.  "These schools need teachers who know how to cultivate the resources and potential other may fail to notice--so that all learners have the best chances to succeed"(UECP).

This program is very important and helps MSU students to learn about urban schools, being a part of the organization has been eye-opening to me and I would recommend it to anyone interested in education.  Below is a video explaining even more information about UECP and what UECP is about Thanks for reading! And for more information you can go to UECP!