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Students Succeeding in Algebra - Students are learning to succeed in algebra class this year thanks to Intensified Algebra a special curriculum designed for double period math classes. This math curriculum is being implemented with targeted GEAR UP schools this year. See how students are responding to the class as Chicago GEAR UP follows their progress this year. | |
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Reading Is Fundamental at Pasteur - A special day of reading at Pasteur Elementary included a visit from Reading Is Fundamental a non-profit group celebrating its 40th year of putting great young adult literature and non-fiction texts into the hands of students. Learn more. | |
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Supporting Teachers & Classrooms - See how Ms. Whittles at Albany Park used Gallery Walk, a technique she learned about at the Chicago Teachers' Center YAL Conference to engage her students in complex material for her social science/language arts class. | |
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Intensified Algebra - CTC, Chicago Teachers' Center in collaboration with the University of Illinois, Chicago is piloting the implementation of Intensified Algebra with selected GEAR UP high schools. |
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National GEAR UP Week- The beginning of 2012-2013 school year marks another year that GEAR UP graduates take off for college. Chicago GEAR UP students have enrolled in colleges across the country. During National GEAR UP Week, we are taking a look at some of the students who have enrolled right here in Chicago at a participating GEAR UP partner college, Truman College. | |
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Summer Programs 2012 - Chicago GEAR UP was busy this summer with 4 Summer Academy Programs at 4 GEAR UP university partner locations, 6 Freshman Connection programs, 2 transition to college programs, enrichment programs at participating GEAR UP schools, and several professional development opportunities for teachers. Take a look at some of the highlights. | |
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Graduates from the Class of 2011 at Wright College - Students from Kelvyn Park and Roosevelt High School are attending Wright College. They're also back to help the GEAR UP program sharing their experience as freshman in college. Learn more about these amazing students.... | |
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Celebrating Seniors - It's a celebration of senior successes. From graduation to college enrollment, ceremonies to scholarships, GEAR UP students and staff share their accomplishments. Students from each of the 21 GEAR UP high schools won laptop computers. Meet some of the winners. Foreman seniors share their college choices and their awards ceremony has many special moments. More... | |
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Class of 2012 College Kickoff - The class of 2012 is getting ready for graduation. Chicago State University hosted the celebration at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. View the slide show of the event.
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Students Accepted to DePaul University - Over 200 GEAR UP students were accepted to DePaul University this year. On May 2, 24 of those students visited the Lincoln Park campus to finalize their decision. They were met by Glenna Ousley, Director of Community Outreach at the Center for Access and Attainment. DePaul is a member of the Chicago GEAR UP Alliance. View the slide show. | |
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Little Village High School Students Apply for IEF Scholarships - It's a busy Thursday after school in the library at Little Village high schools. The sound of clicking on keyboards can be heard as students fill out their IEF scholarship applications. The Illinois Education Foundation or IEF provides last-dollar scholarships to low-income, high-potential students for community college. Read more. | |
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Chicago GEAR UP Top 20 Colleges and Universities Meet - The top 20 colleges and universities that GEAR UP students attend gathered on March 1, 2012 to meet with GEAR UP staff. The purpose: to determine how to strengthen the pipeline from high school to college. Over 1600 GEAR UP students from the graduating class of 2011 chose one of these top 20 to attend. Next year, the numbers are looking to be the same or higher. View summary. | |
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Chicago GEAR UP Posse Scholars – GEAR UP students win 13 of the 94 Posse Scholarships awarded to Chicago for the graduating class of 2012. Find out which colleges these students will be attending in the fall on a full ride scholarship. | |
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Loyola University Hosts Summer Program Reunion – Over 100 GEAR UP participants showed up on a cold and snowy January Saturday for a summer program reunion. View the slide show on Facebook. | |
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From iMATHination to the Classroom– When Sara Hughes from Curie High School attended the 2011 iMATHination Conference, she came away with an idea for a school project after attending Ethno-Math/Science and Passionate Research, a workshop about making science personal and relevant. Read more. | |
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NCTE Presentation – Professional development specialists from Chicago Teachers' Center present at the National Council of Teachers of English. The 2011 conference theme, Reading the Past, Writing the Future provides a fit setting for staff to discuss CTC's Professional Development Cycle, which includes the YAL Conference and Units for Books program. View a slide show. | |
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College Trips for Seniors – Seniors are making final college trips to help them finalize their decisions about what colleges and universities they will apply for. Over the Veteran's holiday week and weekend, students went on tours around the city and across the state. View the slide show. You can also see more pictures on Facebook. |
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Chicago Celebrates National GEAR UP Week – The week begins with YAL, the Young Adult Literature Conference where teachers learn to prepare their students for college. On Monday, it's a meeting with GEAR UP 2011 graduates, now in college. Here's a sampling of some of the act vi ties that are made possible through the Chicago. | |
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College Visit to NEIU – Part of the process of preparing GEAR UP middle school students for high school and college are early college visits that help students gain a better understanding of what colleges are all about. Starting in the middle school, GEAR UP students participate in college trips to four-year state universities, private colleges, and community colleges. For many students and their families, this is their first exposure to colleges. Read more. |
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Education Bus Tour – Dr. Eduardo Ochoa and Lynn Mahaffie from the U. S. Department of Education, stopped at Chicago Teachers' Center of Northeastern Illinois to engage education and community leaders in a discussion on leading the nation in becoming the number one ranked industrial nation in college graduates. What emerged from the day's discussion was a desire among community organizations for greater collaboration to support programs that help students achieve greater success. View slide show |
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Summer Film Institute – Now in its second year, Chicago Teachers' Center Summer Film Institute is developing into a robust and rigorous program where students learn about careers in multimedia, while developing skills that will help them in any career environment. "They give you responsibilities and deadlines," says José.Read more. |
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Bon Voyage for GEAR UP Grads
GEAR UP has helped more than 5000 students in Chicago neighborhoods graduate from high school this year. To learn more about some of the notable achievements, read the press release. |
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GEAR UP Kickoff for Teachers With new funding through the Department of Education, Chicago GEAR UP is able to add over 20 schools. Teachers spend the weekend at a conference learning about GEAR UP opportunities and experiencing high quality professional development in literacy and math. Read more. |
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GEAR UP Creating a Pipeline to College When colleges and universities are looking to recruit students, they’re learning that GEAR UP students are a good choice. On March 22, recruiters from 25 institutions gathered at De Paul University to learn about GEAR UP. Read more. |
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Students Explore Literature and Publishing with Upstate Author
“College didn’t save me, but it gave me more options,” says author Kalisha Buckhanon to a group of young adult readers, members of a book club at Little Village High School that their GEAR UP mentor and coach, Khadeejah Lasuc, has organized for them to explore a range of topics that will help prepare them for the transition to college. Read more. |
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GEAR UP Student Wins Laptop for College Erik sat at one of the many round tables in a large gathering space set up for Clemente's Senior Celebration. The room was full of other seniors who would soon be graduating, but Erik sat silently staring at a sheet of paper he was holding in his hand. He was in shock. He had just won a new Dell lap top computer, which he'd be getting in a few weeks from GEAR UP. Right now the paper was enough, showing a picture of the laptop with all of the latest gadgetry and functionality. He could hardly take his eyes off the picture as he spoke about going to Elmhurst College next year. Read more. |
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Discovering Health Care Careers On Senior Celebration Day at Clemente High School, Maria had just come from giving blood in the morning. The site of blood is nothing new to Maria who was able to observe an actual surgery during the Discovering Health Care Careers program at Children’s Memorial Hospital. She learned about the GEAR UP program from Mayra Vega, her CPS GEAR UP postsecondary coach. Read more. |
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GEAR UP Creating a Pipeline to College When colleges and universities are looking to recruit students, they’re learning that GEAR UP students are a good choice. On March 22, recruiters from 25 institutions gathered at DePaul University to learn about GEAR UP. Read more. |
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CTC Helps Teachers Design Rigorous Curriculum What does a rigorous curriculum look like? April Tondelli, a teacher at Clemente High School has been working with Chicago Teachers’ Center (CTC) professional development coach Germania Solórzano to explore that question. Read more. |
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ACT Prep Combined with College Visits Over Spring Break Create a Winning Combination
Roosevelt University, a GEAR UP Alliance partner hosted an ACT Test Prep class during spring break for GEAR UP students from Hope and Hyde Park Academy. Read more. |
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GEAR UP Students Learn about Careers in Construction |
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iMATHination Conference for Teachers Focuses on Relevance in the Curriculum Why learn math? - is a question teachers are always trying to answer for their students. Research shows that students learn better when they believe that the subject has relevance to their lives. This year's conference had a strong focus on demonstrating to teachers and students that relevance. View Slide Show. |
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A New Attitude Makes College Possible Walking into the GEAR UP office at Michele Clark High School is one of the bright stars of the senior class, but it didn’t start out that way for Toni. She began her high school career less than focused and admits that she had attitude – not the kind that gets a student into college. Then she found a mentor, GEAR UP Site Liaison, Rhonda Thomas. Read more. |
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Chicago GEAR UP Student Awarded Science Scholarship Last summer, Rafael got a call from his GEAR UP coaches, Keith Lewis and Khadeejah Lasuc. Was he interested in coming in over the summer to learn more about a special scholarship focused on helping Latinos interested in math and science? The answer was yes. One 500 word essay and application later, Rafael was the proud recipient of a $5000 scholarship from the AHTEMS Foundation. Read more. |
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GEAR UP Student Wins Posse Scholarship |
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Student Discovers Health Care Career Through GEAR UP Through GEAR UP support of Discovering Health Care Careers, an internship program at Children's Memorial Hospital, Isabel Castrejon found her career path. She is currently employed as a nursing assistant while working on her degree in nursing at the University of Illinois. She was recently featured in a Sun Times article. Read more. |
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GEAR UP Staff Meet GEAR UP staff met in November to share best practices and learn more about the college application process, financial aid, and scholarships. The meeting took place at Daley, one of the community colleges of Chicago. GEAR UP staff met with Daley president, Dr. Jose Aybar and Dean of Student Services, Dr. Gayle Ward, to learn more about special programs and services which will help students transition successfully. Read more. |
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Life After High School The first cohort group of Chicago GEAR UP students has reached their senior year and now teachers, students and parents are learning strategies for solidifying plans for a successful transition. GEAR UP presented two fall 2010 conferences to explore transition plans, one for teachers and a second conference for students and teachers. As a student with special needs, Jasmine and her mother learned some strategies at the conference that will help her reach her college goal. |
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Planning a College and Career Fair Thinking of planning a college career fair at your high school? Chicago GEAR UP's Khadeejah Lasuc knows exactly what is needed to make a college career fair a success. She has been hosting the event at Little Village High Schools for several years. Proper planning makes all the difference. Developing targeted goals for the students helps them make the most of the day. Ms. Lasuc shares her plans for planning the perfect fair. Read more. |
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GEAR UP Summer Programs 2010 GEAR UP sponsored a variety of summer programs this year to meet student needs: College Quest, where students experienced life on campus while taking classes to prepare for college, classes at three of the City Colleges of Chicago, where students received a 1/2 credit for taking an elective class, credit recovery classes, college trips, the 1st Summer Film Institute, and classes for teachers. Learn more. |
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1st Annual Math, Science and Technology Student and Family Conference 2010 Making the learning interactive, meaningful and fun was essential to the organizers of the conference and for students like Ruby, from Roosevelt High School, who said that math is her least favorite subject, but she decided to come out for the day and give it a try. Learn more. |
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Teachers Win Golden Apple
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Student Leadership
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College Trips |
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Kelvyn Park |
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iMATHination Conference |
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