Submitted by Stephen Dunne on October 25, 2024 - 1:45pm
Already tutoring, or want to gain hands-on experience working with K-12 students and earn credit?
The Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center offers courses for UW students to earn academic credit while tutoring in K-12 schools and/or mentoring! If you are interested in educational equity and gaining direct-service experience working with K-12 students, then we encourage you to enroll in our courses. While most of our enrollment are undergraduate students, we welcome both undergraduates and interested graduate students.
Our courses are variable credit, count towards the ELS and Leadership minors, and are graded CR/NC.
To get started, consider registering for the below classes on MyPlan:
EDUC 260: Equity Issues in K-12 Education (1 credit)
When: EDUC 260 B Mondays 10:00-11:20 am
EDUC 260 A Mondays 1:00 - 2:20 pm
Modality: In-Person
EDUC 260 is a community-engaged course designed to prepare University of Washington students for a mentoring and tutoring relationship with K-12 students at local partner schools, either in an academic tutor or a post-secondary planning capacity. The course's purpose is to strengthen student consciousness of self, systems, and community to be applied to practice. *Pre/co-requisite course for EDUC 401. If students have completed sufficient coursework in equity-related topics, we may be able to waive 260 co-req. Please email celecenter@uw.edu with questions.
EDUC 401 A/B: Practicum in Community Service Activity (1-6 credits)
When: A Section BIWEEKLY on Wednesdays, 11:30 am-12:50 pm
B Section BIWEEKLY on Wednesdays, 4:00 pm-5:20 pm
Modality: In-Person
Credit variable: (1-6)
EDUC 401 A and B are CELE community-engaged courses designed to prepare University of Washington students for an academic tutoring or mentoring relationship with K-12 students at local partner K-12 schools. Students will be matched with a volunteer site, or can choose their own site, and will volunteer on a weekly basis. Tutors will build teaching and student support skills through coursework and in-person volunteering. EDUC 401 classes are meant for students to reflect on their direct community engagement experience. If you are already mentoring or tutoring and would like to earn credit for those hours, you should inquire about self-placement! Credit is earned through attendance, assignments, and the completion of required service hours (to be fulfilled through tutoring at schools and professional development sessions).
*Pre/co-requisite: EDUC 260. If students have completed sufficient coursework in equity-related topics, we may be able to waive 260 co-req. Please email celecenter@uw.edu with questions.
You can find out more information on our website, located here. If you have any questions about registration or curriculum, please email celecenter@uw.edu .