College in the Schools: Connecting the University of Minnesota and High Schools
By Virginia Steinhagen
The University of Minnesota’s College in the Schools (CIS) German program is a concurrent program currently in its nineteenth year. The CIS program is accredited through the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships. CIS offers high school teachers the opportunity to teach the U of M’s second year German curriculum in their high schools. It has grown from two schools in 1989 to 28 schools and more than 400 students in 2008.
The design of the program, with shared curriculum, on-campus workshops, and classroom observations helps to ensure consistency in teaching between the high school classes and the on-campus classes. The high school teachers’ willingness to share ideas, to mentor new colleagues and to help plan on-campus field days, helps strengthen the program and the connections between the University of Minnesota German program and Minnesota high school German programs.
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