Canisius prepares high school students for teaching careers

Canisius University’s School of Education and Human Services is developing a community-focused teacher pipeline that will introduce students at Buffalo Academy of Science and Tapestry Charter School to teaching as a career path, the university announced.

The Cullen Foundation awarded Canisius funding to offer high school students interested in teaching a yearlong program consisting of two, three-credit college courses and on-site internships with mentor teachers at an elementary or middle school, Canisius said.

The Cullen Foundation asked Canisius not to disclose the amount of the grant.

Ten first and final year students from each of the two high schools will be able to follow the two courses developed by Canisius.

A course, “Exploring the Teaching Profession,” will introduce students to the study of education and teaching, including examples of good teaching, diverse student needs, curriculum, culture, and professional and ethnic expectations.

The other, “Human Growth and Development – ​​From Birth to Childhood,” introduces students to child development, including the influences of family, culture, and society, as well as physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral theories.

In addition to interning with professional teachers in their classrooms, students will also participate in professional development training and outreach activities as participants in the Canisius Teacher Education Club and attend the Careers in Education Conference in October.

The Cullen Foundation will also fund opportunities for select ninth and tenth grade Buff Sci students who express an interest in teaching to be mentored by teachers and participate in lesson planning and classroom management workshops. They will also participate in an after-school club focused on soft skills and other aspects of the teaching profession.

The program is part of Canisius’ goal to address the shortage of teachers, particularly from diverse and underrepresented communities, by developing pathways into the profession. Canisius also offers a WNY Teacher Residency program that trains adults from other careers to enter teaching and places them in a city classroom with a mentor teacher for a full school year before they are hired to lead their own classrooms.

Niagara University has been designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber ​​Defense by the National Security Agency.

The NSA designation is awarded to institutions that meet rigorous criteria for their cybersecurity programs, including program quality, faculty expertise, student support, and a demonstrated commitment to collaboration and community outreach in cybersecurity. The NSA-validated program of study is Niagara University’s Master of Information Security and Digital Forensics program.

As an NSA Center of Academic Excellence, Niagara University will benefit from increased access to research funding, opportunities to collaborate with other EAC institutions and the ability to influence national cybersecurity education standards, said Petter Lovaas, Niagara University’s chief information security officer and chair of its Department of Cybersecurity and Operations.

This designation will also enable the university to offer students enhanced learning opportunities, including specialized courses, hands-on learning and access to cutting-edge cybersecurity labs and research.

“This designation will strengthen our ability to attract top-tier students and faculty and foster partnerships with industry and government agencies,” Lovaas said.

In a new milestone for its new veterinary technician program, Trocaire College has received $216,090 through the state’s Higher Education Matching Grant program to fund equipment for the veterinary science department the college is building in its Transit Road expansion.

The bulk of the grant will be used for veterinary equipment, including a digital X-ray machine, anesthesia machines, dental sinks, surgical tables, oxygen equipment, laboratory tables, cages, microscopes and secure pharmaceutical storage, Trocaire President Bassam Deeb said.

Some of the money will also go toward upgrading classrooms and labs in Trocaire’s existing echocardiography and surgical technology programs, at a time when workers in all health-related fields are in high demand, Deeb said.

“This investment will bring critical emerging technologies that are relevant to the medical and veterinary fields into interactive learning environments for our students,” Deeb said.

Trocaire is looking to fill a gap in veterinary assistant and technician training after Medaille University closed last year. Medaille offered the only veterinary technician program in the region. Trocaire eventually hired its veterinary technician department chair, Dr. Katherine Fitzgerald, as the first dean of its new department.

Trocaire is currently renovating its former hotel school building on Transit Road to house the new veterinary science department. The school began offering an online veterinary assistant certification program last school year and is in the process of getting approvals for an in-person veterinary technician program for the upcoming year, Fitzgerald said.

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