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Urban Teacher Intern Program

The Urban Teacher Intern Program is a cooperative venture project between the UNOmaha College of Education and the Omaha Public Schools.

This program provides an opportunity for minority teacher candidates attending the UNOmaha to serve as teaching interns in the classroom for 10-12 hours a week. Interns work with classroom teachers and others who provide specialized assistance to students. This experience helps the interns not only develop successful teaching techniques, but also evaluate their own success.

The purpose of the Urban Teacher Intern Program is:

...to encourage minority students to consider teaching as a career.

...to expose minority students to a quality educational experience.

...to enhance minority participation at the professional level in the Omaha Public Schools.

...to further develop a staff that reflects the diversity of the community.

    To be eligible students must be a member of a racial/ethnic minority attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Students must be enrolled full time with a GPA of 2.50 and have passing scores on the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST).