By Tommy Navickas
"Being a professor at Illinois State University has been a highlight of my life. I looked at the Illinois State grow in all directions right and are proud to be part of that growth. "— Marilyn Moore, Professor of & Instruction, Curriculum Coordinator of early childhood education program
(August 7, 2009) There are few people who could participate and understand more of Marilyn Moore for the last twenty years of growth within the College of Education. She has held administrative positions within the College and faculty since 1989 and has led several projects and programmes for the Department of Curriculum & of education as a principal's Office.
Moore has served mainly as an administrator — first as an Assistant Professor of & Education Curriculum and then as Associate Dean of the College of education — for most of the past fourteen years at Illinois State. All the time, she has slept with involved and interested in improving relations between ' master ' and ' student '. Moore said that this interest stems from his time as a University Teaching Assistant while earning her And d. Northern Illinois University. In that position, Moore has worked on a program of special education grant as child development specialist and made home visits to children with delay.
"Working closely with children made me realize how well prepared teachers can really influence the development of children," said Moore. "I understand that if I taught at the University level that would give me an opportunity to help children develop appropriately by preparing teachers who might make a difference for years to come." The goal was of great consequence, but Moore left to find the place that she could make it happen.
Moore's wish came true when he joined the College of Education, Illinois State University as a faculty in 1989. But, before the ISU and its receiving her doctorate, Moore's instincts as her teacher to teach in ways that satisfied the needs and promoted marginalized urban schools to teach more effectively students, who were mostly minority students in urban schools. His efforts did not go unnoticed; He received the Illinois State Teacher of the Year Award in 1995.
"First, I always had a strong desire to work with minority children from Chicago," said Moore. "When I began teaching at the University, was not a higher priority. I should say that I was one of the pioneers to expose our students to diversity in urban areas and local back in the 1990s. I kept doing this work my entire career at Illinois State and I am pleased that the College of Education has given me the resources and support to do so. "
Such an effort that Moore has done to improve the quality of education in urban areas is through the multicultural mentoring project (MMP), which he founded with Dr. Norvella Carter in 1992. MMP pairs a teacher candidate Illinois State with a student from Chicago Public Schools of the middle level. The couple reunites twice a semester and objectives of the report is to help the candidate master to develop an understanding of educational and social justice within the system of public schools and to broaden his perspectives about the power of mentoring and support systems. The project has brought more than 1,500 pairs of mentors and mentees over 18 years in existence.
While collaboration usually comes to an end, at the end of the school year, occasionally a mentor takes the initiative to stay in touch with his mentees past the time required for the project.
In 2007, a standout mentor MMP, Jessica Rivera, he was invited to participate and celebrate the graduation of his former mentee. This was more than 15 years after Rivera was involved with the student at ISU. Rivera's dedication to provide years of support to his mentees goes beyond expectations of Moore, but she says that she was proud to hear.
"Jessica Rivera was a student that was so dedicated to helping children succeed that turned out to be a mentor. I was shocked to hear that has followed his student all the way through to his master's degree in a period of fifteen years. She made me very proud and made me realize that my commitment to MMP was unfolding as I hoped. "
Rivera was in the College of Education Hall of Fame in October 2008.
Moore also coordinated the Chicago urban bus trip where students travel from Illinois State campus in Chicago and engage with other public schools in the city of Chicago. Students gain a snapshot of the rich culture of urban communities, as well as understand the education needs of Chicago Public Schools.
"About 3,000 students participated in the project to date, and many of these students were visiting Chicago for the first time," said Moore.
An important objective of the trip is to encourage students to consider teaching instruction in this urban area regardless of where they attended school K-12.
Moore's effort to create experiences extension to students extends beyond the Illinois and also in the United States. Moore has been involved with international projects in Lancaster, England Brighton, England and London over the past 20 years.
During his time at Illinois State, Moore was remembered why he chose Illinois State to continue his work in the field of education — to prepare teachers for the challenges of working in urban schools.
"Being the Assistant Chair in C & I and Associate Dean has fulfilled my desire to take part in the work of the administration of universities," said Moore.
But I am happy to return to work directly with faculty and students for the next few years before retirement. Here's how I started at Illinois State and gives me great pleasure to do this until I retire. "
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