Welcome to the Monarch Center!

The Monarch Center was established to support special education and related service faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MIHEs) in the pursuit of educational excellence and the obtainment of funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

The Monarch Center provides technical assistance, resources, and networking opportunities (at no cost to you) in pursuit of our overarching goal of affecting positive change in the lives of children with disabilities, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds.

Contact Us

Monarch Center (MC 947)
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt Rd., Suite 651
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Phone: 312.355.4317, Fax: 312.996.1427
Toll-Free: 866.323.7648
monarch@uic.edu

Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning (IJTL):
Call for Manuscripts - Fall 2013 Special Issue

UIC Research on Urban Education Policy Initiative Policy Brief :
Transition for Urban Youth with Dissabilities Leaving Secondary Education

Program Improvement Tales from the Field
During 2010 the Monarch Center held three Program Improvement seminars focused on preparing teacher candidates for collaborative teaching.  Twenty-two university teams of three professors participated during the 3-day work sessions. Guided by our experts, participants explored methods of preparing future personnel who are confident and competent to work collaboratively with other professionals to improve schooling for students with disabilities. Follow along as the California State University, Long Beach team chronicles their efforts at transforming their teacher preparation program.

Read the first installment of Power of One’s Journey.

Read the second installment of Power of One’s Journey.

Read the third installment of Power of One’s Journey.

 

 

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