UCCS Department of Criminal Justice Teacher Mentor Program
Mentors
Featuring:
UCCS Associate Professor, Anna Kosloski, Ph.D. (https://www.uccs.edu/spa/people/criminal-justice/)
UCCS Assistant Professor, Henriikka Weir, Ph.D. (https://www.uccs.edu/spa/people/criminal-justice/weir)
UCCS Senior Instructor, Rich Radabaugh, J.D. (https://www.uccs.edu/spa/people/criminal-justice/radabaugh)
The UCCS Criminal Justice Teacher Mentor Program is an intensive program designed to train select Colorado high school teachers in UCCS Criminal Justice course pedagogy and material. The program allows trained teachers to be the Teacher Mentors for students at their high schools who wish to participate in a UCCS online Criminal Justice course in the fall 2020 or spring 2021 semester. Students will be enrolled with students from other high schools all over Colorado.
Summer 2020 Online Trainings:
Topic | Dates | Times | Earn | Where | Cost | Stipend |
CJ 1001 – Intro to Criminal Justice | July 13-14 | M, 8-3 T, 8-12 | 1 CEU = 10 Contact Hours | Online | $0 | $250 |
CJ 2041 – Crime Theory and Causes | July 15-16 | W, 8-3 Th, 8-12 | 1 CEU = 10 Contact Hours | Online | $0 | $250 |
Expectation
- Attend all class sessions to be trained by UCCS faculty in Criminal Justice course pedagogy and material.
- Earn a $250 stipend when you successfully complete the Criminal Justice Teacher Mentor program.
- Recommend which students should be considered for the UCCS online Criminal Justice course offered fall 2020 or spring 2021. Tuition/fees are $550 per course.
- Be available to mentor the students in their high school who have signed up to take the online Criminal Justice course (offered fall 2020 or spring 2021). This includes checking in with students to ensure they are on-track with the course, answering any questions they might have or referring them to the professor, and helping the student to navigate the online course and expectations of a college level course.
- Have regular communication with UCCS course professor and alert UCCS course professor if a student is struggling with their online course.
- Provide future program improvements and recommendations.
- Recommend your teachers (maximum of 2 teachers per school) to apply for the 2020 UCCS Department of Criminal Justice Teacher Mentor Program. The teachers can be from any discipline, but more closely aligned subjects would likely be of more interest to the teacher. Some closely related courses: Civics, Forensics, Biology, Psychology, Sociology
- Recommend which students should be considered for the UCCS online Criminal Justice course offered fall 2020 or spring 2021. Tuition/fees are $550 per course.
- Consider providing enrolled students with dedicated school study hall period to work on the online Criminal Justice course.
- Consider providing funding to pay or offset, students’ tuition for the UCCS online Criminal Justice course (otherwise parents/guardians will pay for the course).
- Provide future program improvements and recommendations.
- Train high school teachers to be Criminal Justice Teacher Mentors
- Pay high school teachers a $250 stipend when they complete the Criminal Justice Teacher Mentor program. (Non-local teachers will also receive hotel and travel expenses to attend training)
- Provide quality Criminal Justice curriculum.
- Provide quality instruction of curriculum.
- Communicate with students and Teacher Mentors on a regular basis.
- Award transcripted UCCS academic credit to students who enroll in, and complete, the online Criminal Justice course.
- Analyze outcomes to make future program improvements and recommendations.
Fall or Spring UCCS Online Criminal Justice courses:
Fall 2020: August 24 - December 19 (student recommendation form deadline August 20)
Spring 2021: January 19 - May 15 (student recommendation form deadline December 15)
- Space is limited, student recommendations will be reviewed in the order they are received.
- Tuition/fees are $550 per course (3 credits)
CJ 1001 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credits)
Designed to provide an overview of the criminal justice process and the criminal justice system in general. Concepts of crime, deviance, and justice are discussed and general theories of crime causality are examined. Special emphasis is placed on the components of the criminal justice system: the police, the prosecutorial and defense functions, the judiciary, and the field of corrections.
CJ 2041 - Crime Theory and Causes (3 credits)
Provides a general survey of the nature and causes of crime and efforts of the criminal justice system to predict, prevent, modify, and correct this behavior. This course involves a critical appraisal of various theories of crime causation, including an examination of biological, psychological, economic, and sociological perspectives that explain crime and deviance.
How to Apply
Fill out the application for the UCCS Criminal Justice Teacher Mentor Program. The program is limited to 25 participants in each training, applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.