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March 26 – March 29, 2011

Please keep your schedule with you at all times while in Chicago.

It contains the names and addresses of places we will be visiting, and important phone numbers.

Saturday, March 26th

6:20 a.m.Meet at the Bone Student Center circle driveway (off University Street) and leave for Chicago by 6:30 a.m. sharp.

8:45 a.m.Arrive at theBowman Center (8026 S. Wood, Chicago, IL 60620), the retreat center of St. Sabina Church. Meet Chase James from UNITE for a brieftour of the facilities.

Drop off luggage, use bathrooms, and be ready to leave by 9:15 a.m. Those going to Pilsen (group B) should have hats, hoods, scarfs, mittens/gloves, and warm shoes, etc.

10 a.m.Group A: Participate in the Rainbow/PUSH Weekly Forum, 930 E. 50th Street. Rainbow PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) is a national civil rights organization that works for social change and racial justice. It was founded in 1971 by Reverend Jesse Jackson who often speaks at the forum.On-line at

Group B: Start out the morning in Pilsen at the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA), 1852 W. 19th St., 60608(
Featured exhibit: La Nación Huichol: From the Sea to the Desert, a documentary photography and art exhibit from the past hundred years ofan indigenous society in the Western Sierra Madre that has survivedthe last five centuries with profound commitment to fulfill their ancestral traditions, an impressive artistic legacy, and notable contributions to the course of Mexican history.

11:30 a.m.Group A: Meet Reverend Steve Saunders for lunch and conversation at Valois restaurant, 1518 E. 53rd St., 60615 ( about $8). Rev. Saunders grew up on Chicago’s south side and has worked on civil rights and housing issues for decades. He currently works at Featherfist, a service organization whose mission is to give “power and Purpose” to those in the homeless community by assisting them in their advancement toward self-sufficiency, residential stability, and self-determination (

Group B:Gofor lunch at Fogata Village, a Mexican and Italian restaurant at 1820 S. Ashland, 60608 (on-line at 312-850-1702, about $10). If there’s time after lunch, break into pairs to explore shops, street venders, the public park, and other places of interest along 18thStreet, the main commercialstrip in Pilsen. If you know some Spanish, use it! Meet back at NMMA by 1:45pm.

1:45p.m.Group A: DuSable Museum of African American History (740 E. 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637). Investigate the museum at
Featured exhibit: For All the World to See: Visual Culture & the Struggle for Civil Rights

Group B: Meet José Guerreroin front ofNMMA for a walking mural tour of Pilsen. José is a printmaker who has long been involved with the arts community in Pilsen and beyond. Originally named after a city in Czechoslovakia from where many of its early immigrants came,Pilsen became Chicago’s largest Mexican neighborhood during the late 1960s and 70s, though now that title goes to Little Village. The guide will lead us through the public art in this vibrant neighborhood and port-of-entry for Mexican immigrants.

3:30-4:00 p.m.Both groups head back to the Bowman Center to settle in. Dress warm for evening travel.

5:15p.m.Dinner in Auburn Gresham (on the way to the play) atBJ’s Market & Café(1156 W. 79th Street). $8-10 per person depending on order (tip only; program funds will cover meals).

6:30 p.m.Leave for CTA trip to Goodman Theatre at 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60601. Catch the #79 bus at Racine eastbound to Red Line, north toward Howard, off at Lake.

8:00 p.m.Witness The Goodman Theatre’s production of “El Nogalar”
Set in present-day Northern Mexico, El Nogalar is “a hilarious and poignant story about the choice between adapting to the changing world and getting left behind.Maite and her daughters can't stand the idea of losing their family's land to developers, but their money—and their time—is running out. Despite warnings from her family and her friends, Maite ignores her declining fortune as ardently as she has ignored the social consequences of the Mexican Revolution.”

After the play, reverse CTA trip: Walk to Lake St Red Line subway, take train south toward 95th St. Get off at 79th St, take #79 bus west toward Ford City. Get off at Wood St (about 20 stops, 14 minutes) and walk south to Bowman Center at 8026 S. Wood. Sleep!

Sunday, March 27th

8:15 a.m.All who want gather to leave for St. Sabinaworship service with Father Thulani of South Africa. GADC representative Ernie Sanders, a parishioner at St. Sabina, will meet the group for the 1.75 hour service. St. Sabina is a powerful faith community deeply committed to its neighborhood and social justice. Explore

11:00 a.m.Gather in the Bowman Centerfor working brunch of bagels, etc. and an orientation to the Chicago public transportation (CTA) system. Chase James, Joe Roth,and Dakota Pawlicki from UNITE will cover the grid layout of the city, how the trains and buses overlay it, and safety. You’ll split into school groups to figure out how you’ll get to a set of addresses, including your school and some relatively nearby venues including a place to have a late lunch ($10-13). Travel firstto your school to estimate your departure time for your school Monday morning. FYI, CTA is on-line at a and Google maps site has a public transit option.

1-1:30 p.m.Afterthe UNITE staff or Lucille (and/or Google maps) checks your step-by-step directions, which you should all understand and the least savvy in each group should explain, leavefor yourexcursions. You should return to the Retreat Center by5:20pm. Call Dr. P or Dr. V if you’re running late.

5:30 p.m.Meet all together back at the Bowman Center to debrief your CTA excursions. If all are back earlier, we’ll begin earlier.

6:30 p.m.Rest of the night free. Below aresuggestions for events/outings, but you can also scout out your own in The Chicago Reader, the city’s cultural bible, or curl up and stay home:

  1. Cash Box Kings at Buddy Guy’s Legends, 700 S. Wabash; 9:30 pm, $10 cover.
  2. Asylum Sundays at Le Fleur de Lis, 301 E. 43rd Street, 8:00 pm, $10 cover. Poetry and performances.
  3. Agalloch (Worm Ouroborus, Locrian) at Reggie’s Rock Club, 2109 S. State St, 8:00 pm, $15 cover.
  4. Salsa Sundays at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison Ave, 312-427-2572; 7:00 pm doors open (lessons start at 7pm); (free if you sign up online on the guest list and arrive before 9:00 pm).
  5. Uptown Poetry Slam at the Green Mill, 4802 N. Broadway, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $6 cover.
  6. The Happiest Girl in the World at 7:00 PM or Vespaat 7:15 PM (part of the 14th Annual European Union Film Festival) at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, 312-846-2800 (movie hotline) or see movie list on the website, $7 students.
  7. Sketchbook Reverb at Collaboraction, 1579 N. Milwaukee, 312-226-9633, 7:00 pm, $15 for students. Showcase of one acts from the past 10 years of Sketchbook festivals with DJ & Multimedia components between plays.

Monday, March 28th

School daySchool placements (see placement sheet for arrival times and contact people). Leave some extra time to get there on your first day. Be open and observant and take notesand return to the Bowman Center by 4:15 p.m.

4:30 p.m.Meet at the Bowman Center ready to share and process your day’s experiences over Chicago-style pizza (ordered from Cesar’s at 7842 S. Western, 773-737-4992) and with a sounding board of ISU alum who are teaching or have taught in Chicago Public Schools:

Dakota Pawlicki, Program Manager for the ISU’s Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline and former CPS Music teacher at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in Englewood
Chase James, History teacher, Collins HS in North Lawndale
Robert Lega, 8th grade Science teacher, Whitney elementary in Little Village
Glenna Sullivan, Special Education teacher at Southside Occupational in Englewood
Andy Legoff, Health teacher, CICS-Longwood in Longwood
Christina Moreth, long term substitute Spanish teacher at Infinity HS in Little Village Kate Kloepper, 2nd grade teacher, McCormick elementary in Little Village
Carmela Balice, student teacher, McCormick elementary in Little Village

7:00 p.m.Head to the 8pm performance of Barrel of Monkeys’ “That’s Weird Grandma” at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland. Barrel of Monkeys is an ensemble of actor-educators who teach creative writing workshops in Chicago Public Schools. They create an alternative learning environment in which children share their personal voices and celebrate the power of their imaginations. On-line at

Tuesday, March 29th

School daySecond full day at the schools. Engage as fully as you can. If it feels appropriate, exchange contact information with your cooperating teacher at the end of the day.

As soon as we are all back and packed, used sheets stripped, rooms and kitchen straightened up, and refrigerators cleaned out, wewill leave for ISU, sharing the day’sexperiences and catching take-out dinner on the way. Be prepared to share about your experiences in your next EAF 228 class and to submit your essay on the experience by the date your professor indicates.

Important Contact information:

Pam Hoff, ISU professor – 513-602-1901 (cell)

Venus Evans-Winters, ISU professor - 309-453-0953 (cell)

Lucille Eckrich, ISU professor – 309-531-0200 (cell)

Jen O’Malley, CTEP staff – Office: 773.522.1780, ext. 14; Mobile: 773-344-5106

Patricia Arreola, CTEP staff – Office: 773-522-1780 ext.13; Mobile: 773-344-5744

Dakota Pawlicki, CTEP staff and UNITE– 815-245-3222 (cell)

Ernie Sanders, GADC staff –773-853-6489

Check out Chicago neighborhoods at

School Observation Placement Assignments

Grand Crossing neighborhood

Hirsch Metro High School,7740 S. Ingleside Avenue, look at under Find a School to find demographic information about Hirsch Metro High School.7:45a.m. arrival requested (school day starts at 8:00 a.m.). Contact person is PrincipalJoyce Cooper.

Jennifer Albrecht (English)

David Shaw (History)

Dan Slowik (Geography/History)

Julie DiLullo (Spanish)

Anthony Suchala (Special Ed)

Longwood neighborhood

CICS – Longwood High School,1309 W. 95th Street, look at under Find a School to find demographic information about Chicago International Charter School – Longwood campus. 7:30 a.m. arrival requested (school day starts at 8:00 a.m.). Contact is Principal Peter Auffant. Note: Two ISU December 2010 graduates are teaching here: Mitch Staroscik (Chemistry) and Andy Legoff (Health).

Aaron Adami (History): Renee DeBock, AVID program (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

Mark Bohlin (Science): Marlon Jones, Chemistry

Valerie Wall (English): Donna Henry, History

Brandon Grijalva (Health): Andrew Legoff, Health (ISU graduate – December 2010)

Gina Banks (Special Ed): Kara Brace, Special Education

Gage Park neighborhood

Gage Park High School,5630 S. Rockwell Street, or look at under Find a School to find demographic information about Gage Park High School. 7:15 a.m. arrival requested (school day starts at 7:30 a.m.). Contact person is Mr. Manbujano.

Rocio Martin (Spanish):

Mariah Davison (Spanish)

Melanie Kahn (History):

John VanOverbake (History):

Back of the Yardsneighborhood

Chavez Elementary School, 4747 S. Marshfield Avenue, look at or under Find a School to find demographic information about Chavez. 7:30 a.m. arrival requested (school day starts at 8:00 a.m.). Contact person is Annemarie Mallon, Special Education teacher. Note: Pipeline staff member Jennifer O’Malley taught at Chavez for 5 years.

Bria Pilkinton (Special Ed):

Amanda Pyrcik (Special Ed):

Rachael Haney (Special Ed):

Back of the Yards neighborhood

Lara Elementary School, 4619 S. Wolcott Avenue, look at under Find a School to find demographic information about Lara. 8:45 a.m. arrival requested (school day starts at 9:00 a.m.). On Tuesday, 8:25 a.m. arrival requested to attend weekly staff meeting at 8:30. Contact person is Ashley Wolinski who will meet them in the main office. Note:Ashley Wolinski is an ISU graduate andteaches Special Education at Lara.

Samantha Alderson (Special Ed):

Annie Waycuilis (English/LA):

Dr. Venus Evans-Winters (Special Ed):

Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood

Morgan Park High School,1744 W. Pryor Avenue, or look at under Find a School to find demographic information about Morgan Park High School. 7:30 a.m. arrival requested (school day starts at 7:45 a.m.). Contact is Assistant PrincipalDeborah Carter (or Jerry Moore who did the schedule). Report to the main office to be escorted to host teachers’ classrooms.

Kelly Lawrence (English): Ms. Marilyn McCottrell, English, Room 238

Joshua Stewart (Music): Ms. Carol McDaniel, General Music, Room 152

Tony Schafer (Science): Ms. Emily Berna, Chemistry, Room 331

Kayla Braun (Science): Ms. Amy Powell, Biology/Physics, Room 334

Steven White (Science): Ms. Taneka Taylor, Earth/Space Science, Room 340 & 348

Kasha Matthews (Library): Ms. Wanda Parrish, Library Science, Room 135

Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood

Vanderpoel Elementary School,9510 S. Prospect, or look at under Find a School to find demographic information about Vanderpoel. 8:30 a.m. arrival requested (school day starts at 8:55 a.m.). Contact is Assistant Principal Dr. Sandy Demos Kelley.

Eric Burton (Art, K-8)

Sam Iwai (English, primary grades)

Joey Castaldo (probably) (Theatre and social science, upper grades)

Sunday, March 27thNeighborhood Excursions – Suggested Stops

Grand Crossing/SouthShore (Hirsch) group:(David, Dan, Julie, Anthony, and Jennifer)

  1. Hirsch MetroHigh School, 7740 S. Ingleside Ave,
  2. Grand Crossing Park, 7655 S. Ingleside, walking trails thru the park to 75th Street bus.
  3. Three J’s restaurant, 1713 E. 75th Street, jerk & Caribbean food.
  4. A Natural Harvest, 7122 S. Jeffrey, health food store
  5. South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. Shore Drive, select South Shore Cultural Center under Parks & Facilities
  6. Gary Comer Youth Center, 7200 S. Ingleside Ave.

Back of the Yards(Chavez/Lara) group #1: (Bria, Amanda, Rachael, Annie, and Samantha)

  1. Chavez Elementary School, 4747 S. Marshfield
  2. Lara Elementary School, 4619 S. Wolcott
  3. La Cecina, 1934 W. 47th Street). Great lunch spot if you want to sit down to have a longer lunch.
  4. Dulceria Alicia, 1921 W. 47th Street – candy store
  5. Atotonilco Tortilleria (1707 W. 47th Street) – you can watch tortillas being made from scratch and purchase freshly made corn products.
  6. El Guero Supermercado, 1701 W. 47th Street – neighborhood grocery store
  7. Taqueria Atotonilco #2 (1659 W. 47th Street) - great place for a fresh squeezed juice or a quick lunch. Cash only!
  8. Swap-o-Rama, 4200 S. Ashland. Enormous flea market selling everything from tools to clothes. Check out the outside stands and the 425 foot mural painted by Hector Duarte and Mariah De Forest. Open until 4:00 p.m.

Back of the Yards(Gage Park) group #2: (Rocio, Melanie, John, and Mariah)

  1. Gage Park High School, 5630 S. Rockwell
  2. La Cecina, (1934 W. 47th Street). Great lunch spot if you want to sit down to have a longer lunch.
  3. Lindo Michoacan Paleteria, (1733 W. 47th Street). Ice cream shop.
  4. Atotonilco Tortilleria (1707 W. 47th Street) – you can watch tortillas being made from scratch and purchase freshly made corn products.
  5. Taqueria Atotonilco #2 (1659 W. 47th Street) - great place for a fresh squeezed juice or a quick lunch. Cash only!
  6. Davis Square Park (4430 S. Marshfield). Chicago Park District building – open on Sundays until 5:00 p.m.
  7. Swap-o-Rama, 4200 S. Ashland. Enormous flea market selling everything from tools to clothes. Check out the outside stands and the 425 foot mural painted by Hector Duarte and Mariah De Forest. Open until 4:00 p.m.

Beverly/Morgan Park(Vanderpoel & Morgan Park HS) group#1: (Eric, Sam, Joey, Kelly, Josh, Tony, Kayla, Steven, & Kasha)

  1. Vanderpoel Elementary School,9510 S. Prospect,
  2. Kingston’s Jerk Chicken, 2237 W. 95th Street
  3. Beverly Art Center, 2407 W. 111th Street,
  4. Dat Donut, 1979 W. 111th Street
  5. Morgan Park High School, 1744 W. Pryor Avenue,

Beveryly/Morgan Park(CICS-Longwood) group#2: (Aaron, Mark, Valerie, Brandon, and Gina)

  1. CICS-Longwood - 1309 W. 95th Street,
  2. Kingston’s Jerk Chicken, 2237 W. 95th Street
  3. Beverly Art Center, 2407 W. 111th Street,
  4. Dat Donut, 1979 W. 111th Street
  5. Beverly/Morgan Park Railroad Station District (99th & S. Wood)