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Professional Development School Pilot Study

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Purpose Field ExperiencesPDS Pilot PlacementTheory-Practice ConnectionsProfessional DevelopmentOrganizational StructureAssessment and ResearchResults to Date Next Steps

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PDS Pilot Origins

• Based on long-standing partnerships• Project approved July 2007• Pilot schools selected August 2007

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Purpose

• Strengthen partnerships

• Improve teacher preparation

• Provide professional development

• Enhance PK-12 student achievement

• Facilitate inquiry

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Field Experiences

• Level 1: – exploration of teaching – 30 hours – usually one day/week– students should teach one lesson

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Field Experiences

• Level II:– instructional planning, assessment, and

reflection– usually 3-5 days over 4-weeks– students teach two lessons– teacher work sample– 25 hours

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Field Experiences

• Level III:– pedagogy within content area– hours and requirements vary

• Student Teaching: – two eight-week placements – full time teaching in schools

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PDS Pilot Placements

Fall 2007 Spring 2008

Level 1 28 76

Level 2 25 23

Level 3 28 0

Total 81 99

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Enhancing Field Experiences

• Additional Support supervisors site coordinators

• Additional Expectations• Increased Collaboration

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Theory-Practice Connections

• Dynamics of Human Development• Learning and Instruction in Classroom

Context• Elementary Classroom Management

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Theory-Practice Connections

• Middle Level Classroom Management• Teaching Middle School Mathematics• Literacy Methods Courses

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Professional Development

• Mentoring Pre-service Teachers Introductory course Second level course

• Content-Specific Pedagogy Math Literacy

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OrganizationalStructure

Governance Committee

Learning Communities

Committee

Supervisory Committee

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Governance Committee

• Membership Waterloo and Cedar Falls school leaders UNI Teacher Education leaders

• Mission represent stakeholders set policy and procedures strategic planning

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Learning Communities Committee

• Membership UNI faculty, across levels and colleges

• Mission enhanced learning environment curriculum development encourage inquiry-based teaching

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Supervisory Committee

• Membership retired teachers, student teaching coordinators lab school teachers, graduate students

• Mission Roles and responsibilities of supervisors Support field experience

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Assessment and Research

• Surveys

• Interviews

• Observations

• Teacher Work Samples

• Performance-based assessments

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Results to Date

• Placements up in pilot schools

• Teachers have responded positively

• Supervision adds value

• Wider participation at the University

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Next Steps

• 2008-2009

Designate additional site coordinators

Expand professional development

Increase assessment and research

Examine sustainability

Enhance coordination and communication

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PDS Pilot Study

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