PDS PRESENTATION

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Here is Mary's PDS Partnership presentation from Monday 21st November.

PDS Presentation

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Stephanie

Knowing that we're going to start wordsmithing about our purpose, I'm placing this document on here to give us other words describing the "ideal" PDS.

The NAPDS Award for Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement

Purpose:

The NAPDS Award for Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement recognizes Professional Development School relationships for their ongoing contributions to the mission and vision of the National Association for Professional Development Schools in creating and sustaining genuine collaborative partnerships between P-12 and higher education which shapes educator leadership and practice.

Eligibility:

Nominees for the award must include, at a minimum, one school/district and one college/university that are in a formalized Professional Development School relationship. Nominations for the award are restricted to such relationships which support, through one or more individual memberships, the work of the NAPDS. Nominees must have had their PDS work presented at the PDS National Conference by one or more individuals at least once since 2007.

Selection Criteria:

Selection for the award will be based on the nine essentials of PDS work detailed in the April 2008 NAPDS statement titled "What It Means to be a Professional Development School." (The full statement can be found at http://www.napds.org.) These nine essentials are:

· a comprehensive mission that is broader in its outreach and scope than the mission of any partner and that furthers the education profession and its responsibility to advance equity within schools and, by potential extension, the broader community;

· a school-university culture committed to the preparation of future educators that embraces their active engagement in the school community;

· ongoing and reciprocal professional development for all participants guided by need;

· a shared commitment to innovative and reflective practice by all participants;

· engagement in and public sharing of the results of deliberate investigations of practice by respective participants;

· an articulation agreement developed by the respective participants delineating the roles and responsibilities of all involved;

· a structure that allows all participants a forum for ongoing governance, reflection, and collaboration;

· work by college/university faculty and P-12 faculty in formal roles across institutional settings; and

· dedicated and shared resources and formal rewards and recognition structures.

Award Submissions:

Nominations must be received electronically in the NAPDS national office (napds@mailbox.sc.edu) no later than 4:30 PM EST Monday, October 3, 2011.

Applicants for the 2012 award must provide:

1. A cover sheet that includes:

a. the name, title, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address for the individual serving as the Primary Contact;

b. the names and positions of all individuals who contributed to the writing of the application;

c. the names of all members of the partnership who are current NAPDS members; and

d. the date(s) and title(s) of the presentation(s) and the name(s) of the presenter(s) for presentation(s) made on the work of the partnership at the PDS National Conference since 2007.

2. A concise, well-sequenced narrative of no more than 20 double-spaced pages (12 pt. font) which addresses the PDS essentials by providing:

a. an explanation of how the PDS mission is broader in its outreach and scope than the mission of any partner and furthers the education profession and its responsibility to advance equity within schools and, by potential extension, the broader community (essential 1);

b. a brief description of the formal and, if appropriate, any informal roles played by both college/university and P-12 faculty across institutional settings (essential 8);

c. an explanation of how the organizational structure of the relationship encourages collaboration, reflection, and regular communication among participants (essentials 6 & 7);

d. a description of how resources are dedicated and shared across school/university and P-12 settings and how participants are formally rewarded and recognized for their contributions to the relationship (essential 9);

e. a summary of the work of the relationship in preparing future educators in the 2010-2011 academic year, including an explanation of how the P-12 setting embraces the teacher candidates' active engagement in the school community (essential 2);

f. a description of how professional development is provided on a regular basis for all participants (essential 3);

g. a description of the relationship's innovative and reflective practices that are explicit, mutually determined by PDS participants, and demonstrably enhance student learning (essential 4);

h. an explanation of how best practice is routinely examined and shared with others, both within and outside of the PDS relationship (essential 5); and

i. with the essentials in mind, the accomplishments and achievements of which the PDS is most proud.

Not included in the 20 pages, but as appendices, please attach:

1. a copy of the relationship's mission statement;

2. a copy of the relationship's written articulation agreement; and

3. a diagram of the relationship's organizational structure.

*Incomplete nominations will not be considered.

link to Winthrop University Website

Here is the link to the Winthrop University website

Prezi Link

This presentation did what presentations tend to do: formed more ideas and created more questions. Perfect! Now let's collect some of those ideas so we can build on them.

Please add your expertise to the presentation, as you are able. Everyone who uses the link below is listed as an editor. I haven't tried it, so I'm hoping that it works. Because we want to focus it on "ground level", let's but an end-date of June 1 on it. If you don't feel comfortable working with Prezi, I'd be happy to gather information via e-mail (carolyn.loney@gmail) by this date.

Exciting stuff...and exciting to see ideas grow into practice.

http://prezi.com/invitation_to_collaborate/7958627495a45e59f781e56b474b02ce5582e778/

Making Connections at SITE

This week I am attending and presenting a brief research paper/presentation at the annual SITE (Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education) conference.

Amid the special interest groups and tracks at the conference where those dedicated to teacher education programs. I fit a few of the presentations into my schedule and I found some of the discussion has been centered on the issues discussed with this group.

Certainly much of the focus of those at SITE has been focused on effective ways to integrate technology, but throughout the sessions has been a call to better connect the practice of in-service teachers, pre-service teachers, and practice research.

Shared at one presentation was a report produced by numerous representatives from a variety of national groups including NCATE, ISTE, AACTE, and AERA (among others). I’ve skimmed through the report that was produced and thought it was worthy of sharing with this group.  Lots of overlap with the NCATE document shared by Faye.

If you wanted to follow the going-ons of SITE you can follow the conversations on Twitter using the hashtag #site2011. Points of interest that I thought were relevant to this group would be the continued work being done on TPACK and the number of districts pumping money into interactive whiteboards (choose your own flavor) with not much planning of what to do with them once they are installed. Lots of folks using them as high-tech chalk boards.

Summary to date

I've been to a few conferences, and I've found that a clear and focused understanding of why one is attending the conference makes it more likely for one to bring home ideas that can be implemented. As a participant in the upcoming conference, I offer this summary of our current discussions so that it can guide our information gathering while at the conference. Please make comments to continue clarifying our mission! I would really like to see this project take flight.

MISSION: To create a strong and viable PDS in River Falls.

PRIMARY BENEFITS:

For Student participants

- More time spent on the art and the possibilities of teaching and less on navigating climate and procedural information

- Surrounded in proximity by other students in the same process – fosters a community of student learners supporting and encouraging each other

For River Falls MS/HS

- The ability to tie-in to University expertise in content areas and in current research

- Ability to see technology and current/innovative teaching methods first-hand via demonstrations or in student-teacher methods

- Breaking down silos

For University

- A means by which to attract passionate students to the education program at the secondary level

- A way to understand the current educational and other needs of secondary students so as to guide the instruction of student teachers to meet those needs

- A venue for practical application for the student teacher

- Breaking down silos

In creating this PDS, a strong professional bridge will connect the University, the Student Teachers involved in the PDS, and the High School and Middle School.

Our PDS description:

- Big idea: Innovation

- Incorporates Effective Technology

- Includes the Communication of Creative and Critical Practice for high Student Engagement

- Includes Personalized Learning: for University students and for MMS/RFHS students

- Includes a way to assess and evaluate our effectiveness

Some ideas as to how this could work:

- PT3 Grant similarity?

- Use teacher education classes for PDS students (special section) spend mornings in the schools, then connect to the university classroom.

- Mentor for overall program. 50% release for university personnel and school personnel. In the building presence, visibility, in the schools.

Purpose of PDS conference:

- To learn by the experiences of others: What works, what doesn’t with regard to Marketing, Financing, Organization, Scheduling, Other?

- To offer ideas for “catchy umbrella titles” that fit River Falls' focus points

- To create relationships that will encourage the development of our PDS

- To bring these ideas home for further study, which will then lead to implementation

Email Notifications

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See you all soon!

Stephanie