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Meeting in the Middle Emerging Roles and Structures

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Page 1: PDS Renewal

Meeting in the MiddleMeeting in the MiddleEmerging Roles and StructuresEmerging Roles and Structures

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The Benedum Collaborative:The Benedum Collaborative:

Collaboration is all processes wherein people work together —applying both to the work of individuals as well as larger collectives and societies.

The Benedum Collaborative is a collection of PDS teachers, PDS administrators, and WVU faculty who work together to improve the education process through teacher preparation and professional development.

Collaboration is all processes wherein people work together —applying both to the work of individuals as well as larger collectives and societies.

The Benedum Collaborative is a collection of PDS teachers, PDS administrators, and WVU faculty who work together to improve the education process through teacher preparation and professional development.

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5 Belief Statements: 5 Belief Statements: All in a PDS are learners.

All in a PDS have the opportunity for success.

The organization of a PDS encourages

all to be empowered.

A PDS fosters an environment of mutual respect.

A PDS promotes curriculum and instruction that evolves from continual review and that reflects the school's vision.

All in a PDS are learners.

All in a PDS have the opportunity for success.

The organization of a PDS encourages

all to be empowered.

A PDS fosters an environment of mutual respect.

A PDS promotes curriculum and instruction that evolves from continual review and that reflects the school's vision.

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Focus of the work: the simultaneous renewal of schools

and teacher education

Focus of the work: the simultaneous renewal of schools

and teacher education

Goal One: To redesign the Teacher Education Program at West Virginia University

Goal One: To redesign the Teacher Education Program at West Virginia University

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The 5 year teacher The 5 year teacher education program:education program:

Is a dual-degree Is a dual-degree program in which program in which students students simultaneously simultaneously pursue a pursue a Bachelor Bachelor of Arts or Scienceof Arts or Science and a and a Master of Arts Master of Arts in Educationin Education   

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has a clear set of has a clear set of research-based program research-based program goals and carefully goals and carefully sequenced learning sequenced learning experiences experiences 

includes rigorous includes rigorous selection and selection and performance performance requirements that are requirements that are relevant to effective relevant to effective teaching practice teaching practice 

has a clear set of has a clear set of research-based program research-based program goals and carefully goals and carefully sequenced learning sequenced learning experiences experiences 

includes rigorous includes rigorous selection and selection and performance performance requirements that are requirements that are relevant to effective relevant to effective teaching practice teaching practice 

The 5 year teacher The 5 year teacher education program:education program:

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Three StrandsThree Strands

Technology Strand Diversity Strand Special Needs Strand

This helps pre-service teachers develop skills & attitudes necessary to successfully address these areas in the classroom.

Technology Strand Diversity Strand Special Needs Strand

This helps pre-service teachers develop skills & attitudes necessary to successfully address these areas in the classroom.

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provides students with more than provides students with more than 10001000 hourshours of experience in public school of experience in public school classrooms   classrooms   

provides students with more than provides students with more than 10001000 hourshours of experience in public school of experience in public school classrooms   classrooms   

The 5 year teacher education The 5 year teacher education program:program:

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Program Component Timeline Time Frame

Volunteer Experience60 hours in educational setting

Years 1 & 2

Tutor Experience2 hrs/week in PDS

Year 3

Participant Experience5 hrs/week fall; 14 hrs/week spring in PDS

Year 4

InternshipEntire fall semester engaged in teaching responsibilities in PDS

Year 5

Professional Development Semester Spring semester-135 hours professional service to PDS

Year 5

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Focus of the work: the simultaneous renewal of schools

and teacher education

Focus of the work: the simultaneous renewal of schools

and teacher education

Goal Two: To establish professional development schools (PDS)

Goal Two: To establish professional development schools (PDS)

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What does it mean to be a What does it mean to be a PDS?PDS?

PDS schools arePDS schools are::

sites of sites of "best practices“"best practices“

centers of inquirycenters of inquiry

empowered communitiesempowered communities

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The Benedum CollaborativeThe Benedum Collaborative

Established in 1990 Partnership among 31

PDSs in 5 counties in north central West Virginia and West Virginia University

Supported by the Benedum Foundation in Pittsburgh, PA and the state of West Virginia

Established in 1990 Partnership among 31

PDSs in 5 counties in north central West Virginia and West Virginia University

Supported by the Benedum Foundation in Pittsburgh, PA and the state of West Virginia

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Focus of the work: the simultaneous renewal of schools

and teacher education

Focus of the work: the simultaneous renewal of schools

and teacher education

Goal Three: To establish collaborative strategies and relationships to make these changes last (the Governance Structure)

Goal Three: To establish collaborative strategies and relationships to make these changes last (the Governance Structure)

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Governance StructureGovernance Structure

PDS PDS Principals Principals NetworkNetwork

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Principals NetworkPrincipals Network

Purpose: Exploring issues related to leadership

in a schoolExploring issues related to leadership

in a university partnershipSupporting and collaborating in the

work of the site-chair and teacher education coordinator in their school

Purpose: Exploring issues related to leadership

in a schoolExploring issues related to leadership

in a university partnershipSupporting and collaborating in the

work of the site-chair and teacher education coordinator in their school

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Governance StructureGovernance Structure

PDS PDS Principals Principals NetworkNetwork

PDS Site Steering

Committee Chairs

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Site Steering Committee Chairs

Site Steering Committee Chairs

Organizing and managing the steering committee in collaboration with WVU faculty at their PDS school which:

Organizes, manages, and disseminates professional development and professional development opportunities

Provides leadership for site-based renewal efforts

Provides a voice for the PDS within the Collaborative and guidance for the mission of the Collaborative at the PDS

Organizing and managing the steering committee in collaboration with WVU faculty at their PDS school which:

Organizes, manages, and disseminates professional development and professional development opportunities

Provides leadership for site-based renewal efforts

Provides a voice for the PDS within the Collaborative and guidance for the mission of the Collaborative at the PDS

Debbie Johnson, Site-Steering Committee Chair, East Dale

Elementary

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Governance StructureGovernance Structure

PDS PDS Principals Principals NetworkNetwork

PDS Teacher

Education Site

Coordinators

PDS Site Steering

Committee Chairs

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Teacher Education Coordinators

Teacher Education Coordinators

Coordinates pre-service teaching placements within the school.

Providing leadership to teacher education in PDSs in collaboration with WVU faculty

Serves as a mentor for host teachers and pre-service teachers

Maintains a budget for the program

Collaborates with WVU to improve the pre-service program

Coordinates pre-service teaching placements within the school.

Providing leadership to teacher education in PDSs in collaboration with WVU faculty

Serves as a mentor for host teachers and pre-service teachers

Maintains a budget for the program

Collaborates with WVU to improve the pre-service program

Kaye McCrory, Benedum Fellow and retired TEC from Suncrest Primary

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Governance StructureGovernance Structure

PDS PDS Principals Principals NetworkNetwork

WVU Teacher

Education Faculty and

Liaisons

PDS Teacher

Education Site

Coordinators

PDS Site Steering

Committee Chairs

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WVU Teacher Education Faculty and Liaisons

WVU Teacher Education Faculty and Liaisons

Purpose: Collaborating with PDS faculty around

teacher educationCollaborate with PDS faculty around

school renewal and professional development

Collaborate with research Provide a cross-departmental structure

for providing oversight to the five-year teacher education program

Purpose: Collaborating with PDS faculty around

teacher educationCollaborate with PDS faculty around

school renewal and professional development

Collaborate with research Provide a cross-departmental structure

for providing oversight to the five-year teacher education program

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Governance StructureGovernance Structure

PDS PDS Principals Principals NetworkNetwork

WVU Teacher

Education Faculty and

Liaisons

PDS Teacher

Education Site

Coordinators

PDS Site Steering

Committee Chairs

Cross-site Steering

Committee and Executive

Committee

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Cross-site Steering and Cross-site Executive

Committee

Cross-site Steering and Cross-site Executive

CommitteeCross-site Steering Committee

(CSSC) Purpose: Overseeing/making

key decisions related to all the work of the Benedum Collaborative

Cross-site Steering Committee’s Executive Committee

Purpose: Comprised of chairs of all governance groups, this committee creates the agenda for CSSC meetings and advises the Director.

Cross-site Steering Committee (CSSC)

Purpose: Overseeing/making key decisions related to all the work of the Benedum Collaborative

Cross-site Steering Committee’s Executive Committee

Purpose: Comprised of chairs of all governance groups, this committee creates the agenda for CSSC meetings and advises the Director.

Sarah Steel, Interim Director of the Benedum Collaborative

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What are the advantages to working in a PDS?

What are the advantages to working in a PDS?

The greatest advantage to the PDS model is that it empowers teachers to make decisions regarding the education of their classroom students, pre-service students, and themselves as continual learners.

You are the best one to know what you need be successful.

The greatest advantage to the PDS model is that it empowers teachers to make decisions regarding the education of their classroom students, pre-service students, and themselves as continual learners.

You are the best one to know what you need be successful.

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Other Advantages to being a PDS include:

Other Advantages to being a PDS include:

Access to pre-service teachers who are testing current research based practices in education

Research opportunitiesProfessional Development

opportunitiesEmpowerment of faculty – teachers

have a voice and the opportunity to collaborate with each other and with Higher Education

Access to pre-service teachers who are testing current research based practices in education

Research opportunitiesProfessional Development

opportunitiesEmpowerment of faculty – teachers

have a voice and the opportunity to collaborate with each other and with Higher Education

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The EndThe End

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