creating communities of learning, inquiry & connection: building the westfield professional...
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Creating Communities of Learning, Inquiry & Connection:
Building The Westfield Professional Development School Network
Westfield Professional Development School Network
Westfield State College
&
Westfield Public Schools
For Information Contact:
Nitza M. Hidalgo, Ed.D.Professor of Education & Director, WPDS NetworkWestfield State College
(413) [email protected]
WPDS Network
Abner Gibbs School
Westfield State College
Southampton Road School
Moseley School
Highland School
FranklinAvenue School
WPDSNetwork
WPDS Faculty
What is the WPDS Network?
The Westfield Professional Development School Network is a Partnership between Westfield State College and five Westfield Public Elementary Schools.
How can you get involved?
Apply to the PDS internship program. Take any of the following classes:
• ED 220 Schools in American Culture (Raker)• ED 221 Students with Special Needs (Goff & Redditt)• ED 304 Teaching Writing & Expressive Art K-6 (Itterly) • ED 306 Elementary Curriculum (Knowles & Sullivan)• ED 317 Analysis & Correction of Reading Difficulties
(Itterly)• ED 319 Principles of Teaching & Learning (Templeton)• ED 335 Literacy Instruction for English Language
Learners (Berkowitz)
What is the WPDS Internship?
The internship is an integrated, year-long pre-practicum/practicum experience within a single classroom in a WPDS elementary school.
Students take their Curriculum course in the Fall and Student Teach in the Spring.
Students are monitored in their Fall pre-practicum by a WSC professor. In the Spring, the same professor becomes students’ practicum supervisor.
Intern Requirements:• B average in Education courses.• Must have passed all the teacher tests prior to internship.• Must have met the diversity requirement in previous pre-
practicum courses.• Must have had different grade level assignments in previous
pre-practicum courses.
Who are the WPDS faculty?
Prof. Sandy Berkowitz Prof. B. J. Goff Prof. Nitza Hidalgo Prof. Kathy Itterly Prof. Trudy Knowles Prof. David Raker Prof. Susan Redditt Prof. Peggy Sullivan Prof. Lolly Templeton
Professional Continuum
TeacherCandidates
Practitioners
College Faculty
What are our Goals?
To Improve Teacher Education at the Undergraduate Level
To Provide Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers at the Elementary School Level
WPDS History: Fall 1999
WSC Faculty Meetings: Fall 1999 First Conversation: December 7,
1999
WPDS History: Spring 2000
WPDS Network Proposal, May 2000• Submitted to WSC Administration
End of Year Luncheon, May 23, 2000• Retreat Planning Committee established
WPDS History: 2000-2001
Retreat: October 28, 2000• Memorandum of Understanding
Signed by WSC & WPS administrators
• Formal Launch of the WPDS Network• Preliminary Definition of PDS Identity
WPDS History: 2000-2001
Eisenhower Grant Funding • Academic year 2000-2001
Teacher-in-Residence Program• Begins, September 2000
Needs Assessment• All five schools participated
Forty five teachers responded
WPDS History: 2000-2001
Individual School Action Plans First College/School Projects
• Based on Action Plans• Connected to Needs Assessment
WPDS Organizational Chart
PDS Public School Liaisons Abner Gibbs: M. Ochs & B. Taylor Franklin Ave.: E. McEwan Highland: C. Roberge Moseley: P. Burke Southampton: A. M. Buell
PDS College Liaisons WSC: S. Berkowitz
B.J. Goff N. Hidalgo K. Itterly T. Knowles D. Raker S. Redditt P. Sullivan L. Templeton
PDS Planning Committee WSC: S. Berkowitz
B.J. Goff M. Henley N. Hidalgo K. Itterly T. Knowles J. Martin-Rehrmann P. Miller D. Raker S. Redditt P. Sullivan L. Templeton
WPS: M. Adams J. Bastien A. M. Buell P. Burke F. Chojnowski L. Clark-Yvon D. Cloutier C. Gant J. Gibbons S. Hagen L. Korzenecki K. MacLean C. Manfredi E. McEwan M. Ochs D. O’Neil P. Parsons C. Roberge M. Roman B. Taylor R. Witherell
PDS Director: N. M. Hidalgo
PDS Coordinator: P. Burke
Revised: 11/18/04
PDS Advisory Committee WSC: J. Martin-Rehrmann
M. Henley WPS: S. Hagen
Westfield Professional Development School Network Organizational Chart (2004-2005)
PDS Student Interns
S. Baral A. Bombard C. Boutot J. Cameron C. Demsey S. Edwards L. Hammond R. LaFleur R. Scavotto E. Stoppel
PDS Intern Cooperating Teachers Franklin Ave.:
L. DiMartino S. Dargie
Highland: J. McKinnon
C. Roberge Moseley: P. Burke M. Florek M. Roman Southampton Road: F. Chojnowski
L. Korzenecki P. Lewis
Critical Stakeholders
Teacher Teams • teacher liaison
Building Principals PDS College Faculty Dean of Education (WSC) Director of Personnel (WPS) PDS Coordinator PDS Director
WPDS Organizational Chart
What are some WPDS Activities?
Hold Monthly Meetings Conduct Individual School Projects Provide On-Site Graduate Courses Direct the Multi-School PDS Internship
Program Promote Co-Teaching activities Organize an End-of-Year Conference Publish Newsletters
WPDS Components
Monthly Meetings Individual School Projects Teacher & Faculty Liaisons Teacher-In-Residence Co-Teaching
WPDS Partnership
Abner GibbsSchool
Westfield State College
SouthamptonRoad School
Moseley School
Highland School
Franklin AvenueSchool
WestfieldProfessionalDevelopment
SchoolNetwork
Perspectives
College• Dean of Education• Student Intern• Student
College Admin. Perspective
Dean of Education Provides Insights on How the WPDS Benefits the College
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College Student Perspective
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College Student Perspective
Prepracticum Student Talks about Working in the After School Homework Club
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Perspectives
School• Administrative• Practitioner• Students
Administrative Perspective
Benefits of WPDS at the Elem. Schools
Strengthens the relationship between WSC and WPS
Prepares new teachers
Professional Development
Supports teachers and schools
Administrative Perspective
WPDS Impact on Elem. Schools
College as a resource
Staff involvement in courses
Achievement for students
Better prepared pre-service students
Administrative Perspective
Future Goals & Projects
Involve more schools
Model programs at schools
Expand prepracticum & practicum opportunities
Practitioner Perspective
More Direct Services to Children
Children benefit greatly
Develop programs where there are gaps & needs
Nature of services change as needs change
Practitioner Perspective
Input into the Education of Teacher Candidates
Teaching workshops and courses at the college
Discussions with faculty about pre-service programs
Practitioner Perspective
Strengthens the skills & knowledge of practitioners
Continuing education by college faculty
Input by college faculty on special projects & areas of need
Greater participation
Elem. Ed. Student Perspective
Southampton Road School Students Talk about the After School Homework Club
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Southampton Road School
Southampton RoadTeam
Teacher Liaison
Faculty Liaison
After School Homework Club
Increased Presenceof WSC Students
Year-Long Internship Program
Co-Teaching
On-Site Courses
WPDS Liaisons @ SRS
Teacher Liaison Faculty Liaison
WPDS Activities @ SRS
Co-Teaching Year Long
Internship
WPDS Activities @ SRS
After School Homework Club
Increased Roles Taken by WSC Students Each Year
WPDS Activities @ SRS
On-Site Graduate Level Technology Courses• Teacher Tools in the
Wired Classroom• Utilizing Teacher
Tools in the Wired Classroom
WPDS Activities @ SRS
Daily increased presence of WSC students
Struggles
Commitment from College & District Money/Yearly Funding From Academic
Affairs & School System Release Time Levels of Participation Turnover of Staff
WPDS Network Vision
WPDS Network Continues to Evolve• Changing programs and participants
Our Reputation has Grown in the District• More schools want to join or take our students
Documentation of PDS as a Reform Effort• Systematic data collection
Greater Impact on Teaching and Learning• College level & school level
Moseley Elementary School
Moseley Team
NeedsAssessment
TeacherLiaison
FacultyLiaison
MulticulturalCelebration
Project
Year-longInternshipProgram
Co-Teaching
On-SiteCourses
Highland Elementary School
Highland Team
TeacherLiaison
FacultyLiaison
Apprenticeship Model
Integration of the Arts Project
Year-LongInternship Program
Co-Teaching
Abner Gibbs Elementary School
Abner Gibbs Team
Teacher Liaison
FacultyLiaison
Responsive Classroom
Project
Co-Teaching
On-Site Course
Franklin Avenue School
Franklin Ave.Team
Teacher Liaison
MentoringProgram
Year-LongInternship Program
Co-Teaching