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Bold Conversations to Enrich Classroom Practice Lisa Davis Rougeou, M.A., NBCT Martha Young Rhymes, Ed.D. Donna Beauboeuf, M.Ed. Slide 2 NWP www.nwp.orgwww.nwp.org NSUWP www.nsuwp.orgwww.nsuwp.org K-16 Partnership Philosophy: Teachers Teaching Teachers Slide 3 Learning Leadership: Acquiring an Identity Learning Collegiality: Building Community Learning to Make Conflict Productive Learning from Practice: Reflecting on New and Old Knowledge from Ann Lieberman and Linda Friedrichs How Teachers Become Leaders: Learning from Practice and Research. Teachers College Press, NY, 2010. How Teachers Become Leaders Slide 4 1. How would K-12 educators respond to a book study/pedagogy discussion opportunity with a higher ed colleague? 2. How would higher ed faculty respond to a book study/pedagogy discussion opportunity with a K-12 colleague? 3. How would they approach the project? 4. What would be the benefits of such a project for each professionally? K-16 Inquiry: Initial Questions Slide 5 1) What benefits do you see from being involved in a K-16 partnership? 2) What would a K-16 partnership look like in your setting? Think and Write Slide 6 Timeline: September 2009-January 2010 Participants: 10 K-12 and 10 university faculty partners Shared Texts: Paulo Freires Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage Thomas Newkirks Holding on to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones: Six Literacy Principles Worth Fighting For K-16 Partnership: Phase One Slide 7 Provide environment to support a collegial relationship between K-16 educators Provide opportunities and resources for analysis and reflection of teaching practice Observe and collect each partnerships protocol for book study and pedagogy discussion Provide opportunity for partners to share their observations of both the philosophies of the texts, as well as observations/reflections about the partnership itself Phase One Goals: Slide 8 Reflective writings submitted by each partnership E-mail correspondence between partners January 2010 share session and round-table discussion Partners who chose to continue to Phase Two Phase One Outcomes: Slide 9 Timeline: January 2010-August 2010 Participants: 6 K-12 and 6 university faculty partners Shared Texts: Grace Hall McEntee, et al. At the Heart of Teaching: A Guide to Reflective Practice Stephen Brookfields Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher K-16 Partnership Phase Two Slide 10 Provide environment to support a collegial relationship between K-16 educators Provide opportunities and resources for analysis and reflection of teaching practice Observe and collect each partnerships protocol for book study and pedagogy discussion in a workshop proposal Provide opportunity for partners to share their observations of both the philosophies of the texts, as well as observations/reflections about the partnership itself in a co-authored professional article Phase Two Goals: Slide 11 E-mail correspondence between partners June 2010 share session of workshop proposal and writing ideas Workshop proposals for Literacy Lagniappe and co-authored articles submitted August 2010 Anthology: Powerful Conversations: K-16 Writing and Inquiry Partnerships (in final editing stage) Requests for continuance of K-16 partnership opportunities Ongoing collaborative projects between partners Phase Two Outcomes: Slide 12 Writing Project Coordinator Professional Development Literature Circle Professional Development Elementary Lab Connection Redesign of First-Grade Report Card National Common Core Standards K-16 Partnership Partnership in Action: Beginning Conversations Slide 13 Book Sharing Pedagogy of Freedom by Paulo Freire Holding on to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones by Thomas Newkirk Joint Report to all Collaborators Newkirk Paraphrased Freire Reflections Phase One: Forging the Partnership Slide 14 Retreat & proposal Using Childrens Literature to Support the Development of Content Literacy Reflective paper for the NWP Anthology Presentation at State Literacy Lagniappe Conference with Lisa Wiggins, E. Lab Media Specialist Decision to continue the work... Slide 15 Using Childrens Literature to Support the Development of Literacy Slide 16 Shared Inspirations: Carol Avery Donalyn Miller Slide 17 Shared Practices: Katie Wood Ray Marcia Freeman Slide 18 Action Research Project: A First-Grade Classroom Teacher and a University Teacher Educator Join Ranks to Enhance Students Literacy Development & Enrich Teacher Candidates Clinical Practice Phase Two as Agents of Change: Toward Practical Application Slide 19 A Qualitative inquiry of possible benefits... 1.to 1 st grade students involved in the routine practices of a reading/writing workshop approach 2.to pre-service teachers who collaborate with a first-grade veteran teacher to learn the planning, managing, and assessing of a reading/writing workshop 3.to pre-service teachers who participate in an on- site practicum with increased involvement with students and instructor availability Action Research Goals Slide 20 Written observations from pre-service teachers Student notebooks, showing productivity & growth over year Quality & originality of student writing in comparison with writing in other 1 st grade classes Quality of pre-service Writing Plans using writing workshop philosophy Pre-service teacher ratings for program Ongoing Study & Data Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 Slide 26 Slide 27 Donna with Zoe: A young author in the making! Slide 28 Shifted focus to practicum format for methods On-Site Classes at the E. Lab Increased instructor availability Required Writing Lesson Plan Changing the Approach for the ELA Methods Practicum Slide 29 In the classroom In the school: Professional Learning Community Teachers Teaching Teachers! Voice, autonomy, self-assessment Changes in Professional Practices Slide 30 Publications & research Partnership ideas with specific focuses Administrator emphasis Whats next for K-16 Partnerships? Slide 31 Revisit your earlier Think and Write and jot additional ideas or questions you may now have. Please contribute to the conversation by sharing your ideas and/or questions. Questions and More Ideas Slide 32 Session #2210. Please visit www.ascd.org/evaluations to let us know how it went. (3/25 4/11)www.ascd.org/evaluations Email us: Donna dbeauboeuf@nat.k12.la.usdbeauboeuf@nat.k12.la.us Lisa rougeoul@nsula.edurougeoul@nsula.edu Martha rhymesm@nsula.edurhymesm@nsula.edu Session Evaluations Slide 33