SMART 2005 Team Reports

SMART 2006 Team Reports

Team Members: Dr. Parsons’ Preservice teachers (NYC: January 2007) 5-10 members to be recruited @NYC Jayne A. Pierce, Facilitator

Team Name (e.g. Delaware Elementary): Write the Academic Summer Young Adult Literature Group number of Year Institute YALG Teacher 2006—2007, participants for 5-10 each period. Team Location and Focus (e.g. Delaware—ESL literacy) Lower East Side, Manhattan Public/Private School After school Program

Data analyzed on teacher learning and results (e.g. Faculty surveys, teachers reflective journals) Participant/student lesson plans for each title. Track ELA scores prior to Discussion Groups for student participants and teachers’ classroom students.

Data analyzed on student learning and results: (e.g. annual literacy assessments/NYS report card disaggregated data for 4th grade ELA, analysis of rubric scores on students writing samples each quarter for students in vs. not in the program):

Rubrics for each NYS grade level participant vs. balanced literacy technique employed in discussion group assessing reading comprehension thru the use of running records. Devise a rubric based on the State rubric applicable to Book Discussion techniques employed in study group.

Action Plan for 2005-6 (list objectives, activities, people responsible, month by month for the academic year. E.g. September— Peng will recruit teachers for ESL study group to focus on analyzing various models of ESL instruction, October-teacher team members recruit/select students to participate in the College Experience and pair with Candidate writing partners—pre- assess students’ writing samples…)

Jayne A. Pierce, School Librarian, Facilitator.

2006 SUMMER INSTITUTE: Reviewed sources for book selection, including ALA, YALS, Internet Public Library for Teens. Contacted book vendor: Baker & Taylor. Forward to SMART office for purchases: Budget $150. Discussion of methodology for attracting participants. Listed agency after school options

AUGUST: Make final title selections based on defined criteria. Order post-its for participants to aid in maintaining reading and noting pages to review for written question development.

SEPTEMBER: Contact neighborhood CBOs for student participation. MAX: 8 students or 4 teachers with 4 students. Inform preservice teachers of title to be read for NYC mini-seminar in January.

OCTOBER: Begin modeling discussion techniques. Participants determine written criteria for book selection. Pierce will supply review sources both for teen access and professional literature for teachers including nationwide examples of criteria statements Set meeting schedule thru May, 2007.(every week ideal, no less than every other week) determine number of pages/chapters to be read before each mtg. and use of writer’s notebooks. Post on SMART webpage. Review processes thru discussion. Possibly taping or Pierce’s notes.

NOVEMBER: Complete collection of student data, organize assessment files/methods/storage of data aka work sample. Continue discussion mtgs. Title 2 should be completed by Veteran’s Day. Contact Dr.Parsons (SMART @ Oswego) to set preservice January mtg. schedule, inc. syllabus.

DECEMBER: Continue participant meetings with written and verbal discussion questions. Collect school report cards. Inform participants of SUNY Oswego preservice participation/observations.

JANUARY: Continue participant discussions. Begin mini-seminar for preservice teachers. Assimilate their feedback thru their lesson plans, reflection journals, and evaluation form.

FEBRUARY: Continue discussions, collecting student data, lesson plans, title critiques, etc.

MARCH: ditto

APRIL: Field trip to Teen Central @ Donnell Library Center. Pierce will have arranged with NYPL YA librarians for book talks, library card absolution/registration. Continue seminar discussion mtgs.

MAY: Complete seminar. Produce manual for titles discussed 2006-7. Compile student data, including report cards, NYS exam data for student participants vs. nonparticipants.

JUNE: Attend Project SMART @ Oswego. Bring data, analyze, assess beginning expectations (September) with June findings. Draft annual report using GESA policies, data and what it says. Research academic/library literature for submission avenues. Compile list of options, confer with SMART professors. Determine submission guidelines to see if annual report can be extended to meet journal/s criteria, Draft/write. Please address how your project meets the attached standards that are marked with an *. (Beyerbach and Burrell will meet with each team to discuss how you can do this).

Revised June 20, 2006