Creative Classroom Collaboratives (C 3 ): Research Update December 1, 2011 Sponsored B y: Eastern Suffolk BOCES Presented By: Susanne Hartnett

1 Four Goals of C 3 Project 1.Build capacity of Teachers and Teaching Artists to incorporate collaborative practice in their instruction and to encourage creative expression in their students. 2.Increase student engagement in critical thinking processes and improve their achievement in critical 21 st Century Skills, art, and core academic areas. 3.Reform school planning to better integrate essential 21 st Century Skills across the school community through relevant engagement in the arts. 4.Share the tools and lessons learned through the project with NYS and the larger education community.

2 Goal 1: To build the capacity of teachers and teaching artists to incorporate collaborative practice in their instruction and to encourage creative expression in their students. OutcomeSourceTimeline All participants (100%) will develop at least 2 unit plans related to district curriculum maps for collaborative units of study Project Documentation (Lesson Plans) Fall (Trt only) 75% of participants will report increase use of and skill in cooperative instruction and common vocabulary Teacher Survey; Teaching Artist Survey; Arts and Media Specialist Survey Summer & Spring (Trt only) 75% of participants will report improved attitudes about collaborative instruction Teacher Survey; Teaching Artist Survey; Arts and Media Specialist Survey Summer & Spring (Trt only)

3 OutcomeSourceTimeline Treatment students’ gains in reading/language arts and mathematics will significantly exceed those of comparison students Achievement Tests (NYS EL & NYS Math) Spring (Trt & Ctrl) Treatment students’ gains in 21 st Century skills and National Standards for the Arts K4 skills will significantly exceed those of comparison students 21 st Century skills rubricFall & Spring (Trt & Ctrl) Goal 2: To increase student engagement in critical thinking processes and improve their achievement in critical 21 st Century Skills and core academic areas.

4 OutcomeSourceTimeline On average, treatment schools will demonstrate greater increases over baseline in allocation of resources for arts integration than comparison schools School Budgets and/or School Improvement Plans Fall (Trt & Ctrl) All (100%) of participating schools will increase inclusion of 21 st Century skills across the curriculum Project/School Documentation; School Improvement Plans Fall (Trt only) Goal 3: To reform school planning in order to better integrate essential 21 st Century skills across the school community through relevant engagement in the arts.

5 Goal 4: To share the tools and lessons learned through the AEMDD grant project with NYS and the larger education community. OutcomeSourceTimeline One web-based toolkit will be publicly accessible for download via the Eastern Suffolk BOCES website by the end of the grant period Project Documentation (Website/Toolkit) Spring, Year 4 Project and evaluation team will submit proposals to present at a minimum of three conferences to share success and challenges Project Documentation (Presentations) Spring, Years 3 and 4

BASELINE DATA 6 Responses from Teachers, Art Specialists and Principals Reflecting on School Year

7 Teachers’ Engagement in the Arts for Personal Enjoyment

8 Teacher Experiences with Collaborative Teaching Activities

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10 Teacher Experiences Working with Teaching Artists

11 Teacher Connections between Arts and Classroom Curriculum

12 Arts Specialist 1 Experiences with Cooperative Instruction in the Classroom 1 Includes both Arts and Media Specialists

13 Principal Assessment of Teachers 1 (Treatment Only) 1 Principals completed assessments for each participating teacher.

14 Questions? Comments?