1. NAPDS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016
“A PDS Story”
Presented By:
Dr. Michelle Cosmah,
Ms. Irene Lang Kleiman &
Dr. Jean Eagle
Miami University
NAPDS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016

2. Let’s create a project and then present at NAPDS next year!
I wonder how we can help our teacher candidates feel more comfortable in the field?
Let’s create a project and then present at NAPDS next year!
Conference 2015
Atlanta, GA

3. “Once Upon a Time…” (add storybook)
Picture of classroom (left side)
T standing at chalkboard (right side)
How will we help TC be confident in literacy instruction

4. Miami University-Hamilton City Schools Partnership
The Setting
Miami University-Hamilton City Schools Partnership
Jean

5. Middle School Students University Faculty
The Characters
Teacher Candidates
Mentor Teachers
Middle School Students
University Faculty
Irene

6. School-Driven Inquiry Mutual Professional Development
1. A comprehensive mission that is broad in outreach & scope to advance.
2. Commitment to preparing future teachers & active engagement.
The Plot
8. Work by faculty in formal roles across institutional settings.
9. Dedicated & shared resources & formal rewards & recognition structures.
Preservice Education
PreK-12 Education
School-Driven Inquiry
Mutual Professional Development
4. A shared commitment to innovative & reflective practice.
5. Engagement in & public sharing of investigative results.
3. An ongoing & reciprocal development for all participants.
4. A shared commitment to innovative & reflective practice.
Miami University Partnership Quadrant
&
Alignment with the
9 Essentials of NAPDS
Jean
Paraphrased from NAPDS 9 essentials

7. So Here is Our Story
Recruitment of TCs and MTs
Creating the project

8. And Then... Creating form (screenshot) Scheduling
Form for feedback access
Pilot

9. Enter the Fairy Godmother
Nexus Tablets for Mentor Teachers & Teacher Candidates
Surface Tablets for Faculty Members
Texts & Gift Cards

10. But then Came the Problems...
Schools’ Schedules
Faculties’ Commitments
Ambitious Feedback Form
Too Many Goals (Where was the 1 Big Thing?)

11. In the Nick of Time...A Solution!
Focusing on scaffolded instruction
Using technology more effectively
Videotaping
Feedback tool
Determining our 1 Big Thing

12. “And they lived happily ever after...”

13. Would You Like to Hear More about
“A PDS Story”?
Please Contact Us:
Dr. Jean Eagle:
Dr. Michelle Cosmah:
Ms. Irene Lang Kleiman: