Indiana University South Bend Summer Lab School Program 2015: A - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Indiana University South Bend Summer Lab School Program 2015: A Partnership with Mary Beck Elementary Pearson Conference on Engaging Learners October 27, 2015

Introductions & Overview • Presenters • Agenda • Questions  Why is Lab School important?  How did Lab School start?  What was the plan at Mary Beck  How did it make a difference for the Mentor Teachers?  How did it make a difference for Teacher Candidates?  How does Lab School impact IUSB’s TEP?  What areas of Lab School need improvement? • Next Steps

Why is Lab School important? Dean Marvin Lynn Indiana University South Bend School of Education

• initial partnership with 4 How did Lab colleges/universities School start? • grant funded • Elkhart Community Schools

• Hiring process ○ recruiting What was the ○ applications • Hiring of mentor teachers plan at • Student selection • Curriculum/Daily schedule Mary Beck? • Professional Development • Donations ○ Better World Books ○ Target

• 3 weeks of small group, hands How did this on, literature and science oriented lessons. experience impact • Club participation • Innovative and enthusiastic Mary Beck teachers for possible employment. Elementary? • Data

Attendance & Reading Data Lab School 2015 Attendance Data Lab School 2015 Reading Level Data 30 20 18 25 16 14 20 12 10 15 8 6 10 4 2 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maintained or Improved Reading Level Total Invited Total Attended Attended 10 or more days Total Number of Students

• Observe lessons in action • Feedback to help teacher How did it make candidates grow • Personal teaching practice a difference reflections • Model lessons and behavior for the Mentor management techniques. • Co-teaching with candidates in Teachers? different stages of their pre- service teaching program

• The first day of school How did it make • Creating meaningful a difference for relationships • Creating lessons that matter Teacher • Collaboration Candidates? • Building confidence • Employment

How does Lab School impact • Accreditation • Field experience and student IUSB’s teacher teaching experiences • Curriculum education program?

What areas of • Identify Mentor Teachers early Lab School • Incentives for students for attendance and positive need participation in Lab School • Invite community members to Mary improvement? Beck • Visits from district administration

Next Steps • Seek funding • Begin planning process early • Include Mentor Teachers in PD, curricular decisions, selection processes of Teacher Candidates & students • Identify data needs • Create a video

Dr. Marvin Lynn Dean of Education Indiana University South Bend lynnm@iusb.edu Talandra Neff Director of Student Teaching and tneff@iusb.edu Clinical Practices Indiana University South Bend Sydney Beauchamp Professor Elementary Education sbontra1@iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend 2nd grade Mary Beck Elementary cdarr@elkhart.k12.in.us Carla Darr Jennifer Benak 4th grade Mary Beck Elementary jbenak@elkhart.k12.in.us Indiana University South Bend Graduate (Class of 2015)