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Summer Lab School Program 2015: A Partnership with Mary Beck Elementary

Indiana University South Bend

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

How did Lab School start?

• initial partnership with 4

colleges/universities

• grant funded
• Elkhart Community Schools

What was the plan at Mary Beck?

• Hiring process

○ recruiting ○ applications

• Hiring of mentor teachers
• Student selection
• Curriculum/Daily schedule
• Professional Development
• Donations

○ Better World Books ○ Target

How did this experience impact Mary Beck Elementary?

• 3 weeks of small group, hands
• n, literature and science
• riented lessons.
• Club participation
• Innovative and enthusiastic

teachers for possible employment.

• Data

Attendance & Reading Data

5 10 15 20 25 30 1 2 3 4 5 6

Lab School 2015 Attendance Data

Total Invited Total Attended Attended 10 or more days 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 1 2 3 4 5 6

Lab School 2015 Reading Level Data

Maintained or Improved Reading Level Total Number of Students

How did it make a difference for the Mentor Teachers?

• Observe lessons in action
• Feedback to help teacher

candidates grow

• Personal teaching practice

reflections

• Model lessons and behavior

management techniques.

• Co-teaching with candidates in

different stages of their pre- service teaching program

How did it make a difference for Teacher Candidates?

• The first day of school
• Creating meaningful

relationships

• Creating lessons that matter
• Collaboration
• Building confidence
• Employment

How does Lab School impact IUSB’s teacher education program?

• Accreditation
• Field experience and student

teaching experiences

• Curriculum

What areas of Lab School need improvement?

• Identify Mentor Teachers early
• Incentives for students for

attendance and positive participation in Lab School

• Invite community members to Mary

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 Carla Darr 2nd grade Mary Beck Elementary cdarr@elkhart.k12.in.us Jennifer Benak 4th grade Mary Beck Elementary jbenak@elkhart.k12.in.us Indiana University South Bend Graduate (Class of 2015)