The Hesse K8 School & Georgia Southern University PDS Partnership
Hesse/GSU Partnership ● DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOU ○ Based on the National Association for Professional Development Schools Essentials ○ Formal Recognition by Board of Ed, Superintendent, University President ● DEVELOPMENT OF A SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ○ Identified specific roles and responsibilities ○ Included criteria for internships, professional development, and areas for scholarship and research ● INCLUDED A MODEL FOR TEACHER INDUCTION TO SUPPORT INTERNS
Professional Development School: ● Intern Experience ● Professional Learning Opportunities ● Action Research A true partnership is reciprocal.
Intern Experience ● Rigorous Application Process ○ Professor recommendation ○ Interview with PDS Liaisons from GSU and Hesse ○ Mentor Teacher Selection ● Year long Experience ○ Incoming Teacher Orientation ○ Pre-planning ○ Attend weekly PLC meetings ○ Monthly Professional Development ○ THRIVE: Classroom and Multiple School visits
Professional Learning Opportunities Professional Learning Opportunities for staff: ● 6+1 Traits Writing ○ STEM ○ ○ ELL - Words Their Way Graphic Organizers ○ ○ Mentoring/Coaching Best Grading Practices ○ ● Grants ○ STEM Grant Literacy Grant ○ ● Resources University accomodations and Staff ○ Eureka Math manipulatives ○ ○ Literacy teacher resources Access to technology ○
Research ● Publications ● Presentations at Conferences ● Teacher Retention Research
Other impacts of the PDS ● College Courses on Hesse Campus ● Expanding into Middle Grades ● International Students
PDS Interns Employed by SCCPSS Heard Elementary School Hesse K8 School Godley Station K8 School Jacob G Smith Elementary School Juliet Gordon Low Elementary School Largo-Tibet Elementary School May Howard Elementary School Rice Creek School
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