Creating Communities of Learning, Inquiry & Connection:

Building The Westfield Professional Development School Network

Westfield Professional Development School Network

Westfield State College

&

Westfield Public Schools

For Information Contact:

Nitza M. Hidalgo, Ed.D.Professor of Education & Director, WPDS NetworkWestfield State College

(413) 572-5318nhidalgo@wsc.ma.edu

WPDS Network

Abner Gibbs School

Westfield State College

Southampton Road School

Moseley School

Highland School

FranklinAvenue School

WPDSNetwork

WPDS Faculty

What is the WPDS Network?

The Westfield Professional Development School Network is a Partnership between Westfield State College and five Westfield Public Elementary Schools.

How can you get involved?

Apply to the PDS internship program. Take any of the following classes:

• ED 220 Schools in American Culture (Raker)• ED 221 Students with Special Needs (Goff & Redditt)• ED 304 Teaching Writing & Expressive Art K-6 (Itterly) • ED 306 Elementary Curriculum (Knowles & Sullivan)• ED 317 Analysis & Correction of Reading Difficulties

(Itterly)• ED 319 Principles of Teaching & Learning (Templeton)• ED 335 Literacy Instruction for English Language

Learners (Berkowitz)

What is the WPDS Internship?

The internship is an integrated, year-long pre-practicum/practicum experience within a single classroom in a WPDS elementary school.

Students take their Curriculum course in the Fall and Student Teach in the Spring.

Students are monitored in their Fall pre-practicum by a WSC professor. In the Spring, the same professor becomes students’ practicum supervisor.

Intern Requirements:• B average in Education courses.• Must have passed all the teacher tests prior to internship.• Must have met the diversity requirement in previous pre-

practicum courses.• Must have had different grade level assignments in previous

pre-practicum courses.

Who are the WPDS faculty?

Prof. Sandy Berkowitz Prof. B. J. Goff Prof. Nitza Hidalgo Prof. Kathy Itterly Prof. Trudy Knowles Prof. David Raker Prof. Susan Redditt Prof. Peggy Sullivan Prof. Lolly Templeton

Professional Continuum

TeacherCandidates

Practitioners

College Faculty

What are our Goals?

To Improve Teacher Education at the Undergraduate Level

To Provide Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers at the Elementary School Level

WPDS History: Fall 1999

WSC Faculty Meetings: Fall 1999 First Conversation: December 7,

1999

WPDS History: Spring 2000

WPDS Network Proposal, May 2000• Submitted to WSC Administration

End of Year Luncheon, May 23, 2000• Retreat Planning Committee established

WPDS History: 2000-2001

Retreat: October 28, 2000• Memorandum of Understanding

Signed by WSC & WPS administrators

• Formal Launch of the WPDS Network• Preliminary Definition of PDS Identity

WPDS History: 2000-2001

Eisenhower Grant Funding • Academic year 2000-2001

Teacher-in-Residence Program• Begins, September 2000

Needs Assessment• All five schools participated

Forty five teachers responded

WPDS History: 2000-2001

Individual School Action Plans First College/School Projects

• Based on Action Plans• Connected to Needs Assessment

WPDS Organizational Chart

PDS Public School Liaisons Abner Gibbs: M. Ochs & B. Taylor Franklin Ave.: E. McEwan Highland: C. Roberge Moseley: P. Burke Southampton: A. M. Buell

PDS College Liaisons WSC: S. Berkowitz

B.J. Goff N. Hidalgo K. Itterly T. Knowles D. Raker S. Redditt P. Sullivan L. Templeton

PDS Planning Committee WSC: S. Berkowitz

B.J. Goff M. Henley N. Hidalgo K. Itterly T. Knowles J. Martin-Rehrmann P. Miller D. Raker S. Redditt P. Sullivan L. Templeton

WPS: M. Adams J. Bastien A. M. Buell P. Burke F. Chojnowski L. Clark-Yvon D. Cloutier C. Gant J. Gibbons S. Hagen L. Korzenecki K. MacLean C. Manfredi E. McEwan M. Ochs D. O’Neil P. Parsons C. Roberge M. Roman B. Taylor R. Witherell

PDS Director: N. M. Hidalgo

PDS Coordinator: P. Burke

Revised: 11/18/04

PDS Advisory Committee WSC: J. Martin-Rehrmann

M. Henley WPS: S. Hagen

Westfield Professional Development School Network Organizational Chart (2004-2005)

PDS Student Interns

S. Baral A. Bombard C. Boutot J. Cameron C. Demsey S. Edwards L. Hammond R. LaFleur R. Scavotto E. Stoppel

PDS Intern Cooperating Teachers Franklin Ave.:

L. DiMartino S. Dargie

Highland: J. McKinnon

C. Roberge Moseley: P. Burke M. Florek M. Roman Southampton Road: F. Chojnowski

L. Korzenecki P. Lewis

Critical Stakeholders

Teacher Teams • teacher liaison

Building Principals PDS College Faculty Dean of Education (WSC) Director of Personnel (WPS) PDS Coordinator PDS Director

WPDS Organizational Chart

What are some WPDS Activities?

Hold Monthly Meetings Conduct Individual School Projects Provide On-Site Graduate Courses Direct the Multi-School PDS Internship

Program Promote Co-Teaching activities Organize an End-of-Year Conference Publish Newsletters

WPDS Components

Monthly Meetings Individual School Projects Teacher & Faculty Liaisons Teacher-In-Residence Co-Teaching

WPDS Partnership

Abner GibbsSchool

Westfield State College

SouthamptonRoad School

Moseley School

Highland School

Franklin AvenueSchool

WestfieldProfessionalDevelopment

SchoolNetwork

Perspectives

College• Dean of Education• Student Intern• Student

College Admin. Perspective

Dean of Education Provides Insights on How the WPDS Benefits the College

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College Student Perspective

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College Student Perspective

Prepracticum Student Talks about Working in the After School Homework Club

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Perspectives

School• Administrative• Practitioner• Students

Administrative Perspective

Benefits of WPDS at the Elem. Schools

Strengthens the relationship between WSC and WPS

Prepares new teachers

Professional Development

Supports teachers and schools

Administrative Perspective

WPDS Impact on Elem. Schools

College as a resource

Staff involvement in courses

Achievement for students

Better prepared pre-service students

Administrative Perspective

Future Goals & Projects

Involve more schools

Model programs at schools

Expand prepracticum & practicum opportunities

Practitioner Perspective

More Direct Services to Children

Children benefit greatly

Develop programs where there are gaps & needs

Nature of services change as needs change

Practitioner Perspective

Input into the Education of Teacher Candidates

Teaching workshops and courses at the college

Discussions with faculty about pre-service programs

Practitioner Perspective

Strengthens the skills & knowledge of practitioners

Continuing education by college faculty

Input by college faculty on special projects & areas of need

Greater participation

Elem. Ed. Student Perspective

Southampton Road School Students Talk about the After School Homework Club

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Southampton Road School

Southampton RoadTeam

Teacher Liaison

Faculty Liaison

After School Homework Club

Increased Presenceof WSC Students

Year-Long Internship Program

Co-Teaching

On-Site Courses

WPDS Liaisons @ SRS

Teacher Liaison Faculty Liaison

WPDS Activities @ SRS

Co-Teaching Year Long

Internship

WPDS Activities @ SRS

After School Homework Club

Increased Roles Taken by WSC Students Each Year

WPDS Activities @ SRS

On-Site Graduate Level Technology Courses• Teacher Tools in the

Wired Classroom• Utilizing Teacher

Tools in the Wired Classroom

WPDS Activities @ SRS

Daily increased presence of WSC students

Struggles

Commitment from College & District Money/Yearly Funding From Academic

Affairs & School System Release Time Levels of Participation Turnover of Staff

WPDS Network Vision

WPDS Network Continues to Evolve• Changing programs and participants

Our Reputation has Grown in the District• More schools want to join or take our students

Documentation of PDS as a Reform Effort• Systematic data collection

Greater Impact on Teaching and Learning• College level & school level

Moseley Elementary School

Moseley Team

NeedsAssessment

TeacherLiaison

FacultyLiaison

MulticulturalCelebration

Project

Year-longInternshipProgram

Co-Teaching

On-SiteCourses

Highland Elementary School

Highland Team

TeacherLiaison

FacultyLiaison

Apprenticeship Model

Integration of the Arts Project

Year-LongInternship Program

Co-Teaching

Abner Gibbs Elementary School

Abner Gibbs Team

Teacher Liaison

FacultyLiaison

Responsive Classroom

Project

Co-Teaching

On-Site Course

Franklin Avenue School

Franklin Ave.Team

Teacher Liaison

MentoringProgram

Year-LongInternship Program

Co-Teaching