Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Breakout Session V1: 9:00-9:45am
Session 6A
Location: Indian Trail (2nd floor)
Facilitator: Alma Rodriguez
Facilitator: Alma Rodriguez
Using Student Data on Test Preparation to Inform Education Preparation Programs
Esdras Cantao
Certify Teacher
Esdras Cantao
Certify Teacher
There is an increased emphasis by the federal government for states to truly hold teacher preparation programs to a clear standard of quality based on student outcomes. Multiple measures to assess teacher training program quality are in the works. Feedback systems to drive program changes are the tools of choice. This presentation describes an existing customizable data set tool that includes information on candidates’ knowledge and skill on the content they will be teaching in the classroom and how it helps drive performance improvement in the competency tests. Several examples will be shared in an interactive session with the audience.
Session 6B
Location: Bass-Bush
Facilitator: Catheryn Weitman
Facilitator: Catheryn Weitman
Gifted Education for Bilingual Students: Promising Potential
Dr. Patsy J. Robles-Goodwin & Dr. Kimberly M. Tyler
Texas Wesleyan University
Dr. Patsy J. Robles-Goodwin & Dr. Kimberly M. Tyler
Texas Wesleyan University
In order to best meet the unique needs of our bilingual gifted students, we must first be able to identify who these students are. This session will help school districts and teachers identify characteristics prevalent in this under-identified and underserved population. Issues common to gifted bilingual students will also be discussed in an effort to not only properly identify and service, but to nurture these students in the talent development process.
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Session 6C
Location: Hamilton-Lebanon
Facilitator: Sara Longford
Facilitator: Sara Longford
The Time is Now for Family and Community Engagement
Mary M. Harris & M. Jean Keller
University of North Texas
Mary M. Harris & M. Jean Keller
University of North Texas
Years of research confirm both the relationship between family engagement and student success and the failure of teacher preparation to address this priority. The community-based emphasis of HB 5 and increasing competition among schools elevate the importance of school engagement of all families in their children’s education. Partners in Education: The Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family Partnerships (Mapp & Kuttner, 2013) sets a new vision for this work. This priority must be emphasized in teacher preparation programs so candidates are well prepared to engage all families in assuring children’s academic and career success.
Session 6D
Location: Ranger Sea Biscuit
Facilitator: Jim Todd
Facilitator: Jim Todd
Evidence-Based Practices in Classroom Management: What Our Teachers Should Know
Diane Myers, Ph.D.
Texas Woman's University
Diane Myers, Ph.D.
Texas Woman's University
This presentation will explore how to best prepare teachers to implement evidence-based practices in classroom management. These practices include (a) maximizing structure, (b) establishing and teaching expectations, (c) actively engaging students, (d) supporting appropriate behavior, and (e) discouraging inappropriate behavior (Simonsen & Myers, 2015). The presentation will provide the conceptual framework for these practices; in addition, there will be an overview of the five categories and applied examples for each. Other topics include cultural considerations in classroom management and incorporating effective classroom management training into teacher preparation programs.
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Session 6E
Location: Frisco I
Facilitator: Zach Rozell
Facilitator: Zach Rozell
Challenging the Ethics in Educational Leadership: Using Social Justice Action to Disrupt the Rhetoric of the Dominant Discourse
Larry C. Bryant, Ph.D., University of North Texas at Dallas
Gina Stevenson, M.S., Mansfield Independent School District
Sheila Williams, M.S., Dallas Independent School District
Larry C. Bryant, Ph.D., University of North Texas at Dallas
Gina Stevenson, M.S., Mansfield Independent School District
Sheila Williams, M.S., Dallas Independent School District
In exploring the current landscape of educational discourse, many unethical policies and pedagogies have resulted in unintended consequences. Historically, educational policies have erred when restricting the Constitutional liberties of marginalized groups, however, in many instances these policies were solely enacted to silence civil disobedience. For participants, after one year of taking a social justice course, they were charged with exploring the impact of the injustices in educational policies and pedagogy. Specifically, they were tasked with imagining how they inadvertently maintained the social oppression of others. Additionally, participants discuss how their experience has benefitted them in addressing oppressive educational discourse.
Session 6F
Location: Frisco 3
Facilitator: Carolyn Bray
Facilitator: Carolyn Bray
Innovative Collaboration through the Mind, Brain, and Education Research Schools Network
Marc Schwartz & Jeanne Gerlach
University of Texas-Arlington
Marc Schwartz & Jeanne Gerlach
University of Texas-Arlington
The presentation focuses on the revitalization of John Dewey’s concept of the laboratory school through a collaboration between the SW Center for Mind, Brain and Education at the University of Texas-Arlington and Arlington ISD. The collaboration seeks to identify meaningful research agendas that respect and support the agendas of practitioners, researchers and policy makers. A major vehicle that facilitates this process is the new master’s degree in Mind, Brain and Education; a two-year degree that allows students to use ideas from the cognitive neurosciences and apply them in traditional and non-traditional learning contexts.
Session 6G
Location: Frisco 4
Facilitator: Amanda Rudoloph
Facilitator: Amanda Rudoloph
From Guest to Partner: Building and Sustaining Mutually Beneficial Relationships with Local Schools
Phil Roberson, Ph.D. & Andrea Pawelek, M.A.
Texas A&M International University
Phil Roberson, Ph.D. & Andrea Pawelek, M.A.
Texas A&M International University
This presentation provides an overview of a sustained university-public school partnership that provides one-on-one literacy intervention for school-identified struggling readers. Students served are economically disadvantaged English language learners in grades 1-3. Tutors are pre-service teacher candidates. Emphasis is on “win-win” partnership building, shared goals and resources, and moving beyond the “guests-in-the school” status as teacher educators.
Session 6H
Location: Frisco 5
Facilitator: Paula Hollis
Facilitator: Paula Hollis
Short Term Study Abroad: Creating Culturally Responsive Teachers
Paula Griffin, Ed.D.
Stephen F. Austin State University
Paula Griffin, Ed.D.
Stephen F. Austin State University
This qualitative study included four female first year teachers who shared a common study abroad experience prior to initial certification. Participants studied abroad in Italy for ten days investigating various educational settings and cultural sites and were involved in a research study to determine perceptions related to cultural and self-awareness. More than twelve months later each teacher participated in three semi-structured individual tiered interviews to determine how the experience affected instructional pedagogy. The study revealed unique applications of perceptions related to cultural and self-awareness learned while abroad.
Session 6I
Location: Frisco 7
Facilitator: Lidia Zatopek
Facilitator: Lidia Zatopek
International Travel: Impacting Pre-Service Teachers' Experiences
Lorrie Webb, Ed.D. & Robin Kapavik, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Lorrie Webb, Ed.D. & Robin Kapavik, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Have you ever thought about leading pre-service teachers on a study abroad trip? Join us to learn about our experiences leading future teachers to international destinations. In addition to discussing what worked well and what didn’t work well, we’ll share our ongoing research project findings and culminating student website projects.
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Theme Roundtables
Location: Frisco 2
Facilitators: John Miazga (Table 1), Dawn Parker (Table 2), Daniella Varela (Table 3)
Facilitators: John Miazga (Table 1), Dawn Parker (Table 2), Daniella Varela (Table 3)
Consistent with our theme, "Future: The Time is NOW!", each breakout session will have a Theme Roundtable to include three tables with assigned facilitators who will guide the conversations and record the ideas shared. Come and hear the ideas and actions of others in taking more proactive roles in our profession. Share what’s happening in your work. Our specific focus will be on how to enable an effective, incentivized teacher career pathway in our schools, which consistently recruit for the profession. Instead of waiting for a top down initiative, let’s start our own from the bottom up.