Collaboration as Professional Development for Preservice Teachers

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Collaboration as
Professional Development for
Preservice Teachers

• Dr. Sherry PowersandDr. Pam PettyWestern
  Kentucky University

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Dr. Sherry PowersDepartment HeadSpecial
Instructional ProgramsWestern Kentucky
Universitysherry.powers_at_wku.eduhttp//edtech.wku
.edu/spowers
Dr. Pamela PettyAssociate Professor of
LiteracySpecial Instructional ProgramsWestern
Kentucky Universitypamela.petty_at_wku.eduhttp//ww
w.pampetty.com
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Reciprocal Benefits

• The Winning Combination of
  Wants, Needs, Services

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Research Objectives

• This study measures the
• effectiveness of field-based reading methods
  courses in a K-12 after-school learning program
  at five housing authority centers
• field placements provide experiences in teaching
  reading and writing with populations of students
  that represent many different ethic groups, as
  many as 22 different languages, and a 98
  diversity and at-risk rate
• measure college students growth and proficiency
  in teaching reading and writing with
  considerations for diverse learners

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WKU Field Placement Data

• Survey information from Site Supervisors/Tutors
  at Housing Authority
• Survey information from WKU students who
  performed course work and service learning at the
  Housing Authoritys Learning Centers (After
  School Program/Summer Program)
• Pre-Post data from children participating in
  After School and Summer Programs
• Compass Learning Odyssey
• Word Recognition
• Comprehension
• Survey information from WKU faculty in
  partnership with the Housing Authority

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Pre and Post Surveyhttp//www.pampetty.com/HApost
spring2006.htm

• 1.  Positive aspects of field work/service
  learning you did at the Housing Authority.  (you
  can list these 1, 2, 3 or in a paragraph)
• 2.  AAHA moment What did you learn through your
  experience at the Housing Authority's Learning
  Centers that you didnt know before?
• 3.  How did your experience at the HA change your
  views of or the way you teach and interact with
  diverse populations of students?
• 4.  What suggestions do you have for how to make
  this field/experience/service learning a better
  experience for 420 students?
• 5.  How would you rate the education value of
  this experience in terms of making you a better
  reading teacher and citizen?

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WKU Service Learning at Housing Authority of
Bowling Green - After School Program
1299 contact hours
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Positive aspects of field work/service learning
you did at the Housing Authority. 
field prep
diversity
personal
atmosphere
Tutors/SS
class size
community involvement
flex hours
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AAHA moment What did you learn through your
experience at the Learning Centers that you
didnt know before?
diversity
want to learn
patience
personal
talented bright
social problems
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How did your experience change your views of or
the way you teach and interact with diverse
populations of students?
appreciation
diverse bg
social issues
patience
kids/kids
fear
opportunity gap
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Courses Connected to After School Program

• Reading Methods Courses Elementary and
  Middle/Secondary
• Book club and trip to the Underground Railroad
  Museum in Cincinnati
• Book club and trip to The Watsons go to
  Birmingham (Curtis)
• Exceptional Education 4 professors
• Includes parenting component
• Library Media 1 professor
• Categorizing and cataloging of new learning
  libraries
• Adult Education 1 professor
• Connection with Reach Higher Program
  http//www.pampetty.com/habgwku.htm

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In their own Words
Teaching at the Learning Centers, I learned so
many things that I didnt expect. When I arrived
on day one at the complex I walked in and found
that I was in an atmosphere that I didnt expect.
For the first time in my life I was placed in a
situation where I was the minority. At the
beginning I felt so uncomfortable, but as I was
there longer and interacted with the children
more I realized that pretty soon color faded away
and at the end of the day they were just kids and
I was just like any other teacher they had ever
had. I have learned from this experience not to
go into any classroom with pre-conceived notions
children are just that children.
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In their own Words

• On my first day going to the learning center I
  was nervous about being around these children I
  was afraid they would not accept me and not
  understand what I was doing there. But after my
  first day I looked forward to going back and
  interacting with this group of students, who were
  no different than any other children. I was able
  appreciate our differences and see just how
  similar we all are. These children are my
  favorites.

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