Governor

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Governors Urban Academy

• David Alisesky

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Academy Daily Schedule

• 730 A.M. Breakfast
• 830 A.M. Instructional Program Begins
• 1215 Lunch
• 1245 P.M. Team Planning, Except for Friday
• 200 P.M. Instructional Program Resumes
• 645 P.M. Dinner
• Specific Times, Classes, Rooms etc. are Listed in
  the Schedule

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Special Events

• Sunday-Making Change for School Improvement
• Monday-Beating the Odds
• Tuesday-Utilizing Learning Styles Cognitive
  Research in the Urban Classroom Evidence to
  Excellence Study Groups

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Special Events

• Wednesday-Meeting the Needs of Diverse Student
  Learners Administrators - Educating Tomorrows
  Leaders A Sneak Peek into Emerging Learning
  Technologies
• Thursday-Effective Classroom Strategies
  Preventing Discipline Problems Say No to
  Bullying! Implementing an Effective Bullying
  Prevention Program

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Special Events

• Theatre show could not be scheduled on Monday
  evening due to collective bargaining for
  actors/actresses

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Academy Visitors

• Deputy Secretary, Office of Postsecondary and
  Higher Education
• State System of Higher Education Officials

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Graduate Credit

• Must meet ALL Academy requirements
• Must complete content baseline and pass final
  assessment with at least a score of four (4)
• Must complete and submit all required forms and
  surveys--Teaching and Learning Improvement Plans
  and Assessment Instruments

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Graduate Credit Continued

• Must attend ALL class sessions and scheduled
  evening activities
• Must submit team Final Reflection Activity forms
• Must complete and file an approved team Teaching
  and Learning Improvement Plan

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Professional Development Outcomes

• Two graduate credits awarded by California
  University of Pennsylvania
• Two graduate credits qualify to fulfill the
  continuing education requirements of Act 48
• No cost to participants for graduate credits
• Must meet or exceed all established requirements
  to receive two graduate credits

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Friday Activities

• Complete Academy Final Content Assessment
• Recognition Ceremonies and Awarding of
  Certificates
• Concluding Activities

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Program Improvements

• Specially-Designed Strand for Administrators
• Team planning scheduled for one room
• Team Final Reflection Activity Sheet
• Mentor(s) identified in acceptance letter

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Program ImprovementsContinued

• Team Teaching and Learning Improvement Plan is
  web-based
• Samples of Teaching and Learning Improvement
  Plans are available from team mentor
• Evaluation instruments are to be completed
  on-line

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Team Mentors

• Mentor responsibilities
• To assist designated team(s) at ALL planning
  times and to answer questions about the Academy
  and its program
• To provide advice, guidance and direction as
  team(s) develop Teaching and Learning Improvement
  Plan
• To request the assistance of a content-subject
  specialist, if needed by team(s)

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Team Mentors Continued

• Mentor responsibilities
• To provide team(s) with password for typing plan
  on-line
• To approve, sign and receive handwritten Teaching
  and Learning Improvement Plan as it is typed
  on-line
• To submit handwritten plan to the Academy
  leadership

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Team Arrangements

• Educators who registered without a team have been
  grouped with other educators to facilitate the
  development of Teaching and Learning Improvement
  Plans
• Educators from the same school district, but
  different buildings have been grouped together to
  facilitate the development of Teaching and
  Learning Improvement Plans

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EMERGENCY INFORMATION

• Emergency during the evening or night hours dial
  x3110 from any courtesy phone or 484-664-3110
  from other phone
• Non-emergency, dial x3100 from any courtesy phone
  or 484-664-3100 from other phone

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EMERGENCY INFO CONTINUED

• Medical clinic is open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. 7 days a
  week at Cedar Crest Emergicenter, located at 1101
  S. Cedar Crest Boulevard. Telephone
  610-435-3111.

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Planning and Support

• Hosted by Muhlenberg College
• Administered by the PA Academy for the Profession
  of Teaching and Learning
• Supported by the Pennsylvania Department of
  Education

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Planning Team

• PA Academy for the Profession of Teaching and
  Learning
• PA Department of Education
• State System Universities
• John T. Cica Consultant Services

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Planning Team Continued

• Pittsburgh City Schools
• Teachers and Administrators
• Muhlenberg College
• Learning How

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Planning Team Continued

• Allentown School District
• Research for Better Schools
• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
• Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers

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Key Individuals

• Susan Byrne, George Bonekemper Harry Miller -
  Muhlenberg College
• All Instructors Session Leaders
• David Alisesky - Governors Urban Academy
  Committee Facilitator

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Key Individuals Continued

• Linda Benedetto - PDE
• Stephen Pavlak - PA Academy for the Profession of
  Teaching and Learning
• Michael McCullough - PA Academy for the
  Profession of Teaching and Learning
• Rhoda Fox - PA Academy for the Profession of
  Teaching and Learning

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Key Individuals Continued

• John Cica - John T. Cica Consultant Services
• Jeff Faw - Learning How
• Michael S. Matukaitis - IU 16
• Geoff Craven - IU 16

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Governors Urban Academy

• Continuous Professional Development Opportunities