Learning+Community

I. **Learning Community** - The PDS recognizes and supports the distinct learning needs of faculty/staff, interns, students, parents, and community members. A. -- PDS partners collaboratively integrate PreK- 12 instructional content priorities in the teacher education program and field-based experiences. B. -- Interns engage in the full range of teacher activities in the school community. C. -- Interns are placed in cohorts and reflect on learning experiences with their cohort peers and IHE and school faculty. || **Continuing Professional Development** A. -- PDS partners collaboratively create, conduct and participate in needs-based professional development to improve instruction and positively impact student achievement. B. -- PDS partners plan and participate in activities where all school staff is encouraged to support and interact with interns. C. -- School and campus-based instructional activities are informed by PDS experiences. || **Research and Inquiry** A. -- PDS partners collaboratively engage in inquiry and/or action research. B. -- PDS partners disseminate results of research/inquiry activities. || **Student Achievement** A. -- IHE and school faculty model the use of state/local learning outcomes and assessments in coursework and field experiences. B. -- Interns demonstrate competency in using specified learning outcomes and assessments to plan, deliver and assess instruction. ||  ||
 * **Teacher Preparation**
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 * 2 interns participated in the Howard County Saturday Math Academy. They taught math to children from all schools in the community to help lessen the achievement gap. || A. This is a sign in sheet for an after school collaborative planning session for ELA. Teachers were given time to explore common core resources, meet and plan with teams, and consult reading specialists and/literacy coach. PDS funds were used to pay teachers for their time.[[file:After school LA PD sign-up.docx]] ||  || This is a CFIP discussion summary. Teachers and interns actively discuss and analyze student data and learning trends to develop future lessons, strategies and learning experiences. ||   ||   ||
 * 1 intern volunteered during the TSES reading night. She also recruited members from her sorority to assist that night as well. || To prepare for their full takeover, interns met with their mentors, math support staff, and English/LA support staff to do long range planning. We worked together to find resources that would support the learning taking place in quarter 3. (TSES) ||  || [[file:cfip 2nd grade.docx]] ||   ||
 * || A. As a Liaison team we met virtually to attend to the items on our Steering Committee agenda through Zoom, an app designed for video conference calls. Using Zoom we were able to all have the opportunity to participate from collaboratively from different locations to support our schools and intern programs.

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