    |
The Urban Teacher Academy
DAILY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
MONDAY, JULY 6TH
"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove . . . but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child." –Kathy Davis
8:30-9:00—WELCOME RECEPTION-
TCNJ LIBRARY- AUDITORIUM LOBBY
9:00- WELCOME REMARKS/INTRODUCTIONS
• DR. R. BARBARA GITENSTEIN
PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
• DR. SHARON SHERMAN
PROFESSOR OF ELEMENTARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PRE-ENGINEERING; PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE TQE-R GRANT
• LILLIAN RUFFO
PROGRAM ASSISTANT, 2006 UTA STUDENT, AND TCNJ JUNIOR
• VIDEO/REMARKS-“FROM CRADLE TO PRISON”
LILLIAN RUFFO
9:30-10:15 a.m. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
WHY BECOME AN URBAN TEACHER?
• MR. ERIC THOMAS, FOURTH GRADE TEACHER, STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TRENTON
10:15-10:30 a.m. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
10:40-10:50 a.m.—PROGRAM CONTINUES IN 136 OF ARMSTRONG HALL
PROGRAM REVIEW AND IMPORTANT REMINDERS-MR. FIEBER
• SIGN-UP-SOUP KITCHEN/MERCER ELEMENTARY/CAPPELLO SCHOOL
• CANNED FOOD DONATI0N-WEDNESDAY
• PLEASE WEAR T-SHIRT ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH FOR OUR FIELD TRIP
10:50-11:30 a.m. -STUDENT INTRODUCTIONS—GETTING TO KNOW EACH
OTHER- ICE BREAKING EXERCISES
STUDENTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO NINE GROUPS OF FIVE STUDENTS
1-2-8 1-3-5
3-4-9 THEN 4-6-8
5-6-7 7-2-9
EACH PERSON INTRODUCES HIM/HERSELF; SHARES ONE INTERESTING PERSONAL OR FAMILY FACT; WHAT GRADE LEVEL AND SUBJECT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT TEACHING?; ONE ACTIVITY/HOBBY YOU LIKE TO DO OUT OF SCHOOL; AND WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL OR HERO IN LIFE?
REPEAT THIS PROCESS AS TIME PERMITS
11:40-12:30 p.m.-LUNCH
12:40-12:55 p.m.-TALK BACK DISCUSSION-GROUP DISCUSSION
REFLECTIONS: SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS/REACTIONS TO MR. THOMAS’ PRESENTATION.
1:00-1:50 p.m. -TCNJ CAMPUS TOUR
2:00-4:15 p.m.-TRUE COLORS INTERACTIVE EXERCISE
• MRS. MARY SWITZER
GENDER EQUITY/DIVERSITY COACH AND FAMILY TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM DIRECTOR
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR TOMORROW:
PLEASE BRING YOUR 1-2 PAGE LETTER ABOUT THE TEACHER WHO MOST INFLUENCED YOUR LIFE. PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY THIS TEACHER MADE SUCH AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE TO YOU, ACADEMICALLY AND/OR PERSONALLY.
PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR LETTER IN GROUP DISCUSSION ON TUESDAY.
TUESDAY, JULY 7TH
“No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness, and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.”- Emma Golman
REMINDER: PLEASE WEAR UTA T-SHIRTS ON WEDNESDAY
8:45 ARRIVAL
9:00-10:20 A.M. WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE
• TEACHING IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS: URBAN, SUBURBAN, RURAL, UNDECIDED/CARD EXERCISE
• POWER POINT PRESENTATION-HIGH POVERTY VERSUS LOW POVERTY SCHOOLS-MR. FIEBER
• MOORESTOWN HS/CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL-CASE STUDIES
• CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH POVERTY SCHOOLS-MR. WAYNE DENNIS
• ABC NEWS REPORT
• TALK-BACK GROUPS
BREAK: 10:20-10:30 A.M.
10:20-10:40 A.M. - TALK BACK-GROUP DISCUSSIONS-
FACILITATORS: MR. FIEBER, MR. DENNIS, JUSTIN FREEDMAN/LILLIAN RUFFO
10:45-NOON-PANEL –TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES
• MR. JOHN ANAGBO-MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL
• MRS. NICOLE BAILEY-WILLIAMS-EWING HIGH SCHOOL
• MR. TODD PAE, RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
• MR. JAMES HORAN, PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• MRS. THERESA WRIGHT, TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL (MEDICAL ARTS CAMPUS)
• MRS. JEANNE MUZI, 2008-09 NEW JERSEY TEACHER OF THE YEAR
• MRS. MELISSA WYATT, TRENTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
• MS. MARIANNE TITUS, LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL
NOON- 12:50- LUNCH-EICKHOFF HALL
HOSTING TEACHERS—SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS
• 1:00 TALK BACK DISCUSSIONS- REACTIONS TO PANEL/APPLYING TO TEACH IN AN URBAN DISTRICT/TEACHERS WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE TO YOU/FEEDBACK FROM ABC NEWS TAPE
1:40-2:40 AN INTRODUCTION TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT
• DR. SARAH KERN, ASST. PROFESSOR ELEMENTARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, TCNJ
• DR. TABITHA DELL’ANGELO, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ELEMENTARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, TCNJ
2:50-4:15 P.M. TEACHING GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
• DR. JOAN RUDDIMAN, FACILITATOR OF THE PRISM PROGRAM, GROVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.--Alvin Toffler
FIELD TRIP DAY
8:20- AM ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE
9:00 A.M.-10:10 A.M.
UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNITY—CHALLENGES OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
• MR. RODNEY LOFTON, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
10:30- 1:00 P.M. -TRENTON AREA SOUP KITCHEN—15 STUDENTS
10:45 -12:45 P.M.
MERCER COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
MERCER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MS. PAT S0DANO, PRINCIPAL-15 STUDENTS
JOSEPH CAPPELLO SCHOOL, MISS. CHRISTINE SEVILLA, PRINCIPAL-15 STUDENTS
BAG LUNCHES WILL BE PROVIDED
1:15-2:30 P.M.- A VISIT TO THE NEW JERSEY EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION (NJEA)
3:00-4 P.M. A VISIT TO P.J. HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
TRENTON
• MR. WAYNE DENNIS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND STAFF
*PLEASE NOTE THAT TODAY’S PROGRAM WILL END AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 P.M.
REMINDER: LETTER TO A YOUNG TEACHER BOOK REVIEW IS DUE TOMORROW
THURSDAY, JULY 9TH
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless.” ~ Mother Teresa
PLEASE WEAR UTA-SHIRTS-TOMORROW
8:45 A.M.- GROUP PICTURE ON STEPS OF GREEN HALL WITH ROSCOE-TCNJ
9:00 A.M.-TALK BACK
9:15- 10:30 -MULTICULTURALISM
THE MANY FACES OF DIVERSITY IN OUR CLASSROOMS
• MR. RAYMOND BROACH, SUPERINTENDENT, EWING TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
10:30-10:40 BREAK
10:40-11:40- TEACHING MATH: THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS
• DR. CATHY LIEBARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS, TCNJ
11:45-12:30-LUNCH
12:45-1:20- WALK IN YOUR SHOES-VIDEO
1:25-2:30-SPEAKERS/PANEL ON SPECIAL EDUCATION
• MRS. SUSAN ROBINSON- LEARNING DISABILITIES COORDINATOR, LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP
• MS. CRYSTAL GALLO, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP
• MICHAEL MATTLE-SOCIAL WORKER, EWING HIGH SCHOOL
2:40-3:30 HOW TO BECOME A TEACHER
• DR. ROBERT BARTOLETTI, DIRECTOR OF TCNJ’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK WITH TCNJ STUDENTS
• , TCNJ GRADUATES
AND BEGINNING THEIR TEACHING CAREERS
3:30-4:15 P.M. THINKING ABOUT APPLYING TO THE COLLEGE OF
NEW JERSEY?
• MRS. GRECIA MONTERO, DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT, TCNJ ADMISSIONS OFFICE
TALK BACK DISCUSSION: IDENTIFY TWO OR THREE NEW TALKING POINTS ABOUT BECOMING A TEACHER THAT YOU LEARNED FROM TODAY’S PRESENTATION?
HOMEWORK:
NCLB SUMMARY—PLEASE HAVE COMPLETED IN YOUR BINDER FOR TOMORROW.
FRIDAY, JULY 10TH
'It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves.' --- Robert Hutchin
8:30 A.M.-DEPARTURE
9:00-11:45 A.M. ISLES PROJECT/TRENTON BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
OBSERVING AND INTERACTING WITH CHILDREN
OBSERVING THE TEACHERS
LEARNING ABOUT THE PROGRAM
11:45-12:15-LUNCH
12:30-3:45 P.M. - TRENTON BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB/ISLES PROGRAM
• DAVID ANDERSON
• CORY MCCALL
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROGRAM TODAY WILL END AT 4:30 P.M.
HOMEWORK: MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES--READ PAGES 55-64 IN YOUR BINDER
OPTIONAL EXERCISE: TAKE THE SURVEY THAT FOLLOW. WHICH INTELLGENCE MOST REPRESENTS YOU?
MONDAY, JULY 13TH
"By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn." - Latin Proverb
9:00 REFLECTIONS-WEEK 1
9:15-9:50 – DON’T LAUGH AT ME
LET’S GET REAL-BULLYING-VIDEO
10:00-10:25-TALK BACK GROUPS-DISCUSSION OF VIDEO-STUDENT FACILITATED- PERSONAL BULLYING -CASE STUDIES
10:30-11:45 A.M. - ROLE OF THE SUPPORT STAFF
PANEL OF COUNSELORS/DEAN OF STUDENTS FROM FISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL, EWING TOWNSHIP/HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
• MRS. WANDA AUSTIN
• MS. ELISA ADAMS
• MS. BARBARA BROWER
• MRS. HILLARY CHARNEY
• MS. SHAWNET BRIGHT
• MR. SCOTT SHEPLOCK
NOON-1 P.M.-LUNCH WITH SUPPORT STAFF
1:05-1:30—CASE STUDIES-BULLYING-FOCUSING ON STUDENTS’ SOCIAL SKILLS-PROBLEM SOLVING-TALK BACK DISCUSSIONS
1:35-1:50 MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES IN THE CLASSROOM-VIDEO
2:00-2:45-MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE THEORY/SURVEY
http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/index.html
COMPUTER LABS—BUSINESS BLDG. 205 AND 225
CARD EXERCISE-GROUP SHARING
• 3:00-4:15 P.M. PREPARING EFFECTIVE LESSONS-DR. HARRY WONG TAPE
• PLEASE RECORD IN YOUR BINDER 3-4 STRATEGIES ABOUT EFFECTIVE TEACHING FROM THE HARRY WONG TAPE.
• WHY/HOW YOU WOULD INCORPORATE THESE STRATEGIES IN YOUR CLASSROOM AS A TEACHER? PLEASE BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS RESPONSES IN TALK-BACK GROUPS
HOMEWORK: BEGIN PREPARING FOR A 1-2 MINUTE SPEECH- TO BE PRESENTED ON JULY 18TH.
“TOUCHING THE FUTURE-I PLAN TO TEACH”
• REFERENCE QUOTES FROM PACKET
• WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE GOALS? WHAT SUBJECT(S) WOULD YOU LIKE TO TEACH AND ON WHAT LEVEL.
• HOW HAS THE URBAN TEACHER ACADEMY ENHANCED YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION? PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES FROM OUR PROGRAMS/READING
TUESDAY, JULY 14th
Challenge of the day: Find something good in everyone. - Unknown
9:00-11:00 –PREPARING FOR THE UTA SCHOOL
LESSON PLANNING
FOCUS ON MATH AND SCIENCE
• PROF. LINDA BURROUGHS
• MRS. JEANNE MASKELL
• MRS. VICTORIA DAVILA
11:00—DISTRIBUTION OF ICE BREAKERS-SELECTION-PRACTICE-MR. FIEBER
11:30-12:30-LUNCH
12:30-2:00 -PREPARING TO TEACH A MATH/SCIENCE LESSON
2:10-4:00- GROUP WORK
• DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW OF LESSON PLANS
• PREPARING THE CLASSROOM-MOTIVATIONAL DISPLAYS
• NAME TAGS
• LUNCH
• ICE BREAKING EXERCISE
• GRADUATION-SOCIAL ACTIVITY
HOMEWORK: READ PAGES 25-41 IN YOUR BINDER “STILL SEPARATE, STILL UNEQUAL: AMERICA’S EDUCATIONAL APARTHEID”-JONATHAN KOZAL
REMINDER- PLEASE BRING NOTE CARDS FOR RON CLARK STORY FOR TOMORROW’S CLASS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." - William Ward
ASSIGNMENT DUE: NOTE CARDS FOR RON CLARK STORY
8:30 A.M. –TALK BACK ON RON CLARK STORY-VIDEO/ REVIEW FOR TOMORROW/
9:20-10:00 -CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT –DR.HARRY WONG TAPE
10:00-10:30-CASE STUDIES-DISCUSSION--GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PROBLEM-SOLVING SITUATIONS
10:30-11:30- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
• PRESENTER: PROFESSOR JODY EBERLY OF ELEMENTARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, TCNJ
11:40-12:40-LUNCH
12:45-1:45 P.M. –PREPARING AN INTEGRATED CHARACTER EDUCATION/PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON-
• PRESENTERS: MS. TRACY RADLER and MS. SUZANNE MERRILL
2:00-3:00—POVERTY: AN OVERVIEW AND HOW YOU CAN HELP
• PROFESSOR BONNIE GALLOWAY, TCNJ
3:10-4:10- UNDERSTANDING THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
• MR. MARCELLUS SMITH, JR. MEMBER OF THE TRENTON BOARD OF EDUCATION
ASSIGNMENT: (COMPLETE READING PAGES 41-54 IN YOUR BINDER) “STILL SEPARATE, STILL UNEQUAL: AMERICA’S EDUCATIONAL APARTHEID.” STUDENT FACILITATED DISCUSSION.
ON FRIDAY, YOU WILL TO REACT TO ARTICLE AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN URBAN AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
• Identify three reasons why you agree and/or disagree with Mr. Kozol’s assessment of American’s schools.
• What are your suggestions for improving the nation’s poor/underperforming schools? Please record responses in your binder. Discussion on Friday.
THURSDAY, JULY 16TH
"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best." - Bob Talbert
THE URBAN TEACHER ACADEMY SCHOOL
9:00-FOURTH GRADERS ARRIVE
9:15-9:40- GETTING TO KNOW YOU ICEBREAKING ACTIVITY
9:45-10:45 –SCIENCE LESSON-ACADEMY STUDENTS TEACH LESSON TO FOURTH GRADERS
11:00-11:30-ROBOTICS DEMONSTRATION
• DR. STEVE 0’BRIEN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TECHNOLOGICAL STUDIES
11:40-12:30 –LUNCH/RECESS-BROWER HALL
12:45-1:45- MATH LESSON-ACADEMY STUDENTS TEACH LESSON TO FOURTH GRADERS
2-3 GYM ACTIVITY TAUGHT BY ACADEMY STUDENTS-PACKER GYMNASIUM
3:10-3:45 –ICE CREAM PARTY/GRADUATION CEREMONY- RECEPTION AREA- SCIENCE BUILDING
3:45 -DEPARTURE
3:45-4:15 GROUP FEEDBACK
FRIDAY, JULY 17TH—MEET IN FORCINA HALL
"I touch the future. I teach." - Christa McAuliffe.
9:00-10:00 TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
• MS. LYNN GRODNICK, ESL TEACHER, WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
10:00-11:00-GANGS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SCHOOLS
• DETECTIVE ANTHONY MESSINA, EWING TOWNSHIP POLICE
11:05-12:05 P.M. NOON –LESSONS FROM THE PAST
• DISCUSSIONS WITH FORMER UTA STUDENTS NOW ATTENDING TCNJ
12:05- 1:00 P.M. LUNCH
1:00-2:00-TALK-BACK -STUDENT FACILITATED DISCUSSION-PULLING IT TOGETHER
“STILL SEPARATE, STILL UNEQUAL: AMERICA’S EDUCATIONAL APARTHEID.”
REACTIONS TO NCLB
2:15-3:45—STUDENTS’ SPEECHES
“I TOUCH THE FUTURE-I PLAN TO TEACH”
3:45-4:30- GRADUATION PARTY
• PRESENTATIONS
• FAREWELL RECEPTION
• KEEPING IN TOUCH-WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
“CHILDREN ARE CHILDREN EVERYWHERE. AND EVERY CHILD IS SACRED.
