GROVER CLEVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PDS CURRENT EVENTS
2005-2006 School Years
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Dates |
Professional Activity |
Personnel Involved |
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8/30/06 |
Annual Summer Seminar on Differentiated Instruction at GCMS |
Facilitator: Maura Lincoln
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7/26/06 |
Masters in Education for Teacher Leadership Focus Group |
Dr. Monica Taylor Jane Kinkle |
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6/28-29/06 |
NJNER Summer Conference Sharing Sessions: · Dodge 2nd Year Project on Inquiry · Teacher Study Group on UbD · MSUNER Teacher Incentive Grants |
Dodge Team: Isabella D’Agostino Jane Kinkle, Paul Kotlewski Maura Lincoln Wayne Rush James Bigsby (Vice-Principal) |
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Fall & Winter Semesters 05 & 06 |
Initial Field Experiences |
Coordinator: Wayne Rush |
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MSU Center of Pedagogy NJNER Leadership Associates Program |
Ryu Saito |
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Spring 06 |
2005-06 PDS Initiative Adolescent Book Club
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Dr. Monica Taylor (MSU Liaison to GCMS PDS) Kathy Lally (7th Grade Teacher) Eileen Nagel (Student Teacher) |
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2005 – 06 School Year |
Teacher Incentive Grant: Using Simulation Activities to Teach Genetics |
Jane Kinkle (7th Grade Teacher) |
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2005 – 06 School Year
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Teacher Incentive Grant: Title: ____ |
Arleen Perkins (6th Grade Teacher) |
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Spring 06
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2005-06 PDS Initiative Future Teachers Club |
Sponsor: Dr. Monica TaylorJunior Faculty Coordinator: ____ |
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Winter – Spring 06
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Visiting Professors Seminars at GCMS Theme: On Understanding . . . |
Dr. Emily Klein (3/1/06) Dr. Mark Weinstein (3/23/06) Dr. Julian Keenan (4/25/06)
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Fall 05 |
Intermediate Field Experience with 7th Grade Inquiry on Authority |
Dr. Monica Taylor Paul Kotlewski Maura Lincoln |
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Fall 05 |
Curricular and Social Dynamics of Schooling Co/Autoethnography |
Dr. Monica Taylor Paul Kotlewski |
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Spring 06 |
Effective Teaching/Productive Learning Adolescent Shadowing Social Justice Website |
Dr. Monica Taylor Wayne Rush |
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Spring 06 |
Professional Seminar |
Dr. Monica Taylor Lauren Rush |
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Fall 06 |
NNER Presentation: Inquiring About Social Justice Collaboratively |
Dr. Monica Taylor & Gennifer Otinsky |
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November 06 |
NCTE Presentation: Whole Language Nurtures Social Justice Inquiry |
Dr. Monica Taylor & Gennifer Otinsky |
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March 06 |
MSU/GCMS PDS Agreement Review |
Dr. Jennifer Robinson & PDS Site-based Council |
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Spring 06
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“Embarking on the Road to Authentic Engagement: Investigating Racism through Interactive Learning Centers” published in Voices from the Middle Vol.14, No.1, 9/06 |
Dr. Monica Taylor & Gennifer Otinsky |
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2005-06 School Year |
Teacher Study Group onUnderstanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe |
Twenty-plus staff members & administrators participated. There was a special visit from Dr. Wiggins in May. Coordinator: Jane Kinkle Contact Person: Casey Shorter |
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10/27-29/05 |
National Network for Educational Renewal Annual ConferenceRichard Clarke Award |
MSU/GCMS Partnership Representatives: Dr. Monica Taylor - MSU Dr. Aditya Adarkar - MSU Jane Kinkle – GCMS Wayne Rush - GCMS |