Attention MSPinNYC Tutors - Guest Speaker: Pedro Noguera
The mspinnyc is honored to host our first guest speaker for this Friday evening event!
Pedro Noguera is a professor in the Steinhart School of Education at New York University. He is an urban sociologist whose research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. His books, Unfinished Business and City Schools and the American Dream explore the critical topics of closing the racial gap and reclaiming the promise of public education. Noguera has also done extensive field research and worked on several collaborative projects in the Caribbean and Latin America, publishing several articles on the role of education in political and social change in the region. He previously served as a member of the US Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control Taskforce on Youth Violence, and as Chair of the Committee on Ethics in Research and Human Rights for the American Educational Research Association. At the onset of his career, Noguera was a K-12 classroom teacher for several years and in 1997 he was the recipient of the University of California’s Distinguished Teaching Award.
Creating Inquiry and Discovery-Based Lessons
Christopher Columbus HS
5 sessions, held every other Thursday, at 4pm begins October 11th
Judy Silverman and Terri McCauley
This seminar addresses the current issues and needs of math and science teachers who want to create lessons in which students construct their knowledge through inquiry. The meetings will focus on dispelling the myths of inquiry, examining the characteristics of an inquiry lesson as well as how teachers evaluate their lessons. The Professional Development Coordinators will visit teachers between sessions to follow up.
Cooperative Learning
Harry Truman HS
4 sessions, held every other Wednesday, at 4pm begins October 10th
Judy Silverman and Mary Lou Davis
This series of workshops will look at one of the most popular instructional innovations in use today. The MSPinNYC professional development coordinators will facilitate the examination of the elements of cooperative learning. Teachers will focus on lesson planning and looking at best cooperative learning practices. Teachers will assess cooperative learning’s impact in the science and math classroom. Teachers will devise rubric that will allow them to reflect on the objectives that they outline for their lessons.
Formative Assessment- Addressing Misconceptions
Christopher Columbus HS
5 sessions held every other Tuesday, at 4pm begins October 9th
Terri McCauley
How do teachers know if their students understand what they are trying to teach? And what can a teacher do if students “don’t get it”? In this series of workshops, participants will examine research-based methods and incorporate practices to assess students during a lesson. We will identify concepts in which students often hold misconceptions in science and mathematics and construct activities that can be used to address the lack of background knowledge. The Professional Development Coordinators will visit teachers between sessions to follow up.
Differentiated Instruction/Data Driven Instruction
Bayard Rustin Education Complex
5 sessions, held every other Tuesday at 4pm beginning October 9th
Marianita Damari
MSPinNYC professional development coordinators will facilitate a workshop series focused on effective techniques in addressing all the learners in your classes. Topics include defining differentiated instruction, identifying where we can differentiate instruction and developing strategies that honor the students learning needs and increasing student learning capacity. Workshop participants will work with various readings as well as their students’ work to develop effective lessons that address student needs. MSP staff developers will visit participants’ classes during the two week period between sessions to follow up with teachers.
Classroom Management Workshop
Hunter College, held every other Saturday, 9am, begins October 6th
Shanti Kantha
MSPinNYC professional development coordinators will facilitate a workshop series focused on effective classroom management strategies. Topics include developing time-saving routines and procedures, Teacher-student relationships and Discipline and Behavior Management. Robert Marzano’s book, Classroom Management that Works, will be used as a text to guide the discussions. Each participant will be provided a copy of the text at the first session.
Participants are asked to read relevant chapters from the Marzano book before each session and keep a journal as they plan and implement strategies they learn in their classes the following weeks. MSP staff developers will visit participants’ classes during the two week period between sessions to follow up with teachers. At the conclusion of the three sessions, participants should have a classroom management system that strengthens the student-teacher relationship, structures their classroom for success and maximizes education opportunity for all students.
