PMEP -Portland Metro Education Partnership
Randy Hitz, Dean of Education
Leslee Peterson, Coordinator of Partnerships
Deb Allen, Director of Admissions Advising and LicensurePMEPartnership.org
What’s the problem? Placements in a metropolitan setting are difficult to
make.• Multiple large districts, multiple schools of education
• Messy coordination process
• Random, inefficient and of little value to school
• Reluctant cooperating teachers
• Lack of support, incentive and recognition for cooperating teachers
School and university expectations of what student teaching looks like differ.
Teachers go from university preparation to district hiring with little collaborative long-term support.
NCATE
Clinical Experience Report
State
Clinical Experience Initiative
Oregon Professional Educator Commission
and House Bill
State Initiatives
State Task Force
Oregon Coalition for Quality Teaching and
Learning/NCTAF
INTASCState Program
Mentor Teacher Program
Non-Profit Projects
CLASS Project
Improved Educator Preparation and
Professional Development
Improved student achievement
ESEA
RTTT
Other
The Big Picture
How we got started
MissionImprove student learning through more effective
collaboration between k-12 public schools and schools of education.
RationaleBoth school districts and universities have expertise
and share responsibility for educator preparation and professional development
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What we started 1. Create a partnership that will lead to more authentic,
sustained, and productive collaboration between k-12 public schools and schools of education.
2. Develop a more seamless vision of continuous educator development over the career span, including pre-service preparation, induction, and professional development.
3. Courageously address equity issues related to our work.
The Leadership Council Mj MjDeans of Schools of Education and MjSuperintendents of Portland area Mj
School Districts Mj
Steering Committee MjDistrict and University Mj
representatives Mj
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Working Group Mj
Some helpful agreements We agree that no model is one-size-fits-all so
partners can choose what works for them
• Usable research-based models (e.g. co-teaching)
• Conversations about best practices• Coordinate efforts to streamline practices
We agree to come to meetings
• Created minimum attendance requirement to encourage commitment (found that irregular attendance led to misunderstandings and time spent re-explaining things in meetings)
PMEP’s pilot projectPhase 1
Matching interested schools and teacher education programs
Voluntary, and self-identified
PMEP Phase 1 partnerships will:
Recruit and select qualified cooperating teachers based on PMEP cooperating teacher description
Implement the PMEP Clinical Practice model (similar to co-teaching)
Complete an MOU using PMEP MOU template
2012-13 PMEP partnerships
Five schools of education are in PMEP partnerships 17 schools each with cluster of 4 or more
student teachers (over 50 cooperating teachers)
All partnerships have agreed on a method of selecting cooperating teachers
All partnerships are using a cooperative clinical practice model in the classroom
Learning as we go…
Fall 2012 dataLeadership Council surveySteering committee interviewsMOU review Principal’s survey
Spring 2013 data Steering Committee
\ Cooperating Teachers Principals
University Supervisors
Student Teachers
How PMEP is changing our practice
Institutions are changing Creating collaborative clinical practices Student teacher placement procedures Veteran teacher remains in the classroom
Schools and districts are getting excited about having student teachers in their schools
Enhanced cooperating teacher professional development
Cooperating teacher selection based on standards and expectations
Lessons Learned
Investment pays off
Tension between focused tasks and larger vision
Unintended consequences
No implicit agreements
Resources matter
Shifting landscape
What makes a partnership a partnership is different for everyone.
Challenges
Systems change
Time/resources
Administrative support
Developing common understanding
School/University cultural differences
Sustainability and scalability
Program evaluation
PMEP Accomplishments Changing the conversation from “placing student
teachers” to “improving student achievement through mutually beneficial partnerships.”
Deans and superintendents regularly talk about professional preparation and professional development
Agreement on principles and goals MOU template for pilot partnerships Developing purposeful student teacher placement Helping all partners in efforts to use the co-teaching
model Working together to obtain external funding Influence state activities and policies
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