Appendix B-3 includes information provided to students participating in the mini-sabbatical: schedule; expectations, practice for journal writing, practice for activity reporting, and example activity checklist report (for student evaluation of daily lessons).
Welcome!
Thank you very much for participating in the "High School Teachers' Professional Development Project." We think you will find the program challenging and rewarding, and we are very much looking forward to working with you for the next two weeks.
Remember, these are the days you will be needed at (Name of High School):
About your classes: You will be working on projects relating to transportation, health, or science. In some of the classes, you will have the chance to use computers and other types of technology. All of the classes will require teamwork and some kind of final presentation. Also, expect to do work outside of class!
About your pay: If you have completed the consent forms and survey, and if you attend all eight days, expect to get a check for $160 on or before August 15. If some kind of problem comes up--your forms are turned in late, or you can't complete all eight sessions--you will still be paid for all the days you do attend (at $20 per day), but there will be about a three- to four-week delay in processing your check.
Thanks very much for your help. Again, we are looking forward to getting to know you. If you or your parents have any questions, please do not hesitate to call (Staff Name) at (Telephone Number).
Sincerely,
(Name)
Project Director
High School Teachers' Professional Development Study
Experimental
Summer School Schedule
(Date)
(High School) Campus
| (Date) | |||
| 9:30 a.m. | Opening Assembly | Project Director | Multipurpose Room |
| 10:30 a.m. | Learn and practice writing reports | Staff | Multipurpose Room |
| 11:30 a.m. | Class | Assigned Teacher: ________________ |
Assigned Room: ________________ |
| 12:30 p.m. | Dismissal | ||
| (Date) - (Date) | |||
| 9:30 a.m. | Class begins | Assigned Teacher | Assigned Room |
| 11:40 a.m. | Complete reports | Staff | Multipurpose Room |
| 12:45 p.m. | Dismissal | ||
| (Date) | |||
| 9:30 a.m. | Teachers' final presentations | Project Director | Room TBA |
| 11:30 a.m. | Feast | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Dismissal |
Expectation: Each student will write a one-page journal entry and complete an activity checklist report each class day.
| Q: | Why are the daily journals and activity checklist reports important to this study? |
| A: | The study is intended to help teachers develop some new classroom methods and student feedback is needed to help us determine how the new methods work for students. |
| Q: | What happens to the journal pages and activity checklist reports? |
| A: | The study project leaders will hold on to them. We will not share them with the assigned teachers. They become part of the data used to develop a final version of the mini-sabbatical. The privacy of student authors and confidentiality will be maintained. |
| Discussion: | For those that have journalled before, what is the benefit of journalling? What if you can't think of anything to write? |
| Practice: | For the subject "I am a student," respond to the following prompts: |
The activity checklist is a three-part report. The following aspects are covered:
STUDENT CHECKLIST REPORT
| Name: __________________________ | Student ID Number: _______________ |
| Teacher: ________________________ | Teacher ID Number: _______________ |
| Date: ___________________________ | Project Day: ______________________ |
| 1. | Topic: What was today's lesson about? | |||
| 2. | Content: What did you do during the lesson? (Check ALL that apply!) | |||
| ____ | Read (books, encyclopedias, magazine articles, handouts) | |||
| ____ | Watched video, movie, TV program | |||
| ____ | Listened to recording (tape, CD) | |||
| ____ | Looked up information from a CD-ROM encyclopedia or the Internet | |||
| ____ | Got information from a spreadsheet or ledger | |||
| ____ | Got information over the phone or by interviewing an expert | |||
| ____ | Looked at drawings, layout plans, photographs, or model | |||
| ____ | Listened to the teacher present information, or demonstrate a procedure or skill | |||
| ____ | Listened to a student present information, or demonstrate a procedure or skill | |||
| ____ | Listened to a guest present information, or demonstrate a procedure or skill | |||
| ____ | Conducted a lab experiment | |||
| ____ | Took a survey | |||
| ____ | Conducted a survey | |||
| ____ | Summarized information from an experiment or survey | |||
| ____ | Took notes | |||
| ____ | Worked with a group to solve a problem | |||
| ____ | Worked by yourself to solve a problem | |||
| ____ | Created a piece of writing | |||
| ____ | Prepared or gave an oral presentation | |||
| ____ | Made comments/gave feedback on a student's presentation or writing | |||
| ____ | Got comments/feedback on your presentation or writing | |||
| ____ | Made a video or audio recording | |||
| ____ | Created a multimedia presentation on the computer (including text and visuals) | |||
| ____ | Created a drawing, layout, or photograph | |||
| ____ | Created a model or other object | |||
| ____ | Created or entered information into a spreadsheet or ledger | |||
| ____ | Took a test or quiz | |||
| ____ | Reviewed a homework assignment | |||
| ____ | Took part in a team-building activity or discussion of group roles | |||
| ____ | Led a group or recorded for a group | |||
| ____ | Other: ______________________________________________________ | |||
| 3. | About what percent of today's class did you spend working: | |||
| * | by yourself? | ______ % | ||
| * | in a group? | ______ % | ||
| * | with the whole class? | ______ % | ||
| (Total) | __100_ % | |||