The program allows a variety of school operators -- pilots, charters, network partners, teacher collaboratives, the District itself, anyone with a proven track record of success and clear vision of achievement -- compete to run new and failing schools.
The second represents an action research that is developed around a metaproject as a framework to help partner teachers to design their own projects.
The fellows coteach in middle school classrooms with partner teachers for 1 d/wk.
Fellows work with partner teachers in a classroom for 1 d/wk, attend a 2-wk workshop in the summer to develop the partnership and plan for the upcoming academic year, and in some programs, take education courses or seminars.
In most programs, partner teachers also received stipends, although at least one university reported that this was the one funding need for which they had not identified a source.
Three distinct models emerged from an analysis of these programs: a full-stipend model, in which graduate fellows worked with partner teachers in a K 12 classroom for 2 d/wk; a supplemental stipend model in which fellows worked with teachers for 1 d/wk; and a service-learning model, in which in-classroom activity was integrated into university academic coursework.
He credited his success to the support of father Steve, a bricklayer, mother Susan, a care assistant, and his partner, teacher Sian Davies.
Mr. Laredo will be seen in all the spheres of musical activity that he has embraced, each with complete comfort and astonishing success: violinist, violist, conductor, chamber music partner, teacher.
Matt: So with my partner teacher, we collaborate around other aspects of the students, academics or lives, more whole-child stuff.
In contrast, an EMS (model B) at the same school described his collaboration with his team members differently, with a whole-child emphasis: Matt: So with my partner teacher, we collaborate around other aspects of the students, academics or lives, more whole-child stuff.
