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Pittsburgh Teachers Institute - Lessons Learned

Research and Planning for the Preparation Phase of the Yale National Initiative


Background

Evaluation Plan

Findings - Stakeholder Views

PTI Experience - Learning and Developing Units

  • Superior Professional Development
  • Teacher Recruitment
  • Selecting Seminar Topics
  • Writing the Units
  • Role of Seminar Coordinators

Practices - Using the Units

  • Using Units in Fellows' Classrooms
  • Sharing Units with Colleagues

Student impact - Evidence of Effectiveness

  • Observable Changes in Student Behaviors and Attitudes
  • Assessment Tools for Units

Dissemination - Spreading the Word

  • PPS/State Endorsement
  • School-Level Support
  • Distribution Modes

Sustainability - Survival and the Future

  • Factors Favorable to Survival
  • Factors Not Favorable to Survival
  • Recommendations for the Future

Findings

Student Attitudinal Information - Student Discussion Group

  • Background
  • What Students Liked About the Unit
  • What Students Didn't Like About the Unit
  • Difference Between the PTI Unit and Other Schoolwork
  • Choice of Working Individually or in Pairs
  • Instructional Style Used During the PTI Unit

Student Performance Information - Pre-Post Assessment Study

  • Background
  • Preschool Head Start
  • Elementary Classrooms
  • Middle School Classroom
  • High School Classrooms
  • Conclusions

Findings - Website Usability Report

  • Introduction
  • Review Methodology
  • Overall Site Findings
  • Findings for Particular Parts of the Site
  • References
  • Appendix A: Bobby Analysis
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