The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

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