Pathways and Partnerships for Preservice Teachers, Parapros, and PostBaccs Barbara Stewart Susan S.

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Pathways and Partnerships forPreservice
Teachers, Parapros, and Post-BaccsBarbara
StewartSusan S. WoodFebruary 2004
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Our MissionReynolds will offer a quality
education that is comprehensive, innovative,
accessible, affordable, and responsive to the
changing needs of the community, employers, and
students.
J. Sargeant Reynolds (1936-1971) Member,
Virginia House of Delegates Member, Virginia
SenateLieutenant Governor of Virginia (1970-71)
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Reynolds Service Area
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Parham Road Campus
Three Campuses Parham Road Campus (Suburban)
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Downtown Campus
Downtown Campus (Urban)
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Western Campus
Western Campus (Rural)
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Reynolds Facts

• Youngest and third largest in the 23-college
  Virginia Community College System
• 6,385 FTE
• 17,078 enrolled in credit classes
• 7,462 enrolled in non-credit classes
• 1,311 dual enrollment students from 24 high
  schools
• 26 full-time, 74 part-time
• 60 female, 40 male
• 60 white, 32 black, 9 other
• Average age 25 (f-t students) 30 (p-t
  students)

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Strategic Foci

• Reduce shortfall of health care workers
• ADDRESS THE NEED FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED K-12
  TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS
• Provide a skilled workforce for the regions
  hospitality and tourism industry
• Address the need for manufacturing, automotive
  and information technology workers
• Increase students transferring to senior
  institutions and placed in jobs pertinent to
  their field of study
• Facilitate urban revitalization through expanding
  educational opportunities to traditionally
  underserved populations

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Reynolds Center for Teacher Education

• Serving a coordinating role
• In a state of flux
• Formerly a virtual center, connected to the
  Reynolds School of Mathematics and Science
• Future a physical center, renovation expected
  during Summer 2004
• Personnel
• Teacher Education Committee (college-wide)
• Advisory Board
• Full-time Director (to be hired)
• One source of funding new grant indirect cost
  policy directing 20 to project director and 20
  to unit
• Goals Building capacity in advising
  strengthened relationships with K-12 and
  universities, support and resources for students

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Pathways Statewide Curriculum

• Several senior institutions will participate in
  the program by agreeing to consider guaranteed
  admission to graduates earning an associates
  degree and passing the PRAXIS I (VCCS news
  release 10/22/03)
• The dream a uniform community college
  curriculum seamlessly transferable to all
  approved teacher preparation programs at
  four-year institutions in Virginia
• The reality
• Guaranteed admission to the institution for the
  student who takes the prescribed courses for that
  institution.
• Equal consideration with native students for
  financial aid.
• Students complete letter of intent early in
  community college experience.
• Around ten of the institutions are participating.

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Science Courses for Preservice Teachers

• Developed through the NSF-funded Virginia
  Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher
  Preparation
• One semester courses that include unifying themes
  of science energy transfer, universal laws,
  scientific process
• Best Practices Handson interactive, technology
  in the classroom
• Human Genetics, Integrated Science, Biology of
  the Environment, Life Science
• Science courses that good for pre-teachers are
  good for all non-majors.

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Science Courses for In-Service Teachers

• Funded through Eisenhower Professional
  Development Funds Biotech Consortium
• Physical Science for Teachers
• Physical Science in the Elementary Classroom
• Biotechniques in Science

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Biotech Bonanza
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Praxis I Preparation

• ENG 50 Reading and Writing for Teacher Entrance
  Exams (1-2 credits)
• MTH 50 Mathematics for Teacher Entrance Exams
  (1-2 credits)
• Offered on-campus and on-line credit and
  non-credit

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Education Courses, Curricula, and Club

• Student Development 107 Career Education
  (Teaching) combines required college
  orientation course with an orientation to the
  teaching profession. Includes a 10 clock-hour
  observation field experience (2 credits)
• Education 200 Introduction to Teaching As a
  Profession includes foundations of education,
  historical perspectives, curriculum and
  instruction, teacher as professional. Includes a
  40 clock-hour hands-on internship (3 credits)
• Teacher Preparation Specialization Curricula
  within each of the Transfer Associate Degrees in
  Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Science are in
  final stages Algebra Add-On Endorsement Courses
• Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA)
  Club provides opportunities for student
  leadership, attendance at conferences, workshops,
  and seminars, participation in service projects.
  Affiliation with the VEA and NEA allows for
  liability insurance while in field experience
  setting.

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Paraprofessionals

• AAS in Paraprofessional Education Degree Program
  in the final planning stages
• 150,000 NCLB Improving Teacher Quality State
  Grant Awarded to Reynolds for preparing area
  paraprofessionals for the ETS Parapro Test
• Pre-test, diagnosis in each of reading,
  writing, and mathematics, follow-up refresher and
  in-depth courses in each area if needed
• More than 400 area paraprofessionalss tested
• Also included tuition support for
  paraprofessionals interested in college
  coursework
• On-campus half-day follow-up sessions
• Seven school divisions partnering with Reynolds

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Technology Training forIn-service Teachers

• Sections of IST 195 Special Topics offered to
  more than 650 PreK-12 teachers from Richmond City
  Public Schools
• Course designed around the Technology Standards
  for Instructional Personnel mandated by the State
  Board of Education

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VCCS Career Switcher Program

• Five Required Courses in Level I
• Introduction to Teaching as a Profession  16 wks
    (EDU 200)
• Curriculum and Instruction  4 wks
• Teaching and Learning Math or Science Methods  4
  wks
• Teaching Reading in the Content Area    4 wks
• Classroom Management   4 wks
• Level II 1 yr teaching with seminars and mentor
  teacher

• Prerequisites
• Baccalaureate Degree
• 5 yrs work experience
• Praxis I and II
• Content Area Coursework Appropriate for Licensure
  Area
• Endorsement Areas Offered
• Mathematics (6-12)
• Earth Science (6-12)
• Chemistry (6-12)
• Pilot Class Beginning Now
• Cost 1500

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Statewide Leadership

• Lead community college in the Virginia
  Collaborative
• New Teacher Education Peer Group forming in the
  Virginia Community College Systemleadership from
  Reynolds

• Leadership of Statewide Teacher Preparation Task
  Force of two-year and four-year college
  representatives centered at Reynolds

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• QUESTIONS???