INFORMATION
SHEET YEAR 5 of SCALING—UP PROJECT CRITICAL
This
is the final year of a USED Javits Gifted and Talented (G/T) Students Program to
Syracuse University (SU)
on behalf on school districts in Harlem
NEEDED: 30 Content Teachers, grades 4—12 (excluding
math, physics, art, music, physical ed)
Stipends: NYC rate of
$53.98/hour X total 48 hours (includes 3 hours completion of PP) = $2,591.04
(if by Jan 2022, we can hold in-person PD on release days, these full days will
replace zoom sessions and since they will be on school days those days will not
have stipends).
GOALS: Help teachers (grades 4—12) to (1) restructure
curricula to focus on some social problems in your curricula; (2) identify
“Talent Pool” students in regular classrooms; (3) learn how to integrate the
project’s unique Problem-Based Learning Internet applications to analyze and
develop solutions for those social problems; (4) develop WebQuests and
PowerPoints aligned to state standards that include our Internet applications;
(5) learn differentiated strategies for both regular and Talent Pool students;
(6) address the needs of ELs. These
goals will improve performance on state standards and Regents exams.
Presenters: Professor Jim
Carroll (SU) and Joe Montecalvo: The Public Policy Analyst (PPA), our
nationally recognized problem-solving, critical thinking tool (elementary &
secondary versions) created by Professor Jim Carroll and his former SU colleague, Joe
Montecalvo.
Professor Joe Renzulli (UCONN) and Dr. Heather
Pinedo-Burns, experts on gifted education
Professor Catherine Box (UPenn) presents on
how to adapt the project’s problem-solving Internet applications in various
content subjects for English Language Learners (ELLs).
We believe that in regular content classrooms
about 15 to 20% of students are Talent Pool (TP) students. Using Renzulli’s’ Scales, teachers
will identify their TP students.
Requirements: Develop and teach 1 Presentation
and 2 WebQuests (extended lessons) that analyze social problems in your
curricula that incorporate our PPA
1. Principals: Let me know ASAP if you would like
your school to participate and request an application; principals need to sign
each teacher application.
2. Principals: Select 3 or 4 teachers who are
interested and can attend PD on zoom:
3.
Teachers complete the application and Principal
submits ASAP (limit of 30 teachers)
4.
Questions
and Submit Teacher applications: Dr. Jim Carroll jcarroll@syr.edu