QUALITY SCHOOLS = STUDENT SUCCESS

1. TEACHING AND LEARNING Sharyl Tarantino, MS, RN Associate Nursing Program Director Michelle DeBose, PhD, MSN, MSEd Clinical Coordinator EAB CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 18,2010 QUALITY SCHOOLS = STUDENT SUCCESS

2. Shared beliefs AND Commitment Characteristics of effective schools: 1. Share common beliefs and commitments 2. Coherence and shared culture 3. Enhanced student learning

3. RIGOR STANDARDS FRAMEWORK Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy Level 1: Acquiring and recalling information to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create Level 2: Understanding connections among theory and concepts to demonstrate self-direction in meeting levels 1 & 2 Level 3: Emphasis on self-direction in situations and methods that meet levels 1, 2, & 3 Level 4: Inclusion of original work, independent efforts with minimal instructor input to meet levels 1, 2, 3, & 4

4. Effective Teaching Strategies • Requires training all team members. • Teaching will vary depending on target population. • Teaching strategies need to be varied.

5. Strategies for Effective Teaching • Principles of Adult Learning • Active Learning • Instructional Strategies

6. Adult Learners: Autonomous & Self-directed

7. Adult Learners: Life experiences & Knowledge

8. Adult Learners: Goal Oriented

9. Adult Learners: Relevancy Oriented

10. Adult Learner: Practical

11. Adult Learner: Need to be Respected

12. Active Learning • Learning is not a spectator sport. • The more actively engaged the learner is, the more learning takes place. • Different instructional methodologies have greater rates of retention.

14. Instructional Strategies • Brain Storming • Case Studies • Games • Group problem solving • Lecture • Role Playing • Simulation • Quizzes

15. Learning Styles

16. UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF RACE How do we, as educators, examine the realities of race as a lived experience so we may be better prepared to meet the needs of a racially and ethnically diverse student body?

17. MEANING OF RACE People of different races have important biological differences Substantial racial disparities exist in quality of life and educational opportunities

18. MEANING OF RACE Most of us have some form of racial bias or preference that affects how we relate to others Racial prejudice continues to be substantial in this country Race can affect our perceptions, expectations, and behaviors, even if we are not prejudiced

19. Grouping students by ability?

20. Color blindness?

21. Achievement gaps and poverty?

22. Adapting instruction to student's culture?

23. Academic capabilities of ESL?

24. Culturally responsive teaching and time?

25. WHAT IS CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY (CRP)? • How People Are Expected To Go About Learning May Differ Across Cultures. • Teachers Must Assist Students To Change The Society NOT Simply To Exist or Survive In It.

26. WHAT IS CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY (CRP)? • 1. Develop students academically – solve higher order problems and problem solve. • 2. Nurture and support cultural competence – teachers need to value and build on student’s home culture. • 3. Develop sociopolitical/critical consciousness – help students recognize, critique, and change social inequities.

27. Lev Vygotsky!!!