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and the Media

and the Media. Jonathan David Harvey Lynch Elvani Pennil Teaching English With Technology EDUC 1303N 2TT Prof. Doris Grasserbauer. NYCTF and the Media. We decided to focus on: Newspapers UFT Publications Television. Newspapers and NYCTF. Main themes which emerge from reading

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  1. and the Media Jonathan David Harvey Lynch Elvani Pennil Teaching English With Technology EDUC 1303N 2TT Prof. Doris Grasserbauer

  2. NYCTF and the Media We decided to focus on: • Newspapers • UFT Publications • Television

  3. Newspapers and NYCTF Main themes which emerge from reading through the results of a Yahoo search for "Teaching Fellows Program" include: • Why people consider becoming Teaching Fellows • Why New York City has a Teaching Fellows program • Pros and cons of the NYCTF Program • Success stories • Failure stories

  4. Newspapers and NYCTF Reasons for Becoming a Teaching Fellow: • Idealistic--want "meaningful work" • Practical--need a new job

  5. Newspapers and NYCTF Reasons why NYC has a Teaching Fellows Program: • Teacher Shortage • Certified Teacher Requirement • Tap in on Experience of People in other Professions

  6. Pros of Teaching Fellows Program Fills the Teacher Shortage Brings in High Quality Applicants Cons of the Teaching Fellows Program Minimal Training -- are students and teaching fellows shortchanged? High Attrition Rate Newspapers and NYCTF

  7. Newspapers and NYCTF Success Stories • A very challenging, demanding job; • A humbling experience but can be very rewarding

  8. Newspapers and NYCTF Failure Stories • Quoted Drop-Out Rates vary • Some articles say drop-out rate is around 25%; others say it is around 10% Reasons for failure include: • Discipline Problems • Insufficient Training • Weak support from Administration

  9. Newspapers and NYCTF Conclusion • Overall Impression of Articles retrieved from a Yahoo Search using the phrase "Teaching Fellows Program" was: POSITIVE. • Not many failure stories • Not many graphic descriptions of discipline problems, and difficult working conditions

  10. UFT and NYCTF • Nuts and Bolts • Fast Track • Support from Administration • Professional Support and Mentors

  11. TV and NYCTF Making the Grade a News Hour with Jim Lehrer special report presented on PBS as a seven-part series September 19, 2000, through July 24, 2002

  12. Making the Gradeepisodes and their air dates • Part I: First day on the job (9/19/00) • Part II: Learning the ropes (11/21/00) • Part III: Frustrations and accomplishments (1/30/01) • Part IV: The challenges continue (4/11/01) • Part V: Preparing for standardized tests (5/21/01) • Part VI: The end of the school year, and Jim Lehrertalks with John Merrow (7/19/01) • Part VII: John Merrow revisits PS-25 in Brooklyn to see how the teachers are doing (7/24/02)

  13. The Featured Fellows Dana Goldberg Jack Nastasi Janice Wright Renee Cason Sarah Costelloe Scott Smith

  14. Dana Goldberg • Former journalism student • Comes from family of teachers • Teaching second grade • 23 years old “I was dead set against being a teacher. But then my friend told me about this program. He signed up for it, and asked me to edit his cover letter. I did that. He said, 'Why don't you do it? You're perfect for teaching.' The jobs I do like are always involving kids. So I was like, 'Hey, why not? I'll try it.' So I stopped being stubborn, and I realized that teaching is for me and here I am."

  15. Renee Cason • 22 years old • Former AmeriCorps volunteer • Teaches 4th grade “I was interested in teaching a little bit, back and forth. Education's my thing. You know, I really want to work with the kids. I have a lot to learn. There's a lot of experienced teachers who know a lot more than me, and I just have to be willing to embrace whatever criticism they have of me, and not take it internally, but use it."

  16. Jack Nastasi • 22 years old • Recent college grad • Planned to work on Wall Street • Teaches 6th grade “I would love to be that teacher that someone talks about and says, ‘You know, this guy made a difference in my life.’ I think that would be like the greatest reward possible."

  17. Sarah Costelloe • Former public policy student • Teaches 5th grade “When I go home at the end of the day, I’m exhausted by it--or I complain about it, But I am having fun.”

  18. Scott Smith • 46 years old • Former associate broker and lawyer • Team teaching 7th grade social studies “Veteran teachers have told me that your first year is the most difficult, and as time goes on, it gets better, and you enjoy it more.”

  19. Janice Wright • Former NBC employee • Teaches 5th grade “You know, they know what the scores are that they get and what they need to get, and they see there's a big gap between that. So that's kind of discouraging for them, which is why i'm trying to give them confidence., because when they see that they get seven right on the test out of 50 and they know that that's not passing, they feel inferior to other kids.”

  20. Bedford-Stuyvesant K through 8th grade 750 students 16% meet English standards 9% meet math standards 18% of the teaching staff are Fellows P.S.I.S. 25, Brooklyn, NY

  21. What difference does a year make? DAYNA GOLDBERG August 21, 2000 My hope is to make a difference. If I could get one child to improve from start to finish, then I've achieved my goal. RENEE CASON September 8, 2000 I'm an idealist, and I always want to change things. Like, okay, these kids don't learn? Let's see what we can do. Let's make it interesting for them. June 8, 2001 I came in here with this bright-eyed idea that I'm going to change the world, and quickly I realized that I can't change the world. June 25, 2001 Not to be negative, but this year, I don't see that much. Maybe I'm clouded, but this has not been a positive experience for me. It's been a growing experience where I've had to grow up and see what reality is about. And yes, I tried out teaching, and it doesn't look like this is something I really want to stay with.

  22. I’ll be here. JOHN MERROW: You have a big smile on your face. SARAH COSTELLOE: I know, because I'm proud of them. JOHN MERROW: Will you be back in September? SARAH COSTELLOE: I'll be here. Same room

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