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Project Aspire

Touro College School of Education and Psychology Graduate Division. Project Aspire. supported by sanofi-aventis U.S. “Yes I Can!”. Touro College. Co-founders of Health Corps Educate Educators Public Service Announcements AERA 2008 Theme Project Aspire (today’s presentation).

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Project Aspire

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  1. Touro CollegeSchool of Education and Psychology Graduate Division Project Aspire supported bysanofi-aventis U.S. “Yes I Can!”

  2. Touro College • Co-founders of Health Corps • Educate Educators • Public Service Announcements • AERA 2008 Theme • Project Aspire (today’s presentation) 2008 AERA Program Theme: Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility

  3. Evolution of Project Aspire • Third medical school initiative begins • Community meetings and meetings with Congressman Rangel • “How are you going to get our kids into TOUROCOM?” • Visit to community high schools

  4. National Data - Physicians

  5. Obesity in Women

  6. Obesity in NYC

  7. Obesity in NYC Neighborhoods

  8. Obesity in NYC Children "Obesity puts people, even children, at greater risk for a number of chronic health conditions, including diabetes. Of particular concern is that 31% of Hispanic children and 23% of African-American children were found to be obese, compared to 14% of Asian children and 16% of White children. In addition, obesity is already a problem as early as kindergarten.“ DOHMH Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH

  9. Assessment Leads to Action • Children’s Health Education Foundation Harnesses Resources • Community • City Council • Congressional Support • P.S. 197 • TOUROCOM • Lander Center for Educational Research • Local Health Community

  10. Dr. Rosetta Garries

  11. Project Aspire begins with Operation Lab Coat

  12. Project Aspire • Elementary - P.S. 197, Harlem, NY • Middle • High School

  13. Grand Opening at The Apollo Theater Introducing the Class of 2024 TOUROCOM

  14. TOUROCOM Congressman Charles Rangel welcomes TOUROCOM to the Harlem Community

  15. Thank YouCongressman Charles B. Rangel House Ways & Means Committee Chair Represents Harlem in Congress

  16. Now to the Video Tape

  17. Operation Lab Coat • Objectives • health careers • healthy lifestyle • healthy respect for education • Importance of Role Models • A “Plan for Success”

  18. Partners for Success Renardo Wright Principal, P.S. 197 ~ Paulette Johnson Assistant Principal, P.S. 197 ~ Lydia Thomas Director of Community Affairs, TOUROCOM ~ Deborah Williams, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, TOUROCOM ~ Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D., Founder and Director, Natural Gourmet Institute

  19. Our First Operation Lab Coat School • P.S. 197, Harlem, NY • Selection • Participation • Partnership with TOUROCOM

  20. Operation Lab Coat Curriculum • NYS/NYC Performance Standards • Mathematics, Science, English Language Arts, Health and Physical Education • Development • Classroom Activities • Educational Field Trips • Special Assemblies

  21. Lessons • “Mr. Skeleton Says” • Messages from the Heart • A Breath of Fresh Air • Veggies 1,2,3 - Learning about Nutritious Food • Run to Summer

  22. Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D. Author and Founder, Natural Gourmet Institute

  23. Media Event WNBC-TV Channel 4 Visits P.S. 197

  24. Operation Lab Coat Selects an approach to child development: “Thinkers and Dreamers”

  25. The Neo-Vygotskian Approach Dr. Yuriy Karpov Renowned expert and author Associate Dean of Education, Touro College Vygotsky

  26. Vygotsky Components of School Readiness • Learning Motivation • Self-Regulation • Symbolic Thought • Overcoming Egocentrism

  27. Overcoming Egocentrism

  28. Socio-dramatic Play Its role in promoting school readiness

  29. Questions and Answers

  30. Bernard Lander, Ph.D., Founder and President Anthony J. Polemeni, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate Education LaMar P. Miller, Ph.D., Director, Lander Center for Educational Research Yuriy Karpov, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Graduate Education Stephen Phillips, M.A., Executive Director, Project Aspire Nicholas A. Aiello, Ph.D. Director of Education, Project Aspire Jay Sexter, Ph.D., CEO, TOUROCOM Martin Diamond, D.O., Dean, TOUROCOM Lydia Thomas, Director of Community Affairs, TOUROCOM Deborah Miller, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, TOUROCOM Professor Daniel Stein, Technical Advisor, Project Aspire Touro College - Project Aspire

  31. The Beginning…

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