Building a PDS Model:

The Path to

Co-Constructing a

Mutually Beneficial

P-20 Partnership Dr. Gwen Frank, State University of New York at Oneonta Melinda Murdock, Principal Suzanne Johnson, Classroom Teacher Oneonta School District’s Riverside Elementary

Strand #3:

Clinical Practice in P-16 Settings:

What aspects of teacher candidates’ on-site clinical experiences are

specifically designed to promote their

understanding of equitY?

What roles have P-16 faculty

played in enhancing this understanding?

SUBURBAN

RURAL

697

school districts

in NY,

378

school districts in rural

areas

What do you think will be some of the greatest obstacles for you when it comes to being a teacher?

TEACHER CANDIDATES

Obstacles of socioeconomic inequity in Riverside’s 1st grade classroom.

The story of two little girls.

FORMER RIVERSIDE STUDENTS

Yvette and Bella Grade 5

2007

How do we bring these worlds together?

How do you bring these perspectives together when our biggest problem appears to be out of our control?

Co-Taught Social Studies Partnership Senior year before student teaching

Three Week Residency

Side –By-Side Professional Development

Year Long Residency Program

BRING TOGETHER

SUNY AND RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY

Big Brother~Big Sister Program

Side-by-Side

Professional

Development

Sparkler

training

C-Ten Grant

Talents

Unlimited

Side-by-Side

Professional

Development

C-Ten Grant

Co-Taught Social Studies Partnership

Senior year before student teaching

Three Week Practicum

Big Brother,

Big Sister

Program

Year Long Teacher

Residency Program

10 Weeks K-1

10 Weeks 2-3

10 Weeks 4-5

Application Process Co-teacher

Poverty Aspect 3 Prong Approach

Year Long Teacher Residency Program

Teachers make a DIFFERENCE.