Introducing…
Scaling-Up
Project
CRITICAL (extension year)
WELCOME to Teachers from…
PS/MS 129
H.S. Media & Communications
PS/MS 149
New Design M.S.
American Sign Language H.S.
Edward Reynolds H.S.
Baychester M.S.
Frederick Douglas Academy
PS 92
MS 324
Mott Hall H.S.
Special Music School
PS 36
PS/MS 46
PS 197M
UA Future Leaders
Peanuts Cartoon
You might remember our educational philosophy, demonstrated in a cartoon by Charles Schulz
Who Were the Three Types of Teachers?
Chairs Facing Rear of Ship—Looking Back to their early years when students could read & write
Chairs Facing Forward—That’s you Folks! Willing to Learn New Methods & Skills!
Never Been Able to Get One Unfolded
She had a genius in her class, but could not recognize him!
Do you have teachers whom parents remove from that teacher’s class and try to get their kid into your class?
You will learn to identify such students in this project
YOU, are the forward-facing people (with a growth mindset) who are willing to use the PPA with your students by examining a real-world problem found in your school, curriculum or community
What Will Teachers Be Learning?
and
Joe Montecalvo
What Will Teachers Be Learning?
How to identify social problems to use with the PPA that may be found in…
…your content curriculum or
…your classroom or
…your school or
…your community
What Will Teachers Be Learning?
How to use the six steps of the PPA and…
How to develop WebQuests and PowerPoints or Google Slides to teach students the PPA problem solving method
How to Identify Talent Pool Students
We will use the nation’s leading expert in gifted education, Joe Renzulli’s model to identify G/T students by using his…
SCALES
Once you identify G/T and regular students, you will need to learn how to differentiate your curriculum and teaching
Professor Heather Pinedo-Burns, a G/T expert & Head of the Speyer Legacy School Lower Div., will do presentations on differentiated instruction and other strategies for working with G/T and regular students
Do you have any English Learners?
Have you had Professional Development on how to best meet their needs?
Scaling-Up has a focus on…
Professor Catherine Box of UPenn with conduct workshops on strategies to use with English Learners…
Scaling-Up Project CRITICAL
A 5-year Gifted Education Grant for New York City schools based on Syracuse University’s Project LEGAL and several Project CRITICAL grants for New York City Teachers and Students
Project LEGAL
Created in 1976 by Director, Jim Carroll, Ph.D.
Jim had nine years experience as a social studies teacher in Syracuse, developed Project LEGAL; then moved the program to Syracuse University where he has been awarded numerous NY State and US federal grants for NYC schools
Project LEGAL
New York State validation in 1979
Project LEGAL
USED validation in 1982, 1992 & 1996
Project LEGAL’s� Validated Objectives
Significant student growth in problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Project LEGAL
Joe Montecalvo, Asst. Director
In 1993, Jim hired Joe as a one –year grad assistant; Joe learns HTML and LEGAL strategies are revised for the Internet under $7M+ Project TIPS grant for Bronx.
Project CRITICAL Objectives:
CR: Curriculum Restructuring:--Identifying social problems in your curriculum
IT: In-service Training: 12 three-hour PD scheduled after school on Zoom; total of 36 PD hours, $53.98/hour stipends (on your own time)
I: Identification of Talent Pool students in regular content classrooms
CA: (teachers using) Computer Applications: Use Jim Carroll and Joe Montecalvo’s Internet application, The Public Policy Analyst, to have students analyze social problems and develop public policy solutions
L: Learning outcomes: (1) problem solving involving public policy issues; (2) state content standards for American history, global history, language arts and science and (3) improved use of technology
Scaling—Up’s Staff Developers� Your personal mentors to succeed
Norm Harris
Art Fortin
Scaling-Up’s
Technology Specialist
Joe Montecalvo
Scaling-UP Project CRITICAL Builds Upon:
Project
CHARACTER
The Character Public
Policy Analyst
Project
CRITICAL:
Javits Gifted Education
Project TIPS:
The Public
Policy Analyst:
Social Studies,
Science, and
Language Arts
What Are the Benefits
of Scaling-Up
Project CRITICAL?
Benefits: Teachers
Benefits: Students
Benefits: Students
Etiquette
Scaling-Up staff E-mail
Scaling-Up �Project CRITICAL: Website
In Closing
Keep you deck chairs facing forward