Professional Development Schools
WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL?
The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) defines a Professional Development School (PDS) as a school in which the school staff and university faculty collaborate: a) to provide field experience placements and internship experiences, and b) to support and enable the professional development of P-12 teachers and university faculty. Both the university faculty and the school staff share a mutual responsibility for high-quality instruction to classroom students.
A Professional Development School at Kean University is a collaborative partnership that involves the College of Education and a local elementary, middle or high school. The central goal is to create an exemplary school environment that provides for the ongoing tasks of school renewal while seeking to serve the needs of P-12 students. A PDS provides a clinical setting for preservice education in which university students and P-12 faculty engage in professional development, promote and conduct inquiry that advances knowledge of schooling, foster parental involvement with the school, and strengthen the university-school collaboration.
The PDS partnership model at Kean includes year-long placements of cohorts of preservice teachers, guided and sequenced field experiences, preparation for cooperating teachers, team teaching, on-site seminars and courses, parent focus, preservice/inservice linkages, investigative inquiry, and reflective strategies. A university supervisor is resident at the school at least two (2) days each week, providing structure and support, as well as mentoring of preservice and entry-level teachers.
Kean University Professional Development Schools
2010-2011
Early Childhood/ Elementary/ Secondary/ Special Education Sites
Elizabeth Public Schools
Hillside Public Schools
- Calvin Coolidge Elementary School
- George Washington Elementary School
- A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center
- W.O. Krumbiegel Middle School
Linden Public Schools
Jersey City Public Schools
- Franklin L. Williams Middle School #7
- Ezra L. Nolan Middle School #40
- James J. Ferris High School
- Lincoln High School
Perth Amboy Public Schools
Piscataway Public Schools
Plainfield Public Schools
Rahway Public Schools
- Cleveland Elementary School
- Franklin Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Rahway Middle School
- Rahway High School
Roselle Public Schools
Woodbridge Public Schools
Morris-Union Jointure Commission
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