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Kean University has partnered with the Plainfield
Board of Education to implement an Improving Teacher Quality Partnership
program to insure that by 2005-2006 all Plainfield students will be
taught by highly qualified teachers. This collaborative effort
between the school district and the Colleges of Education and Natural,
Applied and Health Sciences at Kean has the overall goal of improving
the academic achievement of Plainfield's students by implementing
quality, ongoing professional development for pre-service and in-service
teachers. This programs builds upon the long history of
partnership between the Plainfield Board of Education and Kean
University.
The ITQP program focuses on the
implementation of a professional development program that will:
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Enhance professional
development for practicing and prospective teachers in the area of
Mathematics and Science;
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Maximize student performance
and achievement, particularly those who are second language learners
and have special needs;
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Increase teacher retention
through intensive mentoring training;
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Provide professional
development for Kean University pre-service teachers;
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Increase the technological
knowledge and skills of pre-service and in-service teachers so that
they can implement technology based instruction;
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Provide for the simultaneous
renewal of schools and teacher education.
Improving Teaching Quality
Partners:
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Dr. Martha M. Mobley, Grant
Director - Kean University
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Dr. Paula E. Howard,
Superintendent of Plainfield Schools
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Plainfield Board of Education
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Sheila Thorpe - Director of
Staff Development - Plainfield P.S.
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Sheryl Klein - Math Supervisor
- Plainfield P.S.
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Dr. Suzanne Reynolds -
Mathematics Education - Kean University
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Dr. Michael Mahan - Science
Education - Kean University
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Dr. Barbara Lee - Special
Education - Kean University
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Dr. Gilda DelRisco - Bilingual
Education - Kean University
For further information,
contact:
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