Project Discovery: An Urban Middle School Reform Effort  

Oleh:

Shulman, Vivian ; Armitage, Deirdre

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Education And Urban Society vol. 37 no. 4 (Aug. 2005), page 371-397.
Topik: teacher professional development; middle-level education reform; urban middle school
Fulltext: 371.pdf (143.61KB)

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This study reports on a 5-year project to improve urban, middle-level student achievement through the implementation of two initiatives. First, teachers at a participating New York City middle school engaged in weekly curriculum-planningworkshops to reformulate classroom curricula into interdisciplinary, discovery-oriented activities. Second, undergraduate college students from an urban public college, representing a variety of academic disciplines, were recruited to work as classroom tutors, or “teaching scholars,” in the middle school. Gains in student achievement were demonstrated by a significant increase in the number of students meeting state standards on standardized test scores in mathematics and English. Survey responses and interviews of teachers revealed that teachers felt energized and empowered and that the school climate had improved. An unanticipated benefit was the desire of a significant number of college student “teaching scholars” to change career plans and pursue teaching as a profession, specifically in urban, high-need schools.

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