Project Details

Three-Year Cycle

Each learning circle will encompass a similar three year cycle.

Year One (Learning and Pilot Stage)
During the first semester of this year, faculty will meet twice a month to learn about the particular teaching strategy. During the second semester the team will continue to meet as a team while piloting the teaching strategy in a selected class. In addition to further learning, the team will also develop an evaluation tool specific to their learning strategy and learn a model for peer evaluation. Faculty will receive a .5 contact hour stipend per semester for participation in this stage.

Year Two (Implementation Stage)
During this year the faculty will fully implement the teaching strategy in a chosen class. Faculty will continue to meet as a learning circle once a month. To assist in the implementation and improvement of this strategy, faculty will also engage in peer observation as well as the implementation of the teaching strategy evaluation tool developed by the circle in year one.

Year Three (Mentoring)
During this final year, faculty who have successfully implemented the teaching strategy will mentor faculty who are in stages one and two. The mentors will provide support and guidance to the mentees on how to fully implement the teaching strategies.

Timeline

Year	Semester		Cohort 1: Poverty Technology Service Learning		Cohort 2: Collaborative Contextualized Poverty Technology Service Learning		Cohort 3: Collaborative Contextualized Poverty Technology Service Learning
1	Fall 2003
	Winter 2004		Learning Strategy
2	Fall 2004		Pilot Strategy		Learning Strategy
	Winter 2005		Implement		Pilot Strategy
3	Fall 2005		Implement		Implement		Learn Strategy
	Winter 2006		Mentor		Implement		Pilot Strategy
					Be Mentored
*4	Fall 2006		Mentor		Mentor		Implement
							Be Mentored
	Winter 2007				Mentor		Implement
							Be Mentored
							Mentor
*	Extension

 

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