Let's Partner!

Let's Partner! S1, E10: The Nine Essentials All Together

Episode 10, the final episode of Season 1, puts all the Nine Essentials of Professional Development Schools together into one package. In this episode, Dr. Ron Siers, Jr. (Salisbury University) describes their award-winning secondary PDS in the state of Maryland. He illustrates how all nine essentials work together to make this long-standing partnership not only survive but actually thrive for over a decade.

Let's Partner! S1, E9: Ideas for Resource Sharing and Recognizing Partners in Professional Development Schools

Episode 9 gives ideas about how school-university partnerships can share resources and recognize partners to sustain high-quality Professional Development Schools. In this episode, Dr. Michael Cosenza (California Lutheran University) describes how their award-winning PDS teacher residency program in California shares resources like dedicated classroom space for onsite methods course instructive, the collaborative pursuit of external funding, and joint efforts for teacher professional learning at the school sites. He also describes recognition structures that have created continuity from year to year and helped the PDS be sustained and successful.

Let's Partner! S1, E8: Powerful Boundary Spanning Roles in Professional Development Schools

Episode 8 features one of the most important aspects of Professional Development Schools – boundary spanning roles. In this episode, Dr. Jim Nolan (Penn State University) and Dr. Kelly Mark (State College Area School District) explain how their two-time award winning PDS reconceptualized the roles of methods course instructor, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher through the creation of a single, formal, boundary spanning role called the Professional Development Associate.

Let's Partner! S1, E7: Building Governance Structures to Sustain Professional Development Schools

Episode 7 focuses the backbone of Professional Development Schools by sharing about the important structures for governance and decision making. In this episode, Dr. Audra Parker (George Mason University) and Lois Groth (George Mason University) share the structures for shared governance, reflection, and collaboration that they have created to support school-university partnerships that lead to Professional Development Schools in their elementary education teacher preparation program.

Let's Partner! S1, E6: Developing Articulated Agreements for Professional Development Schools

Episode 6 explores the process of developing articulated agreements, like memoranda of understanding (MOUs), between schools and universities. In this episode, Dr. Eva Garin (Bowie State University) compares the processes for developing MOUs between two school districts in the state of Maryland and shares how the process can influence the partnership development and longevity.