Collaborating for Student Success
Using Collaborative Inquiry
with Student Teachers
to Support Teacher
Professional Development
Sponsored by Teachers for a New Era
AERA ~ Denver ~ 5/4/10
Ivan Cheng
icheng@csun.edu
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The Problem
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Algebra success rate is low in the district
Only 6% of 828 Algebra 1 students at one
high school scored “Proficient” or above in on
the California Standards Test (CST)
Two thirds of those who fail Algebra in 8th or
9th grade fail to graduate on time
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The Solution
“To improve their mathematics instruction,
teachers must be able to analyze what they
and their students are doing and consider how
those actions are affecting students’
learning.”
NCTM Principles and Standards, p. 18
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The Solution
”Teachers learn well just as students do –
by studying, doing, and reflecting;
by collaborating with other teachers;
teachers
by looking closely at students and their work;
and by sharing what they see.”
Darling-Hammond (1999), p. 12
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Theoretical Framework
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Learning environment needed to support
generative change (Darling-Hammond, et al.
2009; Ball, 2002; Swafford, et al. 1999; Chapin,
1994; Little, 1993; Lave & Wenger, 1991)
Practical inquiry around student thinking similar
to CGI (Carpenter, et al. 2000; Franke, et al.
2001; Carpenter, et al., 1999)
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Theory of Change
Traditional Model
Professional
Development
Teacher
Learning
Student
Achievement
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Theory of Change
Student Centered Model
Collaborative
Inquiry
Student
Achievement
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Theory of Change
Student Centered Model
Professional
Development
Collaborative
Inquiry
Student
Achievement
Teacher
Learning
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The Intervention
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Student Improvement Through Teacher
Empowerment (SITTE)
Utilize teachers’ classrooms as “laboratories”
for daily practical inquiry
Collaborative inquiry based on the Cognitively
Guided Instruction (CGI) model
The Responsive Teaching Cycle (RTC)
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Responsive Teaching Cycle (RTC)
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Daily collaboration around evidence of
student learning
Explore
Establish
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Student
Learning
Experiment
Examine
Focus on getting through to students
rather than getting through a book
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Participants
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The Study
4 Teachers
(9 sections of Algebra 1, almost all with past
failure in math)
5 Student Teachers
(theater arts, food science, political science,
engineering, math)
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The Study
Research questions
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Impact on teachers’ decisions & practice
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Impact on students’ performance
Data
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Lesson activities (Hiebert et al., 2003)
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Online reflections & emails
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Meeting notes
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The PACT Framework
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Four tasks: Planning
Planning, Instructing, Assessing,
Reflecting (+ attention to Academic Language)
Similar to National Board process
Artifacts and commentaries, including video
of teaching
Valid and reliable assessment;
scorers calibrated
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The Planning Task
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Balanced focus: Connections between
procedures, concepts, reasoning
Access to content: Sequencing of tasks,
structured supports for learning
Meaningful assessments: Aligned with
opportunities to engage in mathematics; rich
problems to elicit levels of understanding
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Impact on Teachers
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Basic skills developed in context, not in
isolation
Multiple representations used to provide
meaningful connections
Critical thinking promoted through patterns
and explorations
Focused on teaching tools instead of teaching
topics
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Impact on Teachers
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Impact on Teachers
Noe wants to get an A in his Algebra 1 class. He has decided that the first thing he needs to do to get
an A in his math class is to attend class every day. Each day that Noe comes to class he earns 5 points.
1. Answer the questions below:
a. If Noe comes to class for 2 days, how many points does he have?
b. If Noe comes to class for 8 days, how many points does he have?
c. If Noe comes to class for 12 days, how many points does he have?
d. If Noe comes to class for 15 days, how many points does he have?
e. If Noe comes to class for 18 days, how many points does he have?
2. Describe what you did to get your answers for a–e.
3. Complete the table below:
4. Choose a letter to represent the number of days that Noe attends school. Use that letter to write an
expression that represents the number of points that Noe earns when he attends class.
5. Draw a graph on the back.
6. If Noe went to school for 132 days, how many points will he earn?
7. If Noe earned 55 points, how many days did he attend class?
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Impact on Students
The installation cost and monthly monitoring fee of a security system are listed below for two
companies.
Ace Systems charges $327 for installation and $204 per month for monitoring the system.
Zero Entry charges $535 for installation and $188 per month for monitoring the system.
• Write a variable expression for the total cost of a security system installed and monitored by Ace
Systems. Write a variable expression for the total cost of a security system installed and monitored
by Zero Entry. Define the variable.
• Mrs. Clark will sign a contract to have a security system installed and monitored for 12 months.
Calculate the total cost each company will charge for this service. Show all your work.
• If Mrs. Clark signs a contract to have a security system installed and monitored for 18 months, which
company has a lower total cost? Provide an explanation or show all your work.
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Impact on Students
Overall (% Correct)
Mult. Choice (# Correct)
45
8
40
2.5
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35
2
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30
5
25
School
20
1.5
SITTE
3
2
10
School
School
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SITTE
15
SITTE
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0.5
1
5
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Constructed Resp. (4 Max.)
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
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0
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
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Limitations
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Participants were not randomly selected
(though the students were)
The role of the facilitator was not examined
Constructed response items were scored by
the teachers themselves
Mathematics learning of teachers, MKT, and
tacit beliefs were not assessed
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Implications
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Students benefit from the collaboration of
their teachers
Teacher learning can occur when educational
settings are structured to focus on student
learning
Student teachers can gain experience
enacting the practices that are promoted in
their pre-service courses
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Thank You
AERA Conference
Denver ~ 5/4/10
Ivan Cheng
icheng@csun.edu
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