MVWP PROGRAM PROPOSAL
TALK TO ME:
a writing/discussion workshop
for new teachers
Chris Golden
If you are interested in bringing this program to
your school or organization, please contact the
MOHAWK VALLEY WRITING PROJECT
Utica College
(315)792-3057
mjanda@utica.edu
Names and contact info for
presenter(s):
NAME
Mailing
address
Phone
e-mail
Chris
Golden
7117
Coleman
Mills Rd,
Rome NY
13440
3153367517
chgolden@uticaschools.org
Please describe your proposed program in terms of
goals and outcomes. What do you hope to accomplish
in the program? What artifacts and data do you plan
to collect? What outcomes to you hope to achieve?
How will you assess those outcomes?
My main goal with my program is to provide new teachers with the
skills they need to stay in the education profession. Many new
teachers leave the profession in their first five years of teaching. The
Utica City School District has a high rate of teacher turnover. I hope
to show that through the use of proper support, our teachers will stay
with the district and not leave for other districts. With the help of the
Teacher Center and Utica Teachers Association, I hope to create an
entry and exit survey so we can record why teachers come to Utica
and why they leave. Talk to Me will also encourage teachers to use
writing to achieve professional and personal development in their first
year. I hope that the reflection strategies they learn in the workshop
will help them through out their education career.
Please describe the program you propose.
For whom is it
intended?
Will your program be
open to all
interested
participants or will
there be a selection
process?
Number of sessions?
Length of each
session (minutes)?
Is this a
professional
development program,
a writers' workshop,
a young writers'
program, a
conference
presentation or
other?
What is the purpose
of your program?
When and where do
you plan to offer
All first year teachers
All interested parties, as
long as they are a first year
teacher
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All sessions are 1 hour,
except for the months of
September and June. Those
sessions are 1½ hours each.
Professional development
program
To provide first year teachers
with a support group for airing
concerns and finding solutions to
problems throughout the school
year.
Once a month, one hour
sessions at the Teacher
your program in
terms of time of
year, time of day,
and location?
Center at Proctor High
school. The sessions are
after school (3:00pm-4:00pm)
Please attach a draft
announcement/flyer/registration form for your
program. (The Teacher Center will create it. They
have a copy of the MVWP logo. I will make sure
that they incorporate it.)
Please block out the timing of
program in minutes. If you are planning
one session, feel free to use more than
Use this to show that your program will
National Writing Project principles.
MINUTES
ACTIVITY
your
more than
one page.
fulfill
3:00-3:15
Writing Prompt/ Discussion of
Prompt
3:15-3:45
Discussion of the monthly topic
(See attached schedule of monthly
topics)
3:45-4:00
Teachers share reflections of the
past monthly lessons or daily
happenings in the classroom.
EACH SESSION IS BASICALLY THE
SAME. THE DISCUSSION WILL CHANGE
DEPENDING ON THE MONTH.
This program is a support group
for first year teachers. It is a
safe place where they can voice
their fears, triumphs, concerns,
questions, and have a audience not
only willing to listen, but also
help.
What specific materials will you use in presenting your
program?
There are several books that will be used occasionally. I
am continually looking for books and articles that can help
the first year teachers.
Teaching Matters
by Todd Whitaker/ Beth Whitaker
Teacher Man
by Frank McCourt
Chicken Soup for the Soul Teacher’s Edition
Moments for Teachers by Robert Strand
101 “Answers” for New Teachers and Their Mentors: Effective
Teaching tips for the Daily Classroom By Annette L.
What materials will be provided to the participants in your
program?
A composition notebook (the reflection journal), a
traditional spiral notebook (to record teaching tips and
strategies discussed during the workshop) and a folder (to
hold articles)bought by Utica Teacher Center.
101 “Answers” for New Teachers and Their Mentors: Effective
Teaching tips for the Daily Classroom By Annette L.Breaux
This book was chosen because our principal highly
recommends it.
I will not know how many people will be participating with
this course until mid-summer. Utica is always waiting until
the last minute to do their hiring.
We are also expending this program to the two middle
schools this summer. They will be taught by two teachers
that I will be training this summer. The Middle schools
and UTC will purchase their own materials.
What media support (equipment, internet connection,
etc.) will be required for your program?
It is basically a discussion and writing group.
Please outline the financial profile of your
program.
What fees will
participants be
charged?
How will the fees be
funded (out of pocket,
district funds, grant
funds, etc.?)
How many hours will you
bill the Mohawk Valley
Writing Project for
your work?
Explain contact
hours/credits/inservice
hours earned by
participants in your
program.
Explain any expenses
incurred by your
program and how they
will be funded.
(Include materials,
fees, etc.)
$15.00 (From each payment: $5.00
will go to the UTC and $10.00 will
go to the MVWP)
The UTC and District will help
with purchasing some supplies.
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The Utica Teacher Center uses the
hours to support the mentoring
hours that the new teachers must
have per state education
regulations.
I provide refreshments for each session. The Teacher
Center will help to pay for these. A composition
notebook (the reflection journal), a traditional spiral
notebook (to record teaching tips and strategies
discussed during the workshop) and a folder (to hold
articles).
101 “Answers” for New Teachers and Their Mentors:
Effective Teaching tips for the Daily Classroom By
Annette L. Breaux. This book was chosen because
our principal highly recommends it.(The UTC may
provide some assistance in the purchase of these
books)
I will not know how many people will be participating
with this course until mid-summer. Utica is always
waiting until the last minute to do their hiring. I am
assuming around 25 participants.
We are also expending this program to the two middle
schools this summer. They will be taught by two
teachers that I will be training this summer. The
middle schools and UTC will purchase their own
materials.
Explain any potential
partnerships/cosponsorships between
MVWP and other agencies
in supporting your
program.
Do you have any plans
to seek outside
sponsorship (grants,
etc.) to support your
program?
This summer I have been asked to
train one teacher from each of the
middle schools. The UTC hopes
spread this to all their schools,
to help support their new teachers
I hope to present the program to
the Board of Education next year,
to get their support.
Please identify all the presenters
involved in your program, including their
professional roles, their affiliations, and the
year they attended Summer Institute. Please provide
contact information for each presenter.
Christine Golden
7117 Coleman Mills Rd
Rome, NY 13440
315-336-7517
Cgolden1@twcny.rr.com
TR Proctor High School
1203 Hilton Ave
Utica, NY 13502
315-368-6400
Chgolden@uticaschools.org