| The Watauga-Avery-ASU Partnership
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Beech
Mountain School
Crossnore
School
Bethel
School
Mabel
School
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of Education
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Partnership Description
Faculty from ASU and several elementary schools in Watauga and Avery
County have entered into a long-term
partnership project. The purpose is to explore ways to improve
the curriculum and instruction of this public K-8 changes that result.
The project will focus on staff development, curriculum development and
alignment, student improvement in reading and math, pre-service teacher
field experiences, and teacher/university collaborative research.
The curriculum development and alignment will emphasize reading/language
arts, math, technology, and the integration of reading and math into science
and social studies curriculum. This longitudinal project will
utilize qualitative and quantitative methods. Documentation will highlight
the impact of professional development on school-wide change and on student
performance in reading and math. In addition we will research
and write about the history of this unique school.
The principal participants of this project are the school staff and
three ASU college of education faculty--two ASU reading and one math education
faculty. The project will also involve additional ASU faculty, outside
consultants, and ASU graduate and undergraduate students.
Projected outcomes include:
Creation and establishment of long-term collaborative relationships
between ASU, Bethel School, Mabel School, and Beech Mountain School
Development and alignment of school-wide curriculum in the areas
of
reading and math
Integration of reading and math into science and social studies curriculum
Exploration and integration of new computer technology into school-wide
curriculum
Investigation and documentation of developmentally appropriate
content and instructional strategies
Documentation of the process of school-wide changes
Documentation of how school-wide changes impact student performance
particularly in the areas of math and reading
Construction of a historical chronicle of the school and community
Conceptualization and implementation of meaningful field-based experiences
for pre-service teachers in this Appalachian cultural setting
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