PDS Executive Council

Spring 2023 | February 10, 2023 | Zoom

Agenda

  • Welcome and Quick Introductions
  • SOEHS Updates
  • KU PDS Partners Updates & Issues
  • Mapping PDS Flexible Fridays
  • Framework to use
  • Action Plan for 2023-2024

Quick introductions

  • Name
  • Organization
  • Role

KU Updates

  • Dr. Douglas Huffman
  • PDS Ceremony
    • May 4, 2023

PDSs Updates

  • Start of spring semester
  • Student teachers

Differentiating PDS placements from Traditional placements

  • More support for PDS student teachers
  • Different experiences

What is Flexible Friday?

  • A perk of being in the PDS program
  • Used to address school-level, community, and student teacher issues
  • Shadow instructional coach, SPED, principal, other staff
  • Professional growth
  • Cohort use of time meaningful
  • Engagement
  • Action research

Mapping PDS Flexible Friday

  • Think creatively about a supportive experience for 
    • Student teachers
    • Clinical supervisors
    • Students
  • Experiences student teachers should have
    • Extra support during placements
    • Professional development that's relevant
    • Become leaders
    • Experts in the building
    • Time to process
    • Identify a problem/issue/concern with skills to approach it
    • Teamwork in cohort

PDS Flexible Friday Facilitation

Next Steps for Flexible Fridays

  • Volunteers for feedback on design
    • March meeting
  • Areas of concern
    • Building
    • Student teachers
    • Students
    • March meeting
  • How often
    • Decide together
    • April meeting
  • Who
    • Decide together
    • Blue print for pilot
    • May meeting

Next Steps for Recruitment

  • Work on sustainable funding (scholarships by a donor)
  • Create PDS video for recruiting at your schools
    • Administrators and teachers
  • Get into SOEHS classrooms early to share PDS experiences

Next Meetings

  • March 31 (9 a.m. - 10 a.m.)
  • April 21 (10 a.m. - 11 a.m.)
  • May 8 (10 a.m. - 11 a.m.)