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Dante Hall Session 1 9:00AM-10:00AM"WRITE ON!”: A STRATEGY TO MOTIVATE STRUGGLING WRITERS Presenter: Dalia Rosales Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Ele

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11th Annual Action Research Conference

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Action Research Conference: Table of Contents

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Agenda

ACTION RESEARCH CONFERENCE

May 14, 2016

8:00-8:30 Registration and continental breakfast Soda Center – Claeys and Lafayette

8:30-8:45 Welcome - Christopher Sindt, Ph.D ,

Dean of Kalmanovitz School of Education Conference overview – Kathy Perez, Ed.D., Director of M.A in Teaching Leadership and Director of External Relations

Soda Center - Moraga

9:00-10:00

10:15-11:15

11:30-12:30

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3

Dante Hall Filippi Academic Hall Galileo Hall

Concurrent sessions in all 3 buildings

Briefly meet with peer group facilitators to receive your course grade and completed

Soda Center – Claeys

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The Kalmanovitz School of Education

VISION

KSOE has a statewide reputation for its excellence in educating counselors, teachers, and leaders The school is an innovative academic resource center and active learning environment specializing in environmental literacy, Lasallian education and urban

education It is distinguished for partnerships with schools and other organizations emphasizing community engagement, action research, and community-based research

PROGRAMMING

THE KSOE offers certificates, credentials, and degrees to approximately 700 students annually

The KSOE offers credential training in six areas recognized by the Commission on

Teacher Credentialing: educational leadership, multiple subjects (K-8), school

counseling, school psychology, single subject (high school), and special education

The KSOE offers master’s degrees in college student services, educational leadership, education, teaching leadership, early childhood education, marriage and family therapy, school counseling, and school psychology We also feature the Teachers for Tomorrow program, a 4+1 program that trains future teachers beginning in their freshmen year and culminating with multiple subject credential and Master of Arts in education

The KSOE also offers the Educational Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership This program features an emphasis on social justice, collaborative learning, and community- based research

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

During the 2015-2016 academic year, KSOE students were placed in teacher- and

counselor- placements in over 200 schools and other agencies across the San Francisco Bay area Nearly 90% of master’s and doctoral level research is action or community- based This means that we have 100+ students performing research in local schools and communities

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In addition, the following community programs are active:

LIFT UP! This early literacy intervention (LIFT UP) program has trained coaches in six schools in the Oakland Diocese including Richmond and Union City Data analyzed by an independent agency showed that “students who were taught by a teacher in the LIFT UP program were three times more likely to be at or above grade level than their peers.”

THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES attracts more than 1000 educators per year from five local counties and over 30 school districts The KSOE was awarded a $40,000 grant from the California Department of Education to provide outreach and professional development to private schools in northern California

CALIFORNIA TEACHERS SUMMIT KSOE has been selected as a host site for the annual

California Teachers Summit: Better Together This annual event that attracts over

15,000 educators statewide was launched last summer with over 500 participants at Saint Mary’s College

READING RECOVERY Reading Recovery is an international early intervention program for first grade children who are at risk for learning to read and write Saint Mary’s College is the northern California Regional Training Center, offering two programs: one for teacher leaders and one for teachers Saint Mary’s is also one of three universities

in the US that provide Reading Recovery intervention in Spanish (Descrubiendo La Lectura) This program has been funded in part in the United States in the last five years

by a $2.1 million i5 grant

ACADEMIC CENTERS

The KSOE is home to two academic centers:

THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY (CEL) CEL explores and promotes

environmental education in schools and communities worldwide River of Words, CEL’s signature program, provides tools for teaching environmental literacy to children, teens, and teachers through art and poetry

THE LEADERSHIP CENTER The Leadership Center is a network of practitioners,

educators, scholars, professionals, community members and citizens the private, public, and non-profit sectors Its mission is to enhance leadership capacity in order to meet the unique challenges and opportunities of the 21st century Our programs and services integrate contemporary academic theories of leadership and organizational change with proven, practical, action-based approaches to serving our communities, organizations

and society

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Kalmanovitz School of Education Programs

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES (BALOS)

The B.A Program in Leadership and Organizational Studies is a degree completion program designed for working adults from many career fields Among the qualities that make the

program distinctive are its emphasis on critical thinking; ethical decision-making; a

collaborative, service-oriented approach to leadership; and its integration of working

professionals’ experience with the curriculum This 24-month blended/online program is cohort-based, so students form a community of learners, engaging with and supporting each other’s progress Students collaborate on capstone project that focuses on a need identified by

a community partner Admission requirements include a minimum of 64 semester units of acceptable transfer credit and 3-5 years of work or volunteer experience Individualized

advising is provided prior to admission, including working closely with prospective students who may be building units to meet the 64 units required for admission

Contact: Annalee Lamoreaux, Ph.D., alamorea@stmarys-ca.edu

COUNSELING (COUN)

The Counseling Department specializations are designed for people who wish to work in K-12 schools, colleges, family service agencies, private practice or a variety of other counseling settings Counseling specializations include: Career Counseling, College Student Services,

College Student Services & Professional Clinical Counseling, General Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy & Professional Clinical Counseling, School Counseling, School Psychology

Students are challenged by a curriculum that integrates research-based practices with

opportunities for experience in professional settings

Contact: Diane Sus, dks6@stmarys-ca.edu

DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (Ed.D)

The Doctorate in Educational Leadership offers a dynamic curriculum designed to develop leaders who can tackle today’s challenges with creativity, courage and competence

Additionally, graduates emerge from the program committed to advocacy and action, attentive

to issues of social injustice and dedicated to advancing leadership in underserved communities

Contact: Heidimarie Rambo, Ph.D., hrambo@stmarys-ca.edu

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EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ELP) – Preliminary Administrative Services Credential-Tier I

The vision of the Tier I/Educational Leadership Program is to prepare future school leaders to

Leadership Program is organized in a cohort structure that leverages group support for progress toward program completion In order to enter the program the student must have verification

of five years of teaching and a clear credential After completing their Tier I credential,

graduates may go on to earn a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration Once the

master’s is completed, the KSOE also offers a Doctorate in Educational Leadership for those who wish to continue their journey

Contact: Désirée Braganza, Ed.D., dpb3@stmarys-ca.edu

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING LEADERSHIP (MATL)

Leadership by teachers is essential to serving the needs of students, schools and the teaching profession The Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Program is an innovative degree bringing together professional educators who are committed to opening minds and transforming

futures The program curriculum was designed to develop reflection, systematic inquiry, and collaboration—that are at the heart of teacher growth These capacities create an integrated learning process for the practicing teacher If you desire to be an agent of change, form

collaborative learning relationships and engage in action research directly related to your classroom and student learning – then this program is for you

Contact: Heidimarie Rambo, Ph.D., hrambo@stmarys-ca.edu

MASTER OF ARTS IN LEADERSHIP (GLD)

Our highly regarded and pioneering M.A in Leadership degree provides you the flexibility, practical skills, and personal enrichment you seek in a graduate education program In this hybrid program you will learn contemporary leadership theory and practice in peer networks of working professionals from public, private, and non-profit sectors As a graduate, you acquire a wide range of competencies and skills that allow you to advance and succeed in today's

dynamic and complex world The program is designed for working adults and provides learners

a supportive, challenging, and transformative learning experience

Contact: Marguerite Welch, Ph.D., mwelch@stmarys-ca.edu

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MONTESORRI EDUCATION PROGRAM (MONT/ECE)

The enduring educational philosophy of Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952), physician, social

activist, developmental scientist, and educator, embraces constructivist principles and aims to educate the "whole child" Montessori’s guiding consideration of respect for the individuality

of each child and her commitment to social justice is timeless We offer the American

Montessori Society (AMS) Early Childhood and Elementary Education Credentials, and a Master

of Arts degree in Montessori Education and a minor in Montessori Thought Our graduates change the world, one child at a time

Contact: Patricia Chambers, pchamber@stmarys-ca.edu

TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW (TFT)

Teachers for Tomorrow is a unique program that enables students who are committed to

becoming elementary teachers to enroll in selected education courses and participate in

school-based field experiences as they complete their undergraduate major in Justice,

Community and Leadership TFT students graduate in four years with their bachelor’s degree, and then earn their Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, and their master’s degree (optional), during their fifth year at the Kalmanovitz School of Education

Contact: Tammy Spencer, Ed.D., ts19@ stmarys-ca.edu

If you have any questions regarding these programs please contact the person listed under the program or call the Kalmanovitz School of Education front desk at (925) 631-4700

There's always a lot going on at KSOE! Keep up to date on our events

www.stmarys-ca.edu/KSOE OR www.stmarys-ca.edu/KSOE-events

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Dante Hall Session 1 9:00AM-10:00AM

"WRITE ON!”: A STRATEGY TO MOTIVATE

STRUGGLING WRITERS

Presenter: Dalia Rosales

Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership

Target Audience: Elementary

Looking for a strategy to help motivate students

to write? Teacher-student writing conferences

were implemented with students who were

struggling or not making progress in writing

This study focused on third graders in a Dual

Immersion classroom Join this session and

learn strategies for designing teacher-student

writing conferences that increase student

writing output and student success!

Location: Dante 115

TEACHING WITH TECH: EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK

IN A DIGITAL AGE Presenter: Lisa Kennealy

Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Do you provide written feedback for your

students only to have it ignored and not

utilized? This session will demonstrate how

instruction on the perception and use of

effective feedback in the classroom can be used

to improve academic achievement and build a

growth mindset in your students Engaging class

activities, digital feedback, and collaboration

techniques with students using Google Apps for

Education will be highlighted

Find out how credit for late work, student support and parent communication can motivate students and increase academic success To address the problem of a grading system which uses zeros on late assignments to punish students, I hypothesized that utilizing the three strategies of a revised grading system, additional support for students and parent communication would increase student learning and promote academic success

LET'S BLOG ABOUT IT!

Presenter: Alissa Barton Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

Looking for a way to enhance peer feedback and improve student achievement in writing? Come learn about implementing a classroom blog to improve your students' writing Move students from working with just one writing partner to interacting on a blog with all of their classroom peers- sharing ideas, giving feedback, and revising their work to become better writers Get lots of practical strategies to incorporate a classroom blog into your writing curriculum!

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Filippi Academic Hall

Session 1 9:00AM-10:00AM

TEXT CONNECTIONS: TECHNIQUES TO

IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS IN

STRUGGLING STUDENTS

Presenter: Jocel Ibanez-Lazarito

Target Audience: Early Childhood, Elementary,

Special Ed, Other: parents/caregivers

Are you ready to pull out your hair trying to

teach struggling students how to read? This

presentation will help keep you sane plus that

healthy mane by giving you a simple, yet

effective technique that can improve your

students' literacy skills Explore the use of text

connections when teaching academic sight

words Participants will receive a FREE CD (while

supplies last) which includes everything you

need to get started!

Location: FAH 130

INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT REPLACING TRADITIONAL "ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL" MATH HOMEWORK WITH ADAPTIVE PROGRAM Presenter: Khanh Pham

Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Middle School

Math homework can be difficult, especially if it

is outside a student's skill level Zone of Proximal Development In order to help scaffold the learning to meet individual's needs, and provide fair and equal access to today's diverse population of students, I replaced traditional

"one-size-fits-all" worksheets for homework with an adaptive online math program After 8 weeks of my Action Research Intervention, I found increased student achievement using Chapter Tests, MARS tasks and homework scores

CALENDAR TIME 'GETS BUSY'!

Presenter: Crissy Bilyk Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Early Childhood

What is the best way to teach a large group of young learners? Get them moving! Join me as I share my action research project about using movement to increase active student participation during calendar time in my Transitional Kindergarten class We will explore active vs passive participation and strategies to balance the challenges associated with large class sizes in early childhood programs

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Galileo Hall

9:00AM-10:00AM

A VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM FOR

MONTESSORI AND NON-MONTESSORI

SETTINGS Presenter: Csilla Horvath

Program: Montessori/Early Childhood

Education

Target Audience: Early Childhood, Elementary

The visual arts has so much more to offer than

filling in some extra time with coloring or giving

children 'down time' Come and see how the

visual arts has the potential to promote

thinking, problem solving and literacy skills,

develop aesthetic awareness and make

connections to history and culture! Hear, feel,

touch, smell and see art with me, without

having to worry about what you know or do not

know about art as I share my Visual Arts

Curriculum to help both Montessori and

non-Montessori teachers expand their visual arts

practices and promote young children’s

cognitive and intellectual skills!

Location: Galileo 107

THE EFFECT OF CHOICE ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN A MATH CLASSROOM Presenter: Jenica Wheelock

Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: High School

How do you engage high school algebra students? This action research project examined the effect of assignment choices on student motivation and engagement The results were positive as measured by assignment completion, off task observations and student engagement surveys Choice made the difference Find out how!

GROUP COLLABORATION TO IGNITE EFFICIENCY IN YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

SELF-CLASSROOM Presenter: Leanne De Bella Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: High School

“I can’t do this” or “I am just no good at English” are statements often heard from my students This motivated me to find a way to change the way my students felt about their abilities in English Language Arts This study examined the positive power of using community building activities and collaborative group work to motivate students in English class

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JUST SAY NO TO PASSIVE LEARNING:

GET ACTIVE WITH THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Presenter: Tracy Gilcrist

Target Audience: All Levels

Are your students having a difficult time staying

engaged during lectures? Do the same few

students answer all the class discussion

questions? Find out how Think-Pair-Share can

change any lesson from passive to active,

engage all students and get them to discuss

content ideas and questions Try out this active

cooperative learning strategy and be ready to

use it on Monday This successful strategy is for

all grade levels and disciplines

DANCING THROUGH THEIR MINDS: URBAN YOUTH AND CRITICAL THINKING Presenter: Shelese Douglas

Program: Doctorate in Educational Leadership Target Audience: All Levels

This presentation and workshop experience presents research that examined the capacity of movement and dance to develop critical thinking in urban middle school students A variety of lenses, such as Making Thinking Visible (MTV), Teach for Understanding (TFU), and Studio Habits of Mind (SHoM), guide the activities used to encourage thinking routines and meta-cognitive reflective learning practices Participants engage in movement experiences that can be shared with adolescent populations and adapted for other student groups

Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others

-John Maxwell

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EDUCATOR PERCEPTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT Presenter: Adam Clark

Program: Doctorate in Educational Leadership

Target Audience: All Levels

This highly informative session will focus on

educators’ perceptions of professional

development activities especially in light of

complex challenges such as new state

standards, technology integration, and social

justice issues The two research questions that

drove this study:

1 In what ways does professional development

contribute to the professional and personal

growth of public K-12 educators in Contra Costa

County?

2 What role do these educators desire to have

in planning, developing, and sustaining their

own professional development?"

“GEO-GEBRA”: COMMON CORE, POTENTIAL

AND PITFALLS Presenter: Lise Needham Program: Master of Art in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Common Core Math Practice Standards call for students to use dynamic geometry software to explore and discover geometric properties and relationships How do you do it? Come hear about the implementation of “GeoGebra” in a continuation high school classroom and the impact this creative process has on the development of student reasoning Leave with resources to make your job easier and students

more e-successful!

PEER PAIRS? THAT'S WRITE!

Presenter: Ashley Hall Program: Master of Art in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

Looking for a way to increase the quality of your students' writing in Writers' Workshop? Try Peer Conferencing! My fourth grade students' writing skills improved dramatically and they truly enjoyed the writing process while working with a partner! Learn about implementing peer conferencing into writers' workshop and how it can greatly benefit your students Many helpful resources and materials will be shared!

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