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Neil Nathan was a high school classroom teacher for ten years. He taught
Global History, Economics, English, and Arts Appreciation at Theodore
Roosevelt High School in the Bronx and Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
in Manhattan. He was Director of MLK's successful, interdisciplinary arts
education program for two years, entitled Arts Access, which landed him on
the cover of American Teacher magazine. He was then trained by the UC Santa
Cruz New Teacher Induction Program to mentor first year teachers, which he
did for three years, in Manhattan and the South Bronx. During this time, he
was promoted to Lead Mentor, which entailed designing and facilitating
professional development for a group of 40 master teachers/mentors. He is
now a Lead Instructional Mentor, supporting and coaching school based
mentors, consulting principals, and co-designing and facilitating
professional development to support teachers in 19 secondary schools, from
Coney Island to Harlem to the South Bronx, with George Georgilakis.
Description:
The Assessment Workshop focuses on formative assessment (exit slips, leveled
questions, individual dry erase boards, graphic organizers, stop and jots,
red/green/yellow cards) and the resulting differentiated strategies that can
be infused into lessons to address the various needs of students. The
workshop culminates with an Analysis of Student Work protocol which can be
used to identify student strengths and areas for growth. This sheds light on
the many ways one can continue to differentiate instruction for the various
levels of learners in a classroom. Participants have the opportunity to
practice this protocol with a class set of their own students' work.
The Portfolio Assessment Workshop will focus on how to develop high-quality,
authentic portfolios that afford students the opportunity to become self
directed reflective learners. One Subject and Interdisciplinary Showcase
Portfolios will be explored, as well as the various types of work that can
be included in each: student writing (first drafts and polished pieces),
individual and group products, investigations, diagrams, graphs, charts,
photographs, audio and video recordings, etc. Additional support will be
given in the variety of ways teachers and students can assess as well as
present portfolios.
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