Capstone Project Presentation Final

The document summarizes a project to support teachers in helping struggling students. It involved working directly with students and teachers to provide strategies and accommodations. Surveys found the teachers found the supports helpful. Next steps include continuing professional development and expanding the surveys to more teachers to further support students.

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SUPPORTING TEACHERS WITH STRUGGLING

STUDENTS:
SUPPORTING STUDENTS BY PROVIDING
TEACHERS STRATEGIES TO HELP

May 19, 2016

Mary Hemenway-Klaas

Overview of Project
Worked with groups of teachers
Worked directly with individual students
Supported various teachers on campus
and within the district
Presented at a paraprofessional training

Rationale/Need Addressed

- I believe we have the power to effect change in

student's lives by empowering them. This has the
potential to carry them through their educational
years and into their adult lives.
-

Many teachers seem underprepared

Teacher Leader Model

Standards
Accessing and Using Research to Improve Practice and
Student Learning
Facilitating Improvements in Instruction and Student
Learning
Improving Outreach and Collaboration with Families and
Community
Advocating for Student Learning and the Profession

Vision/Goals
I believe we have the power to effect change in student's lives
by empowering them. This has the potential to carry them
through their educational years and into their adult lives. We,
as educators, can do this by providing the teachers with tools
and skills sets to support their students, allowing them to be
successful, even through their struggles.

To support the students by empowering the teachers who are having a difficult
time finding accommodations that enable struggling students to reach their
fullest potential.

To see growth in student achievement and self confidence.

To inform the parents during SST (Student Study Team) meetings about
supports that were used with their students and which ones worked and didn't
work.

Create a growth mindset and optimistic attitude among the teachers when
faced with challenging students.

Provide ongoing support for teachers even after this capstone project has been
completed, by means of professional development, student observations, etc.

Research
Intervention Central: Teacher behavioral strategies: A Menu
California Department of Education: Effects of Multiple
Intelligences on Instruction
Understood.org
BoysTown.org
International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and
Therapy: Facilitating Behaviorally Inclusive Learning
Environments
Institute of Education Sciences: Reducing Problem
behaviors in the Elementary School Classroom

Action Steps/Implementation
Working with administrator: March 2015
Building a team: Worked with the second grade team: September
2015
Compiled a list of struggling students: October 2015
Worked with students, one at a time, for one-two week periods:
November 2015- March 2016
Utilized supports and accommodations with each students, based of
the struggles I saw them having
Kept in communication with the general education teacher about
what I was trying, what was working and what was not
Had conversations with other general education teachers and special
education teacher about students they were struggling with.
Provided suggestions, verbally: on-going through the whole process
Provided a survey for various teachers to fill out asking for feedback
on accommodations, supports, the help they were given and what
trainings they would like in the future: April 2016

Evidence of Success
Survey given to teachers specifically worked with: every answer was
significant.
Overall, many of the teachers use some of the supports that were in the
survey. A number of teachers stated that they are willing to try other
options
Many teachers wanted more training/information on: Supports/stratagies
to help struggling students, working with autistic students, special
education continuum and learning differences,

Next Steps for the Project

I will be the RSP teacher at Foothill Elementary for the
2016-17 school year. Since I have a different position, I
plan on continuing my capstone project by:
Mostly push-in model
Request to do Professional development based on surveys
Send out the survey to a greater population of teachers, in
and out of the district.
Talk with special ed

Leveraging the Five Practices

of Exemplary Leadership
How did you apply the five practices of
exemplary leadership to implement the
project?
Model the Way:
Inspire a Shared Vision:
Challenge the Process:
Enable Others to Act:
Encourage the Heart: