PDS Liaisons

PDS Partnership Governance Participation

• Attend campus liaison meetings (once per month)
• Attend Partnership governance meetings as appropriate (Executive Committee)
• Participate in Partnership-wide activities (professional development, planning activities, celebrations, etc.)
   

Teacher Education Support

• Field Experience/Clinical Support
  • Student Teacher support: One direct observation per six weeks placement
  • Clinical I and II support: Maintain regular communication with site coordinator

• Supports Action Research projects, and participates where appropriate as a co-researcher
• Weekly communication with key PDS leadership at the site (telephone and email: principal, site coordinator, teacher leaders)
  • Teacher education candidate clinical and field experiences
  • Evaluation/Candidate performance issues/updates
• Communicate with FSU methods-specific faculty  and Partnership Director on performance of Candidates at the sites if problems arise
• Work with Site Coordinator and Partnership Director to ensure that field experience and clinical evaluations are submitted
   

PDS Site Support

• Trip to PDS site once every two weeks to talk face-to-face with Principal, Site Coordinator, Teacher Leaders
• Communicate with Partnership Director on activities with PDS
• Network with other liaisons to share ideas and activities across sites
   

Faculty Scholarship and Professional Development (optional but desirable)

• Work with PDS sites and other liaisons to solicit external funding to support professional development, teacher education, and other partnership related activities.
• Participation in scholarly dissemination of partnership work at state, national and international conferences (supported by available funding)
• Participation in scholarly dissemination of partnership work through publication where appropriate and tied to faculty interests