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Sabbatical Leave Proposal, Dorothy Voyoles

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I will explore alternative methods for teaching developmental students. Traditional methods of teaching grammar and writing have already failed most of these students. We cannot offer them the same material in the same way without expecting the same results. I will look at the current research of various learning styles and multiple intelligences, and adapt my teaching methods accordingly. I want to rethink what my colleagues and I do in the classroom and find ways to help our students be more successful, as students, as learners, and as future contributors in the work force. As a tangible result of my …

Sabbatical Leave Proposal, Connie Russell Hosier

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The following weaknesses are in the part-time teaGhing area of the CCS Program:

• 2 to 5 new part-time teachers are hired each year
• Most part-time teachers have no college level teaching experience
• No part-time teachers with college comprehension teaching experience
• No part-time teachers with study skills teaching experience
• An annual teacher turnover with no trained replacements
• There is limited time available to train staff adequately.

I propose to research, design, and videotape 20 to 25 teacher training videos for all three developmental levels of CCS including, but not limited to, reading comprehension methods and study skills. Instructional videos are a …