ARC: 2009 - Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education - CUNY

Gateway Delivers
In addition to its hands-on approach working with students, a critical component
of the Gateway program is to provide on-going support and tools for teachers,
principals, and guidance counselors.
Professional Development
Gateway conducted professional development meetings for coordinators and
guidance counselors that focused on protocols for analyzing data about student
performance, recruitment strategies, peer tutoring, and student leadership.
Another feature of the workshops was aimed at effective ways to develop student
skills in note taking, listening, test preparation, and study techniques. Gateway also
conducted a workshop for Gateway math and science teachers that focused on
the new geometry curriculum and strategies for integrating biology and chemistry.
The workshop also included segments on using medical cases in the Living
Environment curriculum and exposing art forgeries through chemical analysis. A
third workshop series for nearly 200 non-Gateway teachers, guidance counselors
and assistant principals focused on integrating listening skills into the curriculum.
Literacy
Gateway worked closely with teachers at Queens Gateway, Jamaica, and the new
program at EBT as part of a literacy program. Initiatives included techniques to
improve PSAT/SAT writing scores, the development of a Writer’s Resource Guide,
and instructional strategies to teach academic vocabulary. At EBT, Gateway
worked with new science and English teachers to address the literacy demands
on the Science Regent’s exam and to develop a science vocabulary to increase
understanding of science texts. Additionally, Gateway conducted a writing center
for Shippy Scholars for the development and presentation of their college
admissions application essays.
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Recognition
The Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF) selected Gateway as the first
program in the country to garner the accolade of “Programs That Work.” The
organization represents a consortium of Fortune 500 CEOs, college and university
presidents, and foundation executives who are looking for innovative and viable
solutions to major issues in education. The forum, funded by the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation to support efforts to build a national network of corporate
and philanthropic leaders, focused on college readiness, access, and success,
particularly in science, technology, engineering and math.