Transcript Michigan Department of Education IDEA Partnership

Michigan Department of Education
IDEA Partnership
Welcome
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Today’s session objectives
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Clarify Michigan IDEA Partnership
purpose and intended outcomes
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Identify adult learning implications of the
IDEA reauthorization
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Deepen understanding of PD Vision and
Standards
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Explore the aspects of an adult learning
system that foster enhanced
implementation of IDEA
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Purpose of Michigan’s
IDEA Partnership Grant
Help transform personnel development
(PD) in Michigan to support
implementation of IDEA and improve
child/student achievement.
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In your IDEA partnership role…
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How are you interpreting the partnership
purpose?
In your PD role, how do you see the outcomes
of the partnership addressing your
organization’s needs and concerns?
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Core Work
State
Board of
Education
Strategic
Goal
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Act
State
Board of
Education
PD Vision
and
Standards
No Child
Left
Behind
Act
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Core Work
This grant
offers the
opportunity to
link the varied
adult learning
efforts into a
more
comprehensive
statewide
system
State
Board of
Education
Strategic
Goal
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Act
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State
Board of
Education
PD Vision
and
Standards
No Child
Left
Behind
Act
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PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:
Initial Outcome
IDEA
Partnership
Learning
Community
Intermediate Outcomes
Final Outcomes
IDEA
Implementation
State PD
System
PD Vision
and Standards
Improve Child/Student
Achievement
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PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:
Initial Outcome
IDEA
Partnership
Learning
Community
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Measurable Outcomes
 Building
a learning community
with established commitments
to
 Purposeful
integration of adult
learning,
 Clarified communication structures
and practices to impact statewide
implementation of the IDEA
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Adult Learning*
Learning among adults
that supports learning
among infants through young adults
with delays and disabilities
using sustained, capacity building formats
* includes PD (professional/personnel development), training…
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Learning Community Rubric
Partners help transform adult learning in
Michigan to support implementation of
IDEA and improve child/student
achievement by:
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Developing relationships;
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Engaging in group processes; and
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Completing tasks.
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Learning Community Norms
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Represent the views of constituent
communities
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Engage in “open and focused dialogue”
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Actively contribute to individual and collective
learning
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Honor diversity (of persons, partners, viewpoints, ideas)
Protect the focus (target the task; silence cell phones;
avoid sidebar conversations)
Actively learn
Actively teach
Contribute to the design and ownership of our
partnership work
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IDEA Partnership Meetings:
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October 29: Establish learning community
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January 25: Explore the aspects of an adult
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May 12: Identify accountability/evaluation
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August 11: Identify continuing opportunities for
connections around adult learning
learning system that foster enhanced
implementation of IDEA
components of an evidence-based adult learning
system
purposeful integration of adult learning to impact
child / student achievement
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As a Result of This Grant so far
 we
have expanded the learning
community to include more
 Families
 Higher
education representatives
 Community service organizations
 Public and private agencies
 Business and industry
 Professional associations and
organizations
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As a Result of This Grant so far
 two
subcommittees have met to
move the full Partnership’s work
forward relative to:
 Implementing
Standards for adult
learning
 Using Technology to support adult
learning
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As a Result of This Grant so far
 our
work with the Nat’l Ass’n of
State Directors of Special Education
 Presentation
to the National Council of
Administrators of Special Education, in
partnership with other IDEA Partnership
funded state teams
 Preliminary discussion about applying
for a second year of funding
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PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:
Initial Outcome
IDEA
Partnership
Learning
Community
Intermediate Outcomes
State PD
System
PD Vision
and Standards
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Measurable Outcomes
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Contributing to a comprehensive
integration of adult learning:
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Increasing integration among the groups/
initiatives including:
 The Office of Special Education and Early
Intervention Services
 The Michigan Department of Education
(MDE)
 The broader community
Meeting the spirit and letter of the
responsibilities embodied in both the IDEA and
NCLB Acts,
Based on the PD Vision and Standards.
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State
Board of
Education
PD Vision
and
Standards
State Board of Education
We are responsible to
the SBE approved
Professional Development Vision and
Standards for Michigan Educators, prepared
With broad public input and
 With leadership from the MDE Consultant
for Professional Development
What’s New?-
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As a Result of This Grant so far
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we have disseminated resources
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PD Vision and Standards
NSDC PD Standards
Innovations Configuration
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we have increased familiarity with the
State Board approved Professional
Development Vision and Standards
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we have explored our current status
(including points of pride and barriers)
relative to the Professional Development
Vision and Standards
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Braided Resources:
Partners and Learning Design
Administrators
Service
Providers
Families
Policy Makers
Others
Context: What in the
local environment affects
the learning plan?
Content: What is to
be learned?
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Process: How should
we structure the
learning?
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PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:
Initial Outcome
IDEA
Partnership
Learning
Community
Intermediate Outcomes
Final Outcomes
IDEA
Implementation
State PD
System
PD Vision
and Standards
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No Child
Left
Behind
Act
Core Adult Learning
Responsibilities
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Act
Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act of
2004
e.g., alignment with NCLB
requirements for Highly qualified
personnel
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Core Adult Learning Responsibilities
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Act
 Recent
initiatives support adult
learning in high priority buildings
 State
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Improvement Grant
Mathematics AYP Study Groups
Root Cause Analysis
English Language Arts AYP Study Group
 Expansion
of Michigan Behavior and
Learning Support Initiative
 Comprehensive Parent Service
System
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PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:
Initial Outcome
IDEA
Partnership
Learning
Community
Intermediate Outcomes
Final Outcomes
IDEA
Implementation
State PD
System
PD Vision
and Standards
Improve Child/Student
Achievement
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State Board of Education
We are responsible to the
Board’s Strategic Goal.
State
Board of
Education
Strategic
Goal
“Attain substantial and meaningful
improvement in academic achievement
for all students/children with primary
emphasis on high priority schools and
students.”
What’s New?--January 11, 2005
Universal Education Presentation to the
State Board
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Learner Support System
State Board
of
Education
Parent/
Student
Organizations
Educational
Organizations
& Associations
Business &
Community
Organizations
Youth in
Transition *
Other
Factors
Advocacy/
Groups
Organizations
Academically
Advanced &
Accelerated
Human
Services
System
Executive
Branch of
Government
Court
Involved
Suspended /
Expelled
Criminal/
Juvenile
Justice System
Teacher Training
& Pre-Service
Organizations
Disability
Socioeconomic
Status
Dropout
Sexual
Orientation
Emotional &
Mental Health
Runaway /
Throw-Away
English
Language
Learners
Religious
Beliefs
Other
Stakeholders
Foster Care
Gender Identity
& Expression
Race / Ethnicity
Neighborhood
Schools
Legislature
Pregnant /
Parenting
Teens
Other
Educational
Settings
Homelessness
Physical
Health
Learning
Styles
Juvenile Justice
System
Involvement
Public School
Academies
Agency/Court
Placements
Alternative
Education
Non-Public
Schools
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Home
Schools
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Session objective
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Identify adult learning implications
of the IDEA reauthorization
Presentation questions:
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What are the changes in IDEIA 2004
directly related to adult learning?
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What is OSE/EIS projecting for statewide
technical assistance to support IDEIA
2004 implementation?
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IDEIA 2004 Discussion
To support implementation of IDEIA 2004
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How can my organization help through
communication and adult learning?
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How can the IDEA Partnership help
while developing as a learning
community?
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Norms
 Ties to Real work
 Engage as learning community
 Step back and reflect
 Revisit your 10-29 thoughts re: key
elements of lc
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Session objectives

Clarify Michigan IDEA Partnership
purpose and intended outcomes

Identify adult learning implications of the
IDEA reauthorization

Deepen understanding of PD Vision and
Standards

Explore the aspects of an adult learning
system that foster enhanced
implementation of IDEA
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PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:
Initial Outcome
IDEA
Partnership
Learning
Community
Intermediate Outcomes
Final Outcomes
IDEA
Implementation
State PD
System
PD Vision
and Standards
Improve Child/Student
Achievement
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Bridging from October 29
Warm
up: As we evolve as a partnership
what would be evidence or examples of our
being an effective learning community?
•What would you add?
•What would you highlight as most
important?
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Learning Community Standards
MDE PD Vision and Standards
 NSDC Standards
 NSDC Innovation Configurations
 IDEA Partnership rubric
 Michigan Collaborative Position
Statement
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Session objective

Clarify Michigan IDEA Partnership
purpose and intended outcomes

Identify adult learning implications of the
IDEA reauthorization

Deepen understanding of PD Vision and
Standards

Explore the aspects of an adult learning
system that foster enhanced
implementation of IDEA
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PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:
Initial Outcome
IDEA
Partnership
Learning
Community
Intermediate Outcomes
Final Outcomes
IDEA
Implementation
State PD
System
PD Vision
and Standards
Improve Child/Student
Achievement
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Step
Informally
1: Brainstorm
talk & take
aspects
notes.
What are aspects of a comprehensive
statewide system of adult learning that is
based on the PD Vision and Standards and
purposefully integrated to improve
implementation of IDEA?
Ideally, a statewide comprehensive PD
system for IDEA is…
Inclusive of…
Supported by…
Compliant with…
Grounded in…
Based on…
Informed by…
Accountable to…
Independent of…
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Write overhead transparencies.
Agree on 3-5 aspects to share from your
table.
Write one idea per overhead.
Complete the sentence starter:
Ideally, a statewide comprehensive
PD system for IDEA is…
Inclusive of…
Supported by…
Compliant with…
Grounded in…
Based on…
Informed by…
Accountable to…
Independent of…
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Step 2: Clarify & classify
Authors:
 Briefly clarify the system aspect.
Listeners:
 Ask questions of clarification not evaluation.
(Suspend judgment in order to understand.)
 Delete your overhead if another table says the same
thing. (Avoid redundancies.)
Volunteer sorters:
 Cluster like ideas.
 Write cluster headers that complete the sentence
starter.
 Sub-sort similar ideas within each cluster.
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Step 3: Prioritize
Get 3 dots, color-coded per your partner group.
Yellow – policy makers
Red – administrators
Green – service providers
Blue – families and advocates
Black – other
Put your dots on the 3 MOST HELPFUL system
components (headers).
Use your own selection criteria.
After break…self-select to component
for strategizing
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Step 4: Identify strategies
Given our current context, what are 2-3
specific actions that I, my organization, or
we can commit to by the May meeting to
contribute to our progress towards this
system component?
Brainstorm
individually
or withgroup.
neighbors.
Share
strategies
with small
Look for partners with similar ideas.
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Step 4: Identify strategies
Given our current context, what are 2-3
specific actions that I, my organization or
we can commit to by the May meeting to
contribute to our progress towards this
system component?
If you feel that you can commit…
Individually or with partners complete
action plan.
Turn in to be copied. Self-address
envelope.
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Reflective Practice and Evaluation
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X
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Reflective Practice and Evaluation
Complete evaluation
Reflective practice: How can we sustain our engagement as
a learning community?
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Chart: What evidence, if any, do we currently demonstrate
as a learning community/partnership?
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Chart: How can we continue to grow as an effective
learning community? (Ideas for including missing partners;
engaging interim communication and work; building
individual and collective learning; possibilities for
purposeful integration)
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IDEA Partnership Meetings:
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October 29: Establish learning community

January 25: Identify the practices of a
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May 12: Identify accountability/evaluation

August 11: Identify continuing opportu-
connections around adult learning
comprehensive adult learning system
components of an evidence-based adult
learning system
nities for purposeful integration of adult
learning to impact child/student achievement
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