Transcript Providing Competent Teachers for Urban Schools: Lessons

Welcome!
Special Education
TEC On-Site Support Provider
Orientation
Spring 2009
March 12
Agenda for March 12th
WebConference
• Introductions
• Comparison of traditional intern program and TEC intern
program
• Roles of the team
• How do you provide support/mentor your teacher?
• CSTPs (California Standards Teaching Profession)
• Observation Forms-Filling them out
• Course Sequence of Classes
• Course Assignments
• Resource-Master Teacher Website
• Comments/Concerns?
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Using Elluminate
• You can ask a question or make a comment by
typing in the Chat box (left side).
• Raise your hand to get attention by clicking on
the hand symbol.
• Use the mic button (if you have a built in
microphone on your computer) to ask an oral
question.
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Introduce yourself?
• Type your name, school location,
and name of the intern you are
working with in the text box
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Technology Enhanced CulturallyResponsive (TEC) Intern Program
For Secondary Special Educators In Urban
Schools
• How is this different from the
traditional CSUN intern program?
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TEC Intern Program
• Designed to develop highly qualified
secondary special education teachers
• Most courses are offered in a flexible
online format with interns meeting once
every other week on campus, weekly in
the summers and progressing through the
courses as a cohort over a two-year
period
• Emphasis on diverse and urban learners
with special needs in the secondary
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setting
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The Collaborating Team
The Secondary SPED Intern
Other
CSUN faculty
& staff
The On-Site Support Provider
The University Supervisor
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The Roles of the Team
• On-Site Support Provider
• Provide guidance, support and reflective evaluations
to the intern (3 per semester-(2/25, 3/31, 4/28), 20
hrs of support (tan log)
• University Supervisor
• Collaborate with the on-site support provider and
intern to provide assistance, feedback and guidance;
provide 2 evaluations per semester)
• The Intern
• Fulfill all the requirements of the intern seminar and
demonstrate competence in all the CSTPs; completion
of coursework; progress through courses as a cohort
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What are ways you provide
support/mentoring for the 20 hrs?
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The CSTPs:
California Standards for the Teaching Profession
1. Engaging and Supporting All Students in
Learning
2. Creating and Maintaining an Effective
Environment for Students
3. Understanding and Organizing Subject
Matter for Student Learning
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The CSTPs:
California Standards for the Teaching Profession
4. Planning Instruction and Designing
Learning Experiences for all
Students
5. Assessing Student Learning
6. Developing as a Professional
Educator
(CSTPs 5 and 6-I value your feedback/comments
on evaluations as these are not necessarily 12
items I can see during observations)
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O bservati onFeedbackForm
Name
Class
Date
Visit #
School
Form Filled Out By
1. Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
1.1 Conn
ects studentsÕpriorknowledge, life experience, and
interests with learninggoals.
1.2 Use
s a variety of instructional strategies andresources to
respond tostudentsÕdiverse needs.
1.3 Facilitates learningexperiences that promote autonomy
,
interaction, and choice.
1.4 Engag
es students inproblem solving, critical thinking, nd
a
otheractivities that make subj
ect matter meaningful.
1.5 P romo
tes self-directed, reflective learningfor all students.
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2. Creatingand Maintaining An Ef fective Environment for
Students
2.1 Creates a physical environment that engages all stude
nts.
2.2 Establishes a climate that promotes fairness and respect.
2.3 P romo
tes social development andresponsib
ility.
2.4 Establishes andmaintains standardsfor student behavior.
2.5 Plans andimplements classroomprocedur
es androutines that
support stude
nt
learning.
2.6 Use
s instructional time effectively.
*2.7 Dir
ects activities of classroomparaprofessionals, aides,
voluntee
rs, peer tutor
s.
*2.8 Utilizes positive behaviorsupporttechnique
s.
*2.9 Encourag
es interactionswith typical peers across
instructional settings.
District
Position
Notes/Comments
Notes/C
omments
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Observation Form
• Organized around the standards
• Can focus on an overall standard or
particular items within a standard
• Provides a page for open-ended
comments and/or scripting
• Always provide areas of growth/
suggestions/comments/ideas for
improvement
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What type of comments/suggestions have
you been identifying on observation forms?
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Seminars
• 1st Semester:
Classroom Mgt. and
organization, rules,
routines, student
interests
• 2nd Semester: Revise
Classroom Mgt, IEPMonitoring IEP goals,
prepare for CSET
• 3rd Semester:
Differentiated
Instruction
• 4th Semester: Videotape and critique,
professional growth
project
Semester planning and lesson planning are expectations througout the 4
semesters (Check to ensure they are keeping a lesson plan book; I expect
a 7-step LP for my observations, it is your discretion whether you would
like to require this)
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2nd Semester Course Sequence
(offered bi-weekly
before seminar)
(interns pick a core subject-English, Math, Science,
Social Science; prepare to pass the CSET in that area
12/08-Most are preparing to take the CSET this mo.)
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2nd Semester Assignments
• Seminar:
Documentation
and monitoring an
IEP goal, prepare
for taking a single
subject CSET in a
CORE area
• 504: observation
of a student w/
special needs
based on their
learning needs
• SED 525 Method
Course:
Development of
lesson plans and a
thematic unit for 18
the subject
2nd Semester Cohort
• Carol Shapiro-Fieldwork supervisor
• Ashley Skylar-University seminar
supervisor
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4th Semester Course Sequence
• SPED 509 (3 units): offered bi-weekly before
seminar
• SPED 506 (3 units): Special Education
Internship Field Experience
• Multicultural Requirement (3 units): Some
students haven’t met this and are taking this
May-June (4/6 students)
• SED 525 ESL: Methods of Teaching ESL-Summer
mid May-mid June (5/6 students)
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4th Semester Assignments
• Assessment project-Develop an
assessment tool for your class/site
• Professional growth project
• Video project-10 min. video of teaching
and analysis
• Collaboration hours (20 hrs-a
requirement from 3rd semester)
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Any
comments/concerns/questions?
During on-site observations we always try to stop by and say
hello to on-site support providers. Due to schedules and
such we have only met about half of you. We look forward
to continuing to communicate/collaborate with each of
you.
Please feel free to contact Ashley Skylar at
[email protected] (4th semester interns)
[email protected] (2nd semester interns)
Make a plan for improvement
Set a timeline
Evaluate progress
Resource: The Master Teacher
Website
• www.csun.edu/masterteacher
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