Administration+Training+Team


 * __Updated 1/17/12__**

Module Outline
__Admin Module__
 * 1) Sales pitch (data!!!!)
 * 2) Tales from the trenches (video):
 * 3) Administrator – talks about the struggles at first, but the long term rewards of good inclusion. (1 min)
 * 4) Gen ed elementary teacher. Uses data to immediately portray the growth that his students have made while in an inclusion class. (1 min)
 * 5) Student – How they felt in an inclusion class vs. a resource class. Enjoyed feeling normal and getting to be with their peers, felt like they really grew as a student and learned a lot, etc.
 * 6) Parent of child who has had a positive co-taught experience.
 * 7) Pop Quiz - pretest for all administrators based on terminology, evidence, etc.
 * 8) Co-Teaching Definitions. Travis
 * 9) What is Co-Teaching
 * 10) What it is, what it isn’t
 * 11) Misconceptions/clarifications
 * 12) Roles/responsibilities of Gen ed, speducator, and administration.
 * 13) Getting Started: Selecting Staff to Participate Tracey
 * 14) Intro Timeline: Begin the year prior to co-teaching happening! This will also help your scheduling.
 * 15) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">March: Survey the staff first to learn perceptions, willing vs. unwilling (PARITY & SURVEY RESOURCE HERE)
 * 16) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">April: Once potential teachers are selected, have them interview each other and rank (ADMIN TIMELINE RESOURCE)
 * 17) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Allow teachers at least one to two FULL working days together before school starts. Starting early ensures that they have the summer to communicate and plan.
 * 18) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources/handouts
 * 19) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scheduling Challenges and Guidance Travis
 * 20) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ACTIVITY TO FRAME IMPORTANCE
 * 21) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Assessing each student’s need in particular content areas (reviewing IEPs)
 * 22) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aggregating needs according to subject areas
 * 23) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mapping personnel resources onto needs (RESOURCE/HANDOUTS)
 * 24) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Planning Challenges and Support Jamie
 * 25) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Time & Funding – address problems, setbacks
 * 26) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creative ways to find time
 * 27) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lunch, duty free, stipend for Saturday planning, funding a sub, etc. (USE WENDY MURAWSKI ARTICLE)
 * 28) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alternatives to face-face planning
 * 29) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video testimonials: our tech savvy friends
 * 30) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">evernote, dropbox, googledocs, etc (HAVE RESOURCES THAT WALK THEM THROUGH IF THEY ARE INTERESTED)
 * 31) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Time issues to be addressed:
 * 32) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Speducator being pulled for other tasks
 * 33) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fix: Be flexible and ensure both teachers are prepared for the lesson
 * 34) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">But: Stand your ground, make sure entire school understands the LEGAL importance of inclusive setting, special educators are not “extra” teachers or teacher assistants.
 * 35) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Speducators collaborating with multiple teachers
 * 36) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fix:
 * 37) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide as much common planning time as possible
 * 38) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Schedule duty together if possible
 * 39) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Offer a sub once/month so that teachers can meet and plan during gen ed teacher's planning periods
 * 40) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Speducators not in entire class periods
 * 41) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fix:
 * 42) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Work with EC director/department chair to get an idea early of your students' needs and teacher schedules.
 * 43) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Be flexible with all aspects of the schedule. Tradition does not always make for the most improvement in our schools.
 * 44) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Professional Development & Coaching David
 * 45) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PLCs for all co-teachers (focus on discussion topics) (Laura)
 * 46) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">understanding the approaches of co-teaching
 * 47) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reviewing and using tools on co-teaching with specific audiences within schools
 * 48) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Focus on this training, but applicable to all PD
 * 49) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Coaching v. Evaluation (***consider referencing October Issue of Ed Leadership)
 * 50) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Strengths-based
 * 51) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No-fault
 * 52) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teacher-centered (individualized, self-selected goals)
 * 53) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Extensions with co-teaching communities online
 * 54) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Structures to support peer coaching networks
 * 55) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Evaluating Co-teachers - Laura
 * 56) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clarifying expectations
 * 57) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Approaches to Co-Teaching(6 models)
 * 58) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What Parity looks like?
 * 59) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Evaluation Tools
 * 60) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources, rubrics/checklists for teachers, for administrators, etc
 * 61) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ensure that admins know to share rubrics, etc with teachers as part of PD
 * 62) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.floridainclusionnetwork.com/Uploads/1/docs/centers/CRSRL/FIN/Articles/ISC_this_doesn't_look_familiar.pdf__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Phase 1: What makes a good lesson?__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Phase 2: Does the evaluation of a co-taught lesson__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__require a unique perspective?__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Phase 3: What are the essential components needed in__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__an observation tool for co-taught lessons?__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Phase 4: How useful is the observation tool that was__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__developed?__


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Differences between Modules__ **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__1.__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Planning Time / Scheduling for co-teaching services **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Video testimonials/Sales pitch **

[] (great resources, ppts for both administrators and teachers) [] (great videos one different co-teaching methods)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.floridainclusionnetwork.com/Uploads/1/docs/centers/CRSRL/FIN/Articles/ISC_this_doesn't_look_familiar.pdf__] **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.indstate.edu/blumberg/iep/docs/Admin-and-Coteaching.pdf__] **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.coppellisd.com/151610710164541843/lib/151610710164541843/CISD_CoTeachingTwoDistrictsOct2010.pdf__] **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** __Shared Planning Time for Co-Teaching:__ ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Supporting Co-Teaching with Limited Resources **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">With a little creativity and commitment, your co-teaching teams can have over 30 hours of shared planning without a scheduling nightmare and __for less than $2,000 for the entire year__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. In the summer, begin by providing a stipend to have the teachers plan together for the year prior to the start of their contracts. During these eight hours of planning, much of the structure for the year can be established. Then, every other week, each team can have at least 1 hour of shared planning by alternating afterschool meetings with the use of a substitute for coverage. In total, the co-teachers are only committing to work afterschool one hour a month. Additional work on instructional tasks can be done via electronic means such as [|__Dropbox__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and [|__GoogleGroups__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">($100 stipend per person) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">$25 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide CEUs in lieu of stipends ||
 * || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hours of planning per team || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Total annual cost (for four co-teaching teams) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Additional cost per hour of planning || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alternative Ideas ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One-Day Planning Meeting (Prior to the Start of Contracts) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8.0 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">$800
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Once-a-month afterschool planning || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1.0 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">$0 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">$0 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Integrate the co-teachers’ PLC time and tasks with some shared instructional planning ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use one floating substitute to provide shared planning time to four (4) co-teaching teams || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1.5 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">~$900 (~$100/day for 9 mths-Sept-May) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">~$17 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use school volunteers for coverage on weekly basis for partial periods ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ANNUAL TOTAL || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">31.5 hrs/yr || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">$1,700 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">~13.50/hr per team ||  ||


 * For many more ideas on negotiating shared planning time for your co-teaching teams, use these resources—<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Finding Time for Collaboration__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Finding Time to Co-Plan__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.*