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2009 OSEP Project Director’s Conference July 21, 2009

Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services Co-Teaching Initiative: Improving LRE and Student Achievement. 2009 OSEP Project Director’s Conference July 21, 2009. Guiding Question.

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2009 OSEP Project Director’s Conference July 21, 2009

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  1. Maryland State Department of EducationDivision of Special Education/Early Intervention Services Co-Teaching Initiative: Improving LRE and Student Achievement 2009 OSEP Project Director’s Conference July 21, 2009

  2. Guiding Question What does it take to build a state, district, school and classroom culture where Co-Teaching can flourish?

  3. State Definition Co-Teaching is a collaborative partnership between a generalist and a specialist who have shared accountability and ownership for planning and delivering instruction and assessment to all students within a classroom environment.

  4. Maryland’s Co-Teaching Network • Collaborative Initiative Between General and Special Education • Tools and Resources Related Specifically to Implementing Co-Teaching and Ensuring Fidelity • Online Co-Teaching Community

  5. Issues & Solutions

  6. A Consistent Approach • Statewide Framework: • Definition of Co-Teaching for Maryland • Direction for enhancing instruction by providing access for students with disabilities • Guidance for quality implementation • Support for strategic planning in the district, school and classroom for all learners

  7. A Shared Ownership • Purpose • Vision Statement • Mission Statement • Co-Teaching Implementation Roles for: • State Department Administration • Central Office Administration • School-Based Administration • General and Special Educators

  8. AShared Responsibility

  9. Promoting Five Approaches • One Teach-One Assist (used routinely in conjunction with other approaches) • Station Teaching (use frequently) • Parallel Teaching (use frequently) • Alternative Teaching (use sparingly) • Team Teaching (use frequently with the caveat that flexible grouping is not eliminated from practice)

  10. Guiding Question What does it take to build a state, district, school and classroom culture where Co-Teaching can flourish?

  11. Maryland’s State Personnel Development Grant III Building a Culture of collaboration

  12. Building a Culture of Collaboration • Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services • Statewide System of Support-Breakthrough Center • Division of Instruction • Division for Leadership Development • Local School Systems, Schools, Classrooms • Johns Hopkins University, Center for Technology in Education

  13. Final Thought Carl Rogers “The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.”

  14. Contacts • Sharon A. West, SPDG Project Director swest@msde.state.md.us • Fran Sorin, Co-Teaching Network Chairperson fsorin@msde.state.md.us • Robert Glascock, Breakthrough Center rglascock@msde.state.md.us • Paul Dunford, Division for Leadership Development pdunford@msde.state.md.us

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