Overview Innovation Configurations Course Enhancement Modules CEEDAR Cross

Overview: Innovation Configurations Course Enhancement Modules CEEDAR Cross State Convening - 2015 H 325 A 120003

Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR) H 325 A 120003

Focusing on the Evidence: Resources and Tools ²Evidence-based practices for teacher and leaders ²Research on effective professional preparation ²Effective strategies for building capacity and engaging in organizational and systems change ²Creating cohesive policy

Innovation Configurations

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Course Enhancement Modules

IC and CEM Topics Content Innovation Configurations ² ² ² Writing Instruction Reading Instruction Mathematics Instruction Classroom and Behavior Management Learning Strategy Instruction Universal Design for Learning Severe Disabilities Sensory Impairments Culturally Responsive Teaching Leadership Technology Course Enhancement Modules ² Disciplinary Literacy ² Classroom and Behavior Management ² Writing Instruction ² Reading Instruction ² Mathematics Instruction ² UDL

UDL CEM

Institutional Characteristics ² University of West Florida ² College of Education and Professional Studies (CEPS) ² Department of Teacher Education and Educational Leadership (TEEL) – Elementary/ESOL/Reading program – ESE/Elementary/ESOL/Reading (dual) program

Teacher Education & Educational Leadership ² Strengthen programming in our dualcertification (Elementary/ESE) and Elementary teacher preparation programs ² Develop a collaborative curriculum redesign process that can be used with all of our programs

Historical Perspective of TEEL Curriculum Enhancement ²Strong focus on accreditation requirements – Often led to “accreditation fatigue” ²Organizational structures that did not support collaborative curriculum design

Faculty Support for Coordinated Programs ²Florida DOE Summer Institute for IHEs ²Intentional and coordinated program redesign for dual programs ²Classification system for dual licensure programs (Blanton & Pugach, 2011) ²Led to informal faculty collaborations

Administrative Support for Coordinated Programs ²Intentional curriculum enhancement beyond accreditation requirements ²What do we want to accomplish? ²Organizational structure and processes to support collaboration and intentional continuous improvement

Beyond Accountability to Intentionality ²Florida CEEDAR Project ²IHE to pilot use of CEEDAR tools to conduct curriculum review and enhancement ²Opportunity for TEEL to change the culture of curriculum reform

UDL Project ²Increase collaboration between general and special education faculty through a specific project ²Universal Design for Learning ²Develop collaborative, intentional curriculum enhancement process

Planning for Success ²Acknowledge “accreditation fatigue” ²Learn from others ²Identify a project team to lead efforts ²Use CEEDAR and other resources ²Facilitate a faculty professional learning community

UDL Pilot Project ² Prep and Plan (summer 2015) ²Faculty PD and Project Team Action Planning ² Curriculum Review (fall 2015) ²UDL Team reviews selected courses (UDL IC) ² Curriculum Enhancement (spring 2016) ²Faculty PLC enhance courses (UDL CEM) ² Evaluation (spring & summer 2016)

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