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OSEP Leadership Mega Conference

OSEP Leadership Mega Conference. August 4, 2010 Recruiting and Retaining Personnel from Cradle to Career.

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OSEP Leadership Mega Conference

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  1. OSEP Leadership Mega Conference August 4, 2010 Recruiting and Retaining Personnel from Cradle to Career

  2. Maryland State Department of EducationDivision of Special Education/Early Intervention ServicesMs. Kalisha Miller, Section Chief, Student Achievement and Professional DevelopmentBranch andMr. James Hargest, Part B Consultant, Maryland Colleges and Universities

  3. Session Outcomes: Develop awareness of innovative strategies to attract and recruit people for careers in special education, early intervention services, and related services as a first or second career. Learn how states are partnering with IHEs and LEAs to improve retention of special education teachers and related service providers Identify barriers and challenges to retaining effective personnel

  4. OUTCOME 1Develop awareness of innovative strategies to attract and recruit people for careers in special education, early intervention services, and related services as a first or second career.

  5. OUTCOME 1Six (6) MSDE Initiatives to Attract and RecruitSpecial Educators1. MAAPP2. New Program Development3. PRAXIS Training4. IHE Performance Assessments5. Online Courses in Special Education6. Supersite Online Certification Decision-Making

  6. MAAPP • Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program Supported by MSIG I –III (Part D) Supported by the Maryland State Improvement Grant By 2012 MAAPP program will have provided over 600 dual certified special educators.

  7. New Special Education IHE Program Development Through Part B Grants • Towson University ES Program (Dual Certification; Elementary and Special Education) • Towson University Early Childhood (Dual Certification; Early Childhood and Special Education) • Hood College Dual Certification; Elementary and Special Education • Mt. St. Mary’s College; Dual Certification; Elementary and Special Education • Frostburg State University ; Dual Certification - Secondary Education and Special Education • Towson University Autism Graduate Program

  8. Praxis Training ProgramsPart B Through Maryland IHEs Through Part B Discretionary funds, several IHEs have developed and implemented PRAXIS training programs; Towson University Towson University – Shady Grove Hood College College of Notre Dame of MD Bowie State University Goucher College

  9. IHE Performance Assessments Performance Assessments: A Resource for Special Education Teacher Educators in Maryland (Sept. 2003) http://perfstds.msde.state.md.us/Downloads/PDF/PerfAssessments.pdf Performance Assessments: A Resource for Elementary General Education Teacher Educators in Maryland (2010) Performance Assessments: A Resource for Secondary General Education Teacher Educators in Maryland (2010)

  10. ONLINE SPECIAL EDUCATION COURSES (MSDE in Cooperation with Goucher College) Foundations of Special Education Assessment in Special Education I Assessment in Special Education II Instructional Strategies – Mild to Moderate Instructional Strategies – Severe to Profound Co-Teaching Strategies for All Teachers

  11. MARYLAND LEARNING LINKS ONLINE CERTIFICATION DECISION-MAKING

  12. OUTCOME 2Learn how states are partnering with IHEs and LEAs to improve retention of special education teachers and related service providers

  13. OUTCOME 2Six (6) MSDE/IHE Initiatives to Retain Special Educators1. Joint Professional Development Activities2. Stages of Professional Development3. New Teacher Mentoring (Mentoring Institute)4. IHE Information Sharing Sessions5. IHE Tutorial Programs6. IHE Co-Teaching Opportunities

  14. PARTNERSHIPS WITH MARYLAND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IHEs are invited to State sponsored professional development activities: 2009-2010 examples Co-Teaching Network Training Differentiation of Instruction Conference Statewide Leadership Conference Statewide Conference on UDL IDEA Implementation Update Workshops Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plan Workshop

  15. The Stages of Professional Development: A Resource for All Teachers Responsible for the Achievement of Students with Disabilities (2010) Purpose and Features Helps teachers determine which stage best describes their level of professional development in meeting the needs of students with disabilities Based on Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) and Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Standards Spans a career Not meant to be evaluative, but to be used for teacher self-reflection.

  16. Career Professional Development Cycle Using Stages of Professional Development Teachers self assess their progress toward standards-based competencies Teachers analyze results and identify standards and indicators to determine a focus for professional development planning Teachers monitor their own progress and update their Professional Development Plan

  17. The Stages of Professional Development: A Resource for All Teachers Responsible for the Achievement of Students with Disabilities Available on the MSDE website: www.marylandpublicschools.org/.../23702/stages_of_professional_development.pdf - 2010-04-19 - Text Version

  18. NEW SPECIAL EDUCATOR MENTORING MSDE conducts a Mentoring Institute to train mentors working with new special educators IHEs conduct new teacher mentoring programs through Part B funds

  19. IHEs Conducting Mentoring Programs Include: • Towson University • Bowie State University • Goucher College • Unversity of Maryland Eastern Shore

  20. IHE INFORMATION SHARING SESSIONS • The 14 IHEs with graduate and undergraduate special education programs are invited to MSDE/MSIG III sponsored meetings. Four meetings are held a year • Topics including MSDE, DSE/EIS initiatives, certification changes, and innovative programs among IHEs.

  21. IHE Tutorial Programs As part of the undergraduate and graduate programs several colleges and universities have developed tutorial programs that support improved SWD performance on statewide testing as part of the IHE instructional program with Part B discretionary funds. Frostburg State University Coppin State University

  22. Co-Teaching IHE Grants Several Maryland Colleges and Universities have decided to teach undergraduate courses using a co-teaching model. In this manner, they can model co-teaching options to pre-service teachers. Part B discretionary funds have been utilized to support this activity. University of Maryland – Eastern Shore Towson University Hood College

  23. OUTCOME 3Identify barriers and challenges to retaining effective personnel

  24. BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES • Recruiting, training, and retaining highly qualified dual certified • educators • Lack of sufficient supports for induction and mentoring programs at the local School district level • Ensuring access to the general education curriculum • Attaining AMO targets in high need schools • Serving preschool children in settings with typical peers • Obtaining qualified dually certified secondary content educators • for rural and urban areas

  25. MARYLAND LEARNING LINKS(2012)Maryland State Department of EducationDivision of Special Education/Early Intervention Servicesin cooperation withJohns Hopkins University/ Center for Technology in EducationFunded by the Maryland State Improvement Grant III

  26. The NewestGateway to Special Education Resources and Information for Educators and Families in Maryland An Introduction Presented By: Dr. Carol Ann Heath Assistant State Superintendent Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services The presentation was produced by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services, April 2010.

  27. Maryland State Department of EducationDivision of Special Education/Early Intervention ServicesDr Carol Ann Heath, Assistant State SuperintendentMs. Sharon A. West, Branch Chief, Student Achievement and Professional Development

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