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NAPDS Annual Conference Daytona Beach, FL March 2009. Co-Teaching Revisited. For a copy of the Co-teaching DVD send a self addressed postage paid envelope to: Stacie Siers RPDS Coordinator, TETC Salisbury University 1101 Camden Ave. Salisbury, MD 21801. Presenters.
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NAPDS Annual Conference Daytona Beach, FL March 2009 Co-Teaching Revisited For a copy of the Co-teaching DVD send a self addressed postage paid envelope to: Stacie Siers RPDS Coordinator, TETC Salisbury University 1101 Camden Ave. Salisbury, MD 21801
Presenters • Keith Conners, Stacie Siers, Ron Siers, Sara Elburn -- Salisbury University • Clara Outten -- Snow Hill Elementary School • Corinne Ponder, Jennifer Ruark, Cassie Graves and Staci Stonnell – SU Interns at at Snow Hill, Fall 2008
Where we are... Baltimore Washington Salisbury • Snow Hill Atlantic Ocean Chesapeake Bay
Our PDS World • Maryland’s 100% PDS mandate • 34 active PDS sites; 400+ mentors
Maryland’s “Re-Design” (late 1990’s) • PDS Internships • 100% PDS placements • Extended time • Faculty presence • No new $$$ • “Student teaching” • Intern takes over • Mentor disengages • “Blind date” placements • Adjunct supervision
Our BIG Challenge Preparing the next generation of teachers for the region . . . . . . without screwing up P-12 instruction in an age of high-stakes accountability.
Redefining the intern-mentor covenant… Our Solution • Do not disengage • Plan jointly and continuously • Co-teach, sharing the lead voice • Debrief mutually • Reflect, investigate and reload
Implementation • 1998 • Critical mass • 500+ mentors • Graduate course • MOU’s
Mentor/Supervisor View • Mentor investment • Team planning • Showcase lessons • Instructional continuity • Differentiation • Action research • Pipeline
Las Vegas 2007: “21 in 21” 1. Tag team 2. Grazing 3. Proximity 4. Parallel 5. Eavesdropping 6. Stations 7. Centers 8. Tiered instruction 9. Compacting 10. Project-based inst. 11. Think-alouds 12. Conferencing 13. Role playing 14. Record and edit 15. Sandy Blake 16. 1-on-1 assessments 17. Cooperative learning 18. Strategic pullout 19. Modeling 20. Literature circles 21. Staged argument
Co-Teaching Resources • Conderman (2008): Purposeful Co-Teaching • Fattig and Taylor (2007): Co-Teaching in the Differentiated Classroom • Friend (2005): The Power of Two • Siers (2008): Intern-Mentor Collaboration • Villa (2008): A Guide to Co-Teaching
New Wrinkles • Fake-a-mistake (Cassie and Staci) Explain how the reader knows that Sharon’s family is very close to one another. In your response, use details and examples from the story to support your explanation. Write your response on the lines provided below.
New Wrinkles • Mock debate (Corinne and Jennifer)
New Wrinkles • Planted questions (audience)
Inevitable Questions • Are interns really prepared for solo work after a co-teaching internship? • How do we assure intern-mentor compatibility for co-teaching? • Is P-12 student learning actually enhanced?
Contact Information • Stacie Siers • sesiers@salisbury.edu • Clara Outten • CSOutten@mail.worcester.k12.md.us • Keith Conners • kjconners@salisbury.edu • Visit our wiki: rrsiers.wikispaces.com/NAPDS