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A Change Agent in Special Education: A New Role A New Opportunity

A Change Agent in Special Education: A New Role A New Opportunity. The Elementary and Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center. Ron Havelock Kristin Ruedel. April 5, 2002. Research to Practice. Research. Linker. Practice. Content and Process.

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A Change Agent in Special Education: A New Role A New Opportunity

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  1. A Change Agent in Special Education: A New Role A New Opportunity The Elementary and Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center Ron Havelock Kristin Ruedel April 5, 2002

  2. Research to Practice Research Linker Practice

  3. Content and Process • Content is the specific of what we want to do • Process is how we introduce and follow through on the content

  4. Care What is the concern? Who cares? How much? How much should they care? Extend How do we translate into action? Get consensus? Widen the circle of users? Relate Whose concern is it? Who are the key stakeholders? How do we relate to them? Examine How do we define the concern as a solvable problem? Try How do we pick the best solution? How do we put the elements together? Acquire How do we get help? Who has resources, solutions? How do we gain access to these resources? A Continuing Cycle of Change

  5. Change Agents: Who are they? • Advocates • Pure Process Helpers • The Linker

  6. Four ways of being a Linking Agent

  7. Using the Linker Model • EMSTAC’s mission • Local Linking Agents and Technical Assistance Liaisons • 3 Strategies

  8. Supporting Schools across Multiple Topics • Accessing the General Education Curriculum • Academic and Instructional Topics • Behavioral Supports and Interventions • Minority Disproportionality in Special Education • Low Incidence Disabilities

  9. A Case Study An Early Literacy Program Travels to a Rural Atlantic School District Theory Meets Reality

  10. Early Literacy Program (ELP) [Michigan State University] Linker Support Group (LSG) [US Department of Ed-supported project] Troy (MSU- based trainer-linker) Technical Assistance Liaison (TAL) County Special Education Department SE Supervisor Val (designated linker) Plainview Elementary Principal Catherine Principal DIFFUSION Reg Ed Teacher(s) School Improvement Team (SIT) North Slope Elementary SE Teacher(s) SE Teacher(s) Reg Ed Teacher(s) DIFFUSION Principal SE Teacher(s) Cider Hill Elementary Reg Ed Teacher(s) = significant and supportive linker role = major linker role

  11. For more information about working with EMSTAC visit WWW.EMSTAC.ORG Questions and Answers Thank you.

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