Collaboration for MTSS

1. Collaboration for MTSS Collaboration for MTSS General & Special Education & Leadership Faculty H325A120003

2. Facilitated by Paul Beare& Colleen Torgerson California State University, Fresno Marty Hougen CEEDAR CEEDAR-IRIS Convening June 23, 2016

3. Discussion of Panel Presentation At your table…. Introduce yourselves Share & post “ah-ha’s” Suggest comments & questions 7 minutes

4. Collaboration across teacher/Leader Prep

5. Objective 1 Discuss process to collaborate with special & general educators and leaders to modify the educator preparation curriculum to address teacher standards.

6. Objective 2 Share a process of integrating in candidate preparation (special & general education and leadership programs) various philosophies and practices, i.e. MTSS, UDL, differentiation.

7. Objective 3 Discuss how to leverage your dean’s support for this work.

8. One Model • To reduce silos among departments and increase collaboration across programs • To increase collaboration among IHEs and LEAs

9. California Context • California is a post-bac prep state • Credentials are: Elementary = Multiple Subject Secondary = Single Subject Special Education = Education Specialist Administrative = Educational Leadership

10. Fresno State Established in 1911 Kremen School of Education and Human Development 1911 first grads were teachers NCATE accredited since 1953 ??? Credentials in 2014/15 ??? Graduate Degrees in 2014/15 • Part of the California State University system • 23,000 students • Hispanic Serving Institution

11. Non-siloed departments

12. Trunk and Branch Model

13. Preliminary Coursework

14. Program Meetings(both business & curriculum) Review Committees – representation from each course, two departments, advising, partnership, fieldwork, Dean’s office, leadership faculty, districts, candidate(s) Make recommendations that approved and forwarded by whole School curriculum committees to the Dean

15. Residency Planning

16. Venue for Change

17. UDL and the Flipped Classroom

18. RTI Tiers

19. Dean’s Support • Empower program coordinators to work across departments • Hire faculty with a vision for collaboration and partnership focus • Support grant writing, conference attendance for those promoting vision of school • Support professional development of faculty

20. Dean’s Support Part 2 Make Pk-12 student achievement the focus of all work. Bring district partners to the table Prioritizes and participates in Instructional Rounds/District Walk- throughs (faculty and district admin) Fresno State is committed to the leadership and collaboration needed so that ‘Every classroom has an exceptional teacher where students thrive!’

21. Facilitated Discussions • Select a table facilitator and scribe • Consider the guiding questions • Post major points

22. Guiding Questions How do we facilitate deep discussions about topics on which faculty have differing philosophies? How can we agree upon a common understanding of terms, such as MTSS, UDL, differentiation?

23. Guiding Questions Part 2 What are the roles of educators in MTSS: general& special educators? Leaders? How can we ensure special educators are knowledgeable about the general education curriculum?

24. Guiding Questions Part 3 What resources are available to support teachers? What resources could the dean provide to support faculty? How will you leverage your dean?

25. Reflections Share one major point per table Review comments on charts Share next steps

26. Thank you! • Paul Beare, Dean, Kremen School of Education; Fresno State pbeare@csufresno.edu • Colleen Torgerson, Professor& Partnership Coordinator; Fresno State colleent@csufresno.edu Marty Hougen, CEEDAR mchougen@coe.ufl.edu