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Experts in Your Own Backyard :. Collaborating with Local Colleges and Universities for Professional Development- One Region’s Story. Presenters. Dr. Charity Roberts, Coastal GLRS Director Dr. Michael Hazelkorn, Dean, CCGA Dr. Claire Hughes, Assoc. Prof. CCGA. Backwards Chaining Approach.
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Experts in Your Own Backyard: Collaborating with Local Colleges and Universities for Professional Development- One Region’s Story
Presenters • Dr. Charity Roberts, Coastal GLRS Director • Dr. Michael Hazelkorn, Dean, CCGA • Dr. Claire Hughes, Assoc. Prof. CCGA
Backwards Chaining Approach • Moving from reactive to proactive • Leveraged panic • Establishing accountable goals
Backwards Chaining Approach • Determining organizational goals • Evaluating alignment between goals • “Give and Get”- Mutually beneficial resource sharing • Evaluation of activities
CCGA Goals • Development of pre-service teacher programs • Implementation of pre-service teacher training • Evaluation of pre-service teacher training • Support of graduates to ensure effectiveness
GLRS Goals • Support School Staff & Parents of SWD • Provide professional learning, coaching, & technical assistance • Deliver training & provide programs • Support academic achievement, graduation rate, & post-secondary success
Meeting of the Minds • GOAL #1 • Build Relationships & Partnerships • New GLRS Director • New COE Dean • Shared personal vision for our programs. • Offered support & resources to meet each other’s needs.
What’s the Bottom Line? • ALL teacher graduates must demonstrate effectiveness with student instruction • ALL students with disabilities must demonstrate success with academics, graduation, & post-secondary transition
COMMITMENT to EXCELLENCE • MUTUAL GOALS • Graduate highly effective teachers • Confident in knowledge & expertise • Support SWD (& at-risk) in ALL environments • Encourage continuous learning by CCGA graduates • Transition graduates from CCGA to GLRS for professional learning to support SWD
Building Strong Support Systems • How can GLRS support Coastal College • develop strong teacher candidates • prepare ALL teachers to support SWD • What resources does GLRS have available • directly impact new teachers’ success in the field?
Trends & Issues • How can GLRS • support & sustain teacher retention in special education? • make connections at an early stage to increase teacher active engagement with our resources? • provide early access to instruction for pre-service teachers?
One Story in Progress • Professional Learning Gold Mines • GLRS approached CCGA staff to instruct workshops for teachers in-field • Co-Teaching Expert • In-progress project to provide regional professional learning in this topic
Another Story in Progress • Professional Resource Gold Mine • Instructional Resource Center • Pre-Service Teachers • Large district teaching staff • Provide books, instructional materials, and technology access • e-Book accounts • Materials Check-out • Assistive Technology • Apps • Computers • iPads • Chromebooks
Non-overlapping NeedsYou help me, I’ll help you… We’re all in this together… • Performance Indicators- Coastal GLRS • Evaluation- CCGA
Collaboration Plan-Overlapping • Services to the Community/ Implementation of Pre-service Teacher Training • Patron Accounts • Information about Hinesville Center • Information about Center materials • Proposal for IRC at CCGA • E-book access • Book & materials checkout
Collaboration Plan-Overlapping • Capacity Building/ Development of Pre-Service Teacher Training • TEAB participation • Capacity Building/ Implementation of Pre-Service Teacher Training • Communication of Online teacher training • Math training for CCGA
Collaboration Plan-Overlapping • Consortia/ Support of Graduates • New Teacher Cohort model
Collaboration Plan- Mutually Beneficial • Performance Indicators- Coastal GLRS • College Expert Training • Autism • Co-Teaching • Behavior • ELA & Math • Evaluation- CCGA • CAEP Participation
Collaboration Expansion • Regional • Coastal GLRS with Georgia Southern & Armstrong Atlantic • State • All GLRS centers with regional teacher prep colleges
Desired Results Conclusions • Evolving Collaboration • Mission-driven Process • Relationship-driven Foundation • Effective Teachers • Outcomes for SWD • Academic Achievement • Graduate • Post-Secondary Success