Implementing CTQ Work Via a TQE Grant

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Implementing CTQ Work Via a TQE Grant

• Iowas Collaborative Teaching Model

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Norma Lynch Iowa Department of EducationSusan
FischerIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDr.
Jackie CrawfordSimpson College, Indianola, IA
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Iowas CTQ Action Plan

• Collaborative teaching model
• Special educators and general educators

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CTQ plan merged with Teacher Quality Enhancement
grant
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Result CTQ plan expanded to include 4
specific populations
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Iowas Collaborative Model
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Collaborative model implemented to meet HQT and
LRE
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Meeting the skepticism

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Iowas Collaborative Model
Co-teaching
Collaborative Consultation
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Roles

• Core Content Teacher
• Content Expert
• Assigns grade/teacher of record
• Assures progress in course
• Certifies student has met course requirements

• Special Education Teacher
• Strategy expert
• Ensures student makes progress toward IEP goals
• Ensures student receives IEP services
• Ensures appropriate accommodations

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Co-Teaching

• Special education teacher and general education
  teacher are both physically present in the
  classroom to meet the content and skills needs of
  students.

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Consultative ModelGeneral education teacher
providescontent to students Special education
teacher provides consultation to general
education teacher
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Moving Iowas Collaborative Model Into Teacher
Preparation Programs

• Alphabet Soup?
• HQT to CTQ to TQE

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Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant Goal Four

• Collaborative Plus
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  Collaboration, Differentiation and Dispositions

General Education
General Education
General Education
General Education
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Focus Teacher Preparation and Pre-Service
Education

• Goal
• Obtain knowledge, skills, and dispositions
• Provide appropriate and meaningful learning
  experiences
• Collaborate
• Meet needs of students with disabilities, TAG,
  ELL, at-risk.

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4 Objectives

• Objective I Involve, plan, create.
• Involve educators in defining the need, creating
  and planning for effective tasks and activities
  to accomplish the goal.
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• Objective II Build On-going Professional
  Development
• Establish learning communities and partnerships
• Provide retreats, workshops, demonstration sites,
  and technology
• Encourage commitment, application and
  institutionalization of the practices.

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• Objective III Invite, Inform and Make
  Connections
• Share information with organizations in order to
  build a network of support

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• Objective IV Provide Opportunities to Support
  Learning
• Provide technology as a tool for implementing
  ongoing learning communities and study groups

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Setting the stage.

• October, 2006Stakeholders representing the four
  populations provided foundational input to launch
  the activities to meet the objectives

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2007-08 Activities

• JuneTask force to determine basic competencies
  for general education teachers to meet the needs
  of ALL students
• JunePolycom training

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2007-08 Activities

• AugustInformational booth at SAI conference
• SeptemberKick-off for professional development
  for teacher educators in partnership with IACTE

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2007-08 Activities

• JanuaryProfessional development workshop for
  teacher educators
• Spring, 2008Follow-up activities
• Fall, 2008Statewide summit

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To be continued