Resource Library: Collaboration and Partnering
Common Core State Standards
The IDEA Partnership releases a new vetted collection: Common Core State Standards Collection. The content of this collaborative work on Common Core State Standards Collection was presented to the partner organizations by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors’ Association at a full Partnership meeting in January 2011. Following the presentation, 27 organizations, 11 states and 22 technical assistance investments held a dialogue about the needs of the field. This Collection represents the first resources based on that work.
Institution of Higher Education Collaboration
SPDG Directors' Webinar: Ohio's Collaborative Initiatives to Improve Teaching of Students with Disabilities (Webinar Session WAV, August 2009) The Office of Special Education Programs began its Program Improvement Grant Priority (325T) in FY 2007. The purpose of the priority is to improve the K-12 high incidence teacher preparation programs so that graduates are not only highly qualified, but are also well-prepared with knowledge & skills & evidence-based practices to improve results for students with high-incidence disabilities. As of FY 2009, 54 grants have been awarded to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) in 29 states. This webinar described how one state has leveraged these federal resources and integrated the initiative into its “Ohio Planning Framework.”
The Ohio Department of Education, through its Office of Educator Preparation, has embraced the redesign effort within its state. Ohio has revised teacher licensure standards for preparing highly qualified special education teachers with input from a consortium of public & private IHEs. Collaborative initiatives, developed within Ohio's planning framework were highlighted & among the Ohio SIG, its Office of Educator Preparation & the IHE consortium.
Ohio’s Collaborative Initiatives to Improve Teaching of Students with Disabilities (PPT, August 2009, Morrow, L., Ph.D., Muskingum University, Ohio; Soloninka, J., Ph.D., Director of Educator Preparation, Ohio Department of Education; Shelby, K., Director of Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education; Ward, J. H., Assistant Director Resource Management, Ohio Department of Education)
Strengthening Partnerships Between Special Education Teacher Educators and Schools PDF. Developed by National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development. (2010) Target Audience: State Policymakers
NCATE Meeting Urgent National Needs in P-12 Education: Improving Relevance, Evidence, and Performance in Teacher Preparation. http://www.ncate.org/documents/news/White%20paper%20final%206-15-09.pdf
The Challenges to States: Preserving College Access and Affordability in a Time of Crisis, /wiki_page_assets/wiki_page_82/Challenge_to_the_states.pdf
NASDSE in Forum: Addressing Response to Intervention within Personnel Preparation Programs- Six Approaches. http://www.projectforum.org/docs/AddressingResponsetoInterventionwithinPersonnelPrepProgs-6.pdf
How to Influence Preservice Teacher Preparation (PDF, May 1997Cobb, B., Colorado State University)
Communities of Practice
Facilitating Community: Key Strategies for Building Communities of Practice to Accomplish State Goals . Developed by Joanne Cashman, Patrice Linehan and Mariola Rosser of the IDEA Partnerships. There are a number of key strategies that are fundamental to the Communities of Practice approach. Find out how these strategies can assist Communities of Practice leaders and facilitators in building a strong foundation and enhancing stakeholder participation.
How to Work with Your SPDG Advisory Boards
New Hampshire's Advisory Board for SPDG (PPT, October 2010, Jenks, A., New Hampshire SPDG Coordinator)
Working with Advisory Panels (PPT, October 2010, Gabler Filce, H., Ph.D., Mississippi SPDG Coordinator)
Overview of the SPDG Advisory Board Criterion (PPT, October 25, 2010, Coffey, J., Ph.D., OSEP Project Officer)
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