Presenter: Joan Nicoll-Senft

Location: Fife & Gwent

This session will provide participants with an overview of evidence-based practice strategies as outlined in the Developing Quality Fieldwork Experiences for Teacher Candidates: A Planning Guide for Educator Preparation Programs and District Partners (2017). Participants will be provided with a detailed overview of three field-based clinical assessments: 1) the use of a universal design for learning (UDL) lesson plan template to develop and teach 2 – 3 lessons in an early field placement, 2) a video analysis assignment designed to demonstrate a candidate’s understanding of the standards, objectives, and assessment of language and literacy in the middle stage of a program, and 3) a unit planned for implementation immediately prior to student teaching for implementation during the candidate’s upcoming student teaching experience. Developed for a Masters of Teaching (MAT) Program designed to prepare beginning secondary and special educators to collaborate to support struggling learners in the general curriculum, these assessments are aligned were carefully sequenced and aligned to the edTPA by program faculty.

Presenters: Lauren Tafrate, Sally Drew, James DeLaura, Nancy Hoffman, and Cara Mulcahey

Location: Kent

This presentation explains the creation of a district partnership structure as part of a full redesign of teacher preparation over the past two years at Central Connecticut State University.  It will highlight the ways CCSU’s process aligns with the CEEDAR Center’s guidance document: Developing Quality Fieldwork Experiences for Teacher Candidates.

Presenters: Cheryl Dickinson and Sabine Januski

Location: Crowne 1

The presenters identify a scaffolded process for teaching students to write and orally defend arguments. The argumentation process is supported by five universally accepted principles of learning. Student artifacts from a range of learners illustrate the process and effect on student achievement.  The process is applicable to existing curricula.

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• Dickinson Argumentation Process

Presenters: Kara Faraclas, Judy Terpstra, and Don Briere

Location: Highland

Classroom and behavior management skills are essential for effective classroom instruction, yet many teachers report feeling underprepared to manage challenging student behaviors.  University instructors share initial experiences using the CEEDAR Classroom and Behavior Management Course Enhancement Module to help prepare teacher candidates to use evidence-based assessment and behavior intervention practices.

Presenters: Lynn Holdheide and Abby Foley Marshall

Location: Ballroom

Change is hard and it does not occur overnight. It requires practice, coaching, reflection, and MORE practice, coaching and reflection. Over the last decade teachers have been charged with changing their practice via a plethora of reform initiatives. Knowing that it takes years to develop a level of expertise, how can we honestly expect teachers to change a slew of practices at the same time?  This session will discuss the essential features of high-quality practice-based opportunities – inclusive of feedback, coaching and reflection – and offer the notion that targeting specific high-leverage (and evidence-based) instructional practices will likely lead to increased student achievement and lessen the anxiety of already over-taxed teachers. Join us for a lively and provocative discussion that may just help retain quality teachers.

Presenters: Amber Benedict and Carly Roberts

Location: Jersey

This presentation will include an overview of Lesson Study and recommendations for how it can be incorporated into preservice teacher education programs to improve candidates’ knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practices. The presentation will include detailed information about how to structure and implement each step of the Lesson Study process, including a framework for collaborative planning, tools to guide collective analysis and debriefing, and work samples from our experiences and research integrating lesson study into preservice special education teacher coursework.

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