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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 proactive1. Leveraged panic
Establishing accountable goals
Determining organizational goals Evaluating alignment between goals “Give and Get”- Mutually beneficial
resource sharing Evaluation of activities
Backwards Chaining Approach
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
LOCATIONS
AGENCY COLLABORATION
GLRS PARTNERS
GADOE
SpEd Division
Parent Mentors
School Improvemen
t
RESAs College & Universities
School Systems
SpEd Directors
Staff
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.
How Do We Fit Together?
Pre-Service Teacher
Development
Pre-Service Teacher
Implementation
Pre-Service Teacher
Evaluation
New Teacher Support
Veteran Teacher Support
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?
GLRS PL MODELS
Professional Learning to
Support Indicators for SWD
Consortia
Courses
Endorsements
Projects
Overlapping Collaboration
GLRS / CCGA Pre-Service Teacher Development,
Implementation, &Evaluation
Teacher Graduates
Projects Goal: Pre-Service Participation
In-Field Participation
Collaborative Communities
Goal: Virtual Pre-Service Community
New Teacher Academy
Courses Access to Virtual & Live Courses
District & Online Participation
Endorsements Pre-School Endorsement
Advisory Board GLRS Director is member of TEAB
CCGA Dean is member of SpEd Director Advisory
Board
Instructional Resources Patron Accounts, Technology, & Materials
Patron Accounts, Technology, & Materials
Materials Center Goal: GLRS Center on CCGA campus
Goal: GLRS Center on CCGA campus
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
Conclusions
Evolving Collaboration
Mission-driven Process
Relationship-driven Foundation
Effective Teachers Outcomes for SWD
Academic Achievement
Graduate Post-Secondary
Success
Desired Results
THANK YOU!