MAPPING THE VESID MAPPING THE VESID QUALITY INDICATORSQUALITY INDICATORSINITIATIVE 23BINITIATIVE 23B

New York Higher Education Support New York Higher Education Support CenterCenter

Task Force on Quality Inclusive Task Force on Quality Inclusive SchoolingSchooling

VESIDVESIDSyracuse University School of EducationSyracuse University School of Education

Spring, 2010Spring, 2010

Purposes of Initiative Purposes of Initiative 2323

1.1. Support the efforts of VESID to ensure Support the efforts of VESID to ensure K-12 SuccessK-12 Success

2. Encourage self-reflection regarding:2. Encourage self-reflection regarding:

Special Education PracticeSpecial Education Practice LiteracyLiteracy

Positive Behavioral SupportsPositive Behavioral Supports

3. Increase and implement knowledge regarding 3. Increase and implement knowledge regarding best practice in teacher preparationbest practice in teacher preparation

Can we identify Can we identify a set of a set of

signature signature pedagogies that pedagogies that

can be can be clearly defined, clearly defined,

consistently consistently taught, and taught, and successfully successfully measured?measured?

Special Education PracticeSpecial Education PracticeLiteracyLiteracy

Positive Behavioral Positive Behavioral SupportsSupports

What is the What is the relationship of relationship of

field field placement placement

experiences to experiences to course work at course work at

institutions?institutions?

How can institutions evaluate and connect to current evidence based practices in

schools ?

Initiative 23B Process:

RFP Issued

Institutions Identified

Templates for Mapping Developed

Mapping Process Undertaken

Process and Product described

Alfred University – Early Childhood/Childhood and Arts

Education Undergraduate Programs

State University of New York at New Paltz -- Master’s Level Special Education Program

Touro College – Elementary Education Undergraduate

Program

Syracuse University – Inclusive Elementary Education

Undergraduate Program

4 Institutions Volunteered Programs for Mapping in 2009 - 2010

Next Steps for HESC:

2010 – 2011

•Using the lessons learned from four programs

•Supporting the mapping process in 12 – 15 additional Task Force Institutions

•Extending and sharing the work already achieved