0810-560


 * [[image:cerebrum/inclusion.gif width="180" height="84" align="right"]]EEC 560: Managing Inclusive Environments **
 * Fall 2012 **
 * 0810-560-002 **


 * Meeting Days:** Fridays
 * Dates:** August 31st - December 14th
 * Time**: 4:30-6:20pm
 * Room:** Harvey Hall / Room 102
 * Instructor:** Whittney Smith, Ed.D.
 * Phone/email:** (516) 237-2650; **email:** wsmith@mineola.k12.ny.us; wsmithatc@gmail.com
 * Office Hours:** By appointment; 516-237-2650

Lavoie, Richard. (2007). The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child. Gruwell, Erin. (2009). Teaching Hope or The Freedom Writers Diary Articles & selected __Case Studies__ to be provided by the instructor.
 * Course Readings**
 * Required:**

Recommended:
====Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices (6th Edition) by Spencer Salend==== ====How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classroomsby Marilyn Friend==== ====The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners by Carol Ann Tomlinson==== ====Differentiated Instruction and Achieve Success with All Learners (Scholastic Teaching Strategies) by Judith Dodge==== ====//Part 200 and Part 201 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education (New York)//==== ====Co-Teach! A handbook for creating and sustaining classroom partnerships in inclusive schools by Marilyn Friend==== ====What Great Teachers Do Differently: Fourteen Things that Matter Most by Todd Whitaker====

Session 1: Introduction to the course (8/31)

 * Assignments and expectations
 * Course overview
 * Field observation objectives and reporting
 * The Dreaded Stairs
 * Do You Believe in Me?
 * Read [[file:cerebrum/What It Takes to Become a Great Teacher.pdf|What It Takes to Become a Great Teacher.pdf]] and Blog
 * [[file:cerebrum/Quotes from Drumming....pptx|Quotes from Drumming....pptx]]
 * [[file:cerebrum/Tree_Diagram.png|Tree_Diagram.png]]

__Session 2:__ Understanding Inclusion (9/7)

 * Two truths and a lie!
 * Understanding Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA )
 * Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
 * NCLB / Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
 * Section 504 policies and practices
 * A Comparison of IDEA, ADA, and Section 504
 * Part 200 and 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations
 * [[file:cerebrum/Session_2.ppt|Session_2.ppt]]
 * [[file:EDU 560 - Session 2.key]][[file:EDU 560 - Session 2.ppt]]

__Session 3:__ Inclusive Environments (9/14)

 * The IEP
 * Composition, definition, issues and practices overview Disabilities
 * Scheduling
 * Teaming / Collaboration Types of teams; roles and responsibilities of team members
 * [[file:cerebrum/Introduction to IEPs and Chapter 408.ppt|Introduction to IEPs and Chapter 408.ppt]]
 * [[file:cerebrum/The New IEP.ppt|The New IEP.ppt]]
 * [[file:IEP in Short 2012.doc]]

__Session 4:__ Meeting the Needs of All Students (9/21)

 * Differentiated Instruction
 * Response to Intervention (RtI)
 * Motivation / Connecting
 * Planning / Implementation ([[file:cerebrum/INCLUSION HANDBOOK 10-11.pdf|INCLUSION HANDBOOK 10-11.pdf]])
 * [[file:cerebrum/Engaging_&_Motivating.ppt|Engaging_&_Motivating.ppt]]

__Session 5:__ Meeting the Needs of All Students Continued (9/28)
=**// Assignment: IEP Analysis Due//**=
 * =Classroom management in inclusive settings=
 * Effective Teachers
 * [[file:It's People, Not Programs (Todd Whitaker).pdf]]
 * ===**Framing Question:** How does this excerpt make you think about your previous thoughts about education and the classrooms you have been in? ===
 * [[file:cerebrum/text_based_guidelines.pdf|text_based_guidelines.pdf]]

__Session 6:__ Inclusive Environments Continued (10/5)
=//Interview is due//=
 * Characteristics of effective collaboration; analysis of resistance issues
 * Co-teaching - Models / Types
 * [[file:cerebrum/Co-teaching Presentation.ppt|Co-teaching Presentation.ppt]]
 * [[file:cerebrum/Six Models of Co-teaching.doc|Six Models of Co-teaching.doc]]
 * Co-teaching Resources ([[file:cerebrum/INCLUSION HANDBOOK 10-11.pdf|INCLUSION HANDBOOK 10-11.pdf]])

__Session 7:__ Response to Intervention (10/12)

 * ======The SYNERGY needed between Response to Intervention (RtI), the Instructional Support Team (IST), and the Committee on Special Education (CSE)======
 * [[file:cerebrum/RTI, IST, CSE.ppt|RTI, IST, CSE.ppt]]
 * [[file:cerebrum/RtI & The IST (AU).ppt|RtI & The IST (AU).ppt]]
 * [[file:cerebrum/Pyramid of Interventions (Fill-in).ppt|Pyramid of Interventions (Fill-in).ppt]]
 * //**REMINDER**: You have a blog post to respond to... don't forget about your observation logs, and... Lavoie book is due next class...//

__ **Session 8:** __Book Talk (10/19)

 * ** Discussion of Rick Lavoie’s, // The Motivation Breakthrough //**
 * Essential Question: How should a child’s motivational style affect our teaching style?
 * Chalk Talk ([[file:cerebrum/chalk_talk.jpg|chalk_talk.jpg]])
 * Notes from chalk talk (3/25):[[file:cerebrum/IMG_0045.JPG|IMG_0045.JPG]], [[file:cerebrum/IMG_0044.JPG|IMG_0044.JPG]]

__Session 9:__ Technology (10/26)

 * [[file:cerebrum/IMG_0051.JPG|IMG_0051.JPG]]
 * [[file:cerebrum/Web 2.0.doc|Web 2.0.doc]]
 * Goomoodleikiog!
 * Wikis in Plain English
 * Google!
 * Podcasts & Screencasts...
 * [|Snagit] / [|ShowMe]
 * Assistive Technology
 * [[file:cerebrum/at_worksheet.pdf|at_worksheet.pdf]]
 * Educational Technology – Web 2.0
 * Websites and practical tools for use in the classroom
 * ASSIGNMENT: Blog your field observation logs and post some questions for a co-teacher

__Session 10:__ Co-Teachers: Lesson Planning & other topics (11/2)

 * [[file:cerebrum/ME_1.JPG|ME_1.JPG]], [[file:cerebrum/ME_2.JPG|ME_2.JPG]]
 * Topics for Co-teachers to discuss
 * Basis for Selecting a Co-Teaching Approach
 * Lesson Planning
 * [[file:cerebrum/Inclusive Environments Final.doc|Inclusive Environments Final.doc]]
 * [[file:cerebrum/Inclusive Environments Packet 2011.doc|Inclusive Environments Packet 2011.doc]]

__ **Session 11:** __Integral Members of the Team (11/9)
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 * Understanding family concerns and needs; analysis of resistance issues
 * ======Overview of cultural issues roles and responsibilities of related services professionals======
 * ======Roles, responsibilities and supervision of paraprofessionals / teacher aides======
 * ======Working with General Education======
 * ======Working with Administration======

__Session 12:__ Book Talk (11/16)

 * Discussion of Erin Gruwell’s, // Teaching Hope //
 * Essential Question: How do we reach and teach those that others feel cannot be reached?
 * [[file:cerebrum/Booktalk Worksheet (2).doc|Booktalk Worksheet (2).doc]]
 * [[file:cerebrum/Erin Gruwell & Maria Reyes.bmp|Erin Gruwell & Maria Reyes.bmp]]
 * Line Game Lesson Plan
 * Toast for Change Lesson Plan

__Session 13:__ Mindset (11/30)
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 * Special Guest Presenter: Jennifer Maichin, Special Education Teacher
 * Fixed vs. Growth
 * Essential Questions: How can mindset motivate our students and help them improve in school? How does mindset help us reach our own goals -- personal and professional?
 * Mindset Survey
 * [[file:cerebrum/Mindset.ppt|Mindset.ppt]]

//Field Observations due! --- 5 Blog Entries & Signed Paperwork//
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 * Essential Questions: How do we know that what we are doing is working? What do we do when it’s not working?
 * Keys to Successful Inclusion ([[file:cerebrum/Keys to Successful Inclusion.doc|Keys to Successful Inclusion.doc]])
 * Standing up for what matters --- Oneby Kathryn Otoshi

__Session 15:__ The End… the beginning! (12/14)
>>>> >>>> ===**Course Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading**===
 * ==Presentations Due examples: Amanda's website; Meghan's Video, Grace's Presentation[[file:cerebrum/Miss Polson|Miss Polson]] ==
 * **Make sure that all reading responses are included in the wikispace discussion section**
 * “Welcome to Holland”
 * The Starfish Story
 * Don't forget to check the Blog for new Posts that you need to respond to weekly