Co Teaching: Upping our Game

We Believe…

» All students CAN do math!

» In order for students to do math they must have SUCCESS with math!

» Math is not about ALWAYS getting the right answer!

» Teaching math in ISOLATION results in confusion, frustration and failure!

» All students CAN comprehend.

» In order for students to comprehend they must have SUCCESS with gaining information!

» Reading is not about ALWAYS oral word calling!

» Teaching decoding in ISOLATION results in confusion, frustration and failure!

Outcomes– Participants will have an understanding of the

Standards of Mathematical Practices, the information of the National Reading Panel, KCAS and their relationship to student proficiency.

– Co-teaching teams will collaboratively develop and implement instructional plans for the co-taught classroom using KCAS and the strengths and needs of the students.

– Coaches, internal and external, will support the development and implementation of the lessons by providing feedback and support with intervention strategies throughout the process.

4th Grade

• Concept Introduced

5th Grade

• Reteach Concept

6th Grade

• Concept Mastered and Assessed.

Concept Introduced

Concept Mastered

Concept Assessed

The Change

The HOW in mathinstructionis as importantAs the WHAT, if not more so…

Standards of Mathematical Practice

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.3. Construct viable arguments and critique the

reasoning of others.4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated

reasoning.

YOUR CHALLENGE

National Panel of Reading Report

• Phonemic Awareness• Phonics• Fluency• Vocabulary• Comprehension

Comprehension- constructing meaning from text

Phonics

DecodingWord IdentificationVocabularyComprehension

Phonemic Awareness

Phonics

Fluency

DecodingFluency

Phonemic Awareness

Design and Organization

Four strands Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills)• Writing• Speaking and Listening• Language

An integrated model of literacy

Media requirements blended throughout

Shifts in ELA InstructionInstruction Assessment

Balancing informational and literary text (K-5) Nonfiction texts

Authentic textsBuilding knowledge in the disciplines (6-12)

Text ComplexityHigher level of text complexity, paired reading

Text-based answers

Evidence from text

Writing from sources

Academic Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary

YOUR CHALLENGE

Kentucky Core Academic Standards

“These common standards provide an historic

opportunity to improve access to rigorous academic

content standards for students with disabilities.”

Application to Students with Disabilities, 2010

Your Task

Uncle Fred always answers a question with another question or riddle.  He has a farm and raises chickens and cows.  I asked him how many chickens and how many cows did he have and he replied, “ I have 21 heads and 66 legs.”  How many chickens and how many cows does he have?

Time to Share1. What different strategies did you see used to answer this problem? 2. Do some strategies seem better to use than others?

Questions to Ponder

1. What skills and/or concepts are necessary for successful task completion?

2. What goal(s) would you write for this task?

3. What is most important for all students to learn?

Content ALL students must knowESSENTIAL CONTENT

Consider the CONTENTConsider the Student

Joel

Joel has good number sense and estimation skills. He needs concrete examples and has difficulty with generalizations. His ability to recall multiplication facts is poor, especially in a timed situation.

Joel’s vocabulary is weak, however he enjoys engaging and his expressing his ideas in a small group setting. When called upon for an oral answer, Joel exhibits panic and performs poorly.

CONTENT ALL STUDENTS MUST KNOW

Identify the Barriers

Consider the CONTENTCONSIDER THE STUDENT

What is the match or mismatch between

the essential content and the students

strengths or weaknesses?

CONTENT ALL STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

Your Task

Uncle Fred always answers a question with another question or riddle.  He has a farm and raises chickens and cows.  I asked him how many chickens and how many cows did he have and he replied, “ I have 21 heads and 66 legs.”  How many chickens and how many cows does he have?

PLANAccessibility Strategies

Identify the Barriers

Consider the CONTENTCONSIDER THE STUDENT

1. Look over the strategy examples and ask yourself, “Which strategy would I choose to help this student become successful”?

2. Break into small groups and decide on strategy consensus. (You may choose 3 strategies)

3. Be Prepared to Share

Implementation

1. How will you implement the strategy?Will you use the strategy from the start or keep it in your “back pocket?” Which students will you use it with? All? Some? A few? One?

2. There are co-teachers. What roles will each of you play in implementing the strategy?

3. How will you gather evidence on whether the strategy is helpful for student learning?

What if you have all of these students?

The Three Student Approach

1. Select three focal students which represent the range of your students.

2. Plan your lesson with these three students in mind by listing strengths and weaknesses.

3. Create one lesson plan that meets most of the needs of your class range.

4. Make additional adaptations for individual students as needed.

PLAN AND IMPLEMENTEvaluate Revise

Identify the Barriers

Consider the CONTENTCONSIDER THE STUDENT

Evaluate and Revise

(Questions for the Teacher)1. What happened when you implemented

the strategy?2. Based on the evidence you collected, how

helpful was the strategy for students? Why?

3. What might you do differently? Why?

EvaluateStudent Thinking

1. I really liked_________.2. Let’s use _________ again

tomorrow.3. Next time could we try?

Sample Exit Slip (Intermediate Grades)

• ____________ helped me learn today.• I can use _______________ to help me learn

in ______________.• I can see how ___________ relates to

mathematical practice.• I would like to try ________________ to see if

it can help me succeed in _____________ .

Sample Exit Slip (Middle Grades)

EvaluateStudent Thinking

Return to their plan for students of any age to ascertain its effectiveness from both student AND teachers’ perspectives. (i.e., growth to independence, integrity of the mathematics, students’ strengths and so on).

Your Monday Charge

Your Next Steps

1. Complete a student profile for a specific student.2. Complete the Co-Planner for a lesson.3. Make a video of that lesson.

Your Next Steps cont.

4. Send all materials to Shannon Frey at the University of Louisville

Shannon FreyData CoordinatorCollege of Education and Human DevelopmentDepartment of Special Education, Room 158Louisville, KY 40292

5. Complete Needs Assessment- link will be sent on Monday from someone at KDE