2014 National CallCollaboration for Effective Educator Development,

Accountability and Reform

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Today’s Goals

This webinar will provide:– An overview of the CEEDAR Center– The purpose and scope of CEEDAR’s

intensive TA to states– Guidance on the process for states to

apply for assistance– Opportunity for Q&A

CEEDAR Center

Leadership

Mary Brownell, Director

Paul Sindelar and Erica McCray, Co-directors

Meg Kamman, Project Coordinator

Partners

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning

Council of Chief State School Officers

New Teacher Center Goodlad Institute for Educational

Renewal at the University of Washington

Major organizations Senior advisors

OSEP Project Officers: Dr. Bonnie Jones and Dr. David Guardino

CEEDAR’s Mission

To create aligned professional learning systems that provide teachers and leaders effective opportunities to learn how to improve and support core and specialized instruction in inclusive settings that enable students with disabilities to achieve college and career readiness standards

Our Approach

Fundamentals of Our Approach

Facilitate collaborative relationships among SEAs, IHEs (and other training programs), and LEAs to:

Key Assumptions

--Elliott, 2012; Kurz, 2011

Dimensions of O(TL)2

Content coverage

– Content knowledge, pedagogy for enacting

the content, and how students learn content

Instructional quality

– Evidence-based strategies that promote

adult learning

Time

CEEDAR CENTER Intensive Technical Assistance

What is CEEDAR Center’s

Intensive TA?CEEDAR Center will work with 20

individual states to form leadership teams that can use TA tools to analyze and improve current practice– Licensure and certification standards– Content and structure of teacher education and

leader education programs– Evaluation of teacher and leader programs

First RoundIntensive TA States

How does the CEEDAR Center establish state partnerships?

State Selection– Five states/IHE teams per year to receive

intensive TA Memorandum of Understanding

– Outlines specific expectations negotiated between the CEEDAR Center and each SEA, IHE, and, as appropriate, each LEA partner

Sub-grant Awards– Sub-grants of up to $200,000 per state will support

CEEDAR partnership & leverage state resources.

Outcomes of Intensive TA

Reformed leader and teacher education programs that incorporate O(TL)2

An aligned and coherent state policy structure that supports effective PLSs for teachers and leaders

Improved capacity for evaluating teacher and leader education programs

Improved capacity for scaling up teacher and leader education reform statewide

Outcomes of Intensive TA

Teacher and leader graduates that can deliver evidence based, multi-tiered instruction to help students with disabilities achieve college and career ready standards

Who are the Partners Eligible for Intensive TA?

CEEDAR Center seeks state/IHE teams (DC and US territories as well) to apply for intensive TA supports:

– State Education Agency – 3 Institutions of Higher Education– Local Education Agencies, as appropriate and

available

How Do We Apply?

Chief State School Officer or designee is responsible for starting and finishing the online application. Each IHE fills out a portion of the application.If you are an IHE representative, contact

your state to get the process started!

Current Targeted TA states–email Meg!

What is the Purpose of the State Application Process?

To provide each state/IHE team with a standard process for submitting information concerning current efforts and demonstrated need.

To assist the state/IHEs in considering their current level of effort related to teacher and leader preparation to support the academic and social growth of students with disabilities.

How to Apply?Online Application

– Brief present levels, paragraph summaries, and ability to upload supporting documentation

• Leadership Support• Program Alignment/Integration• Data and Formative Evaluation • Leveraging Existing Efforts and Resources

– For each area:• Describe present State and IHE efforts• Write a brief narrative describing each effort• Submit any documentation/evidence to support the narrative where

appropriate

Online State Application

Visit the CEEDAR website to access the application: ceedar.org

Dedicated email and phone number for questions:– ceedar@coe.ufl.edu – 1-855-4CEEDAR

All online applications should be submitted via the website no later than 11:59 pm on August 1st.

Online State Application Process

Two Step Process–Start Early! Step 1: The state gathers key stakeholders’ contact information and requests an online account.

Step 2: Complete online application

(Directions available at ceedar.org)

Application demonstration–June 27th webinar

Important Dates May 6, 2014 National Call  May 23, 2014 1st Informational Webinar about State

Applications

June 27, 2014 2nd Informational Webinar about State Applications

 August 1, 2014 Application Deadline  Aug-Sept 1, 2014 Application review & state selection

completed

Sept 15, 2014 Notification of states selected for intensive TA 

Questions?

Please type your question into the chat pod.

Archived Webinars and Q&A

For future reference, these resources are available on the CEEDAR website:- National Call Webinars - National Call Document- Q&A Document

Thank you!

Disclaimer

The contents of this webinar were developed under a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education, H325A120003. However, those contents do not necessarilyrepresent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.