john o’connor director, student support programming henry county schools (georgia)...
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John O’ConnorDirector, Student Support Programming
Henry County Schools (Georgia)[email protected]
Road Map for Increasing Student Achievement
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A Little about Me
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I have told you a little about me…
Tell me a little about you Special Education Teacher General Education Teacher Principal Other School Administrator Special Education Director – the top boss for special education
services Other Special Education Administrator Other “Central Office” Administrator Who else?
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A little more about you… Expert in content area
Reading or ELAMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
Expert in PedagogyReading or ELAMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
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Perhaps your district is like mine…
Tremendous progress in achievement for SWDs We became very important with NCLB Moved many students to general education
environments We were part of instructional improvement efforts Perhaps we have reached a plateau with some
indicators
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For all that you do…
Thank You!
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Pop Quiz(Partner Discussion – 2 or 3
people)
The Superintendent has called you to his/her office.
“We have to radically improve the achievement/learning of students with disabilities in our school/our
district. What should we do?”
What would you say?(5 minutes)
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Debrief
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At the end of the day, that is THE
question…
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At the risk of sounding arrogant…
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I Know the Answer
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Provide
GREAT
INSTRUCTION
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The good news…
We, as educators, control 100% of that.
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Some students need less than GREAT instruction (even though they deserve it)
A few students can even do fairly well with “OK” instruction
Approximately 3-5% of children teach themselves to read. They break the “code.”
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Many students in the following groups require GREAT instruction
Students with disabilities Students who are designated as Economically
Disadvantaged Students with Limited English Proficiency Students who struggle, but do not qualify for a
“label.”
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Objectives for Today
Develop common understanding of GREAT instruction
Determine priority elements of specially-designed instruction
The powerpoint is online Handout
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Please…Share your expertise with each
otherFeel free to be selective
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GREAT Instruction
What classes are we talking about for students with
disabilities?
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Did you know…That approximately 61.1% of students with
disabilities across the U.S. spend at least 80% of their school day in general education classes? (increase from 48.2 in 2002)
That an additional 19.8% of students with disabilities spend at least 40% of their school day in general education classes?
U.S. Department of Education. (2013). 35th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2008,
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Therefore, if we are going to increase the achievement of students with disabilities, we
have to impact ALL classrooms.
(General ed classes with one teacher, co-teaching classes, and pull-out special education classes)
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Therefore, regardless of your role, we need you!
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What is GREAT instruction?
Work in pairs or triads 5 minutes – Write your answers on a
blank sheet of paper You only get 6 bullets
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Debrief
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GREAT Instruction includes:
Standards Driven Instruction Rigorous Formative assessments that guide instruction
(i.e., benchmarking, progress monitoring, etc.) Differentiation through Flexible Grouping Scientific or evidenced-based instructional
practices
What piece is missing?
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The missing piece
Magic
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How do you like this acronym?
GREAT instruction is:Guided by the performance standards
Rigorous with research-based practices (two parts)
Engaging and exciting
Assessed continuously to guide instruction
Tailored (differentiated) through flexible grouping
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You have a Visual Organizer
Fill out the acronym for GREAT Instruction
Guided by the performance standards
Rigorous with research-based practices
Engaging and exciting
Assessed continuously to guide further instruction
Tailored through flexible groups
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Note
GREAT Instruction also applies to non-academic instruction Behavior Communication Self-Advocacy Etc.
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What’s so special about “Great Instruction?”
WeakInstruction
Average Instruction
Great Instruction
Gauge of Instruction
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If you asked every teacher what constitutes GREAT instruction, how many answers
would you get?
In your school…
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If the answer is…..
You would have as many answers as there are teachers
Does that seem like an efficient way to move instruction in the same direction?
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Or…
Could there be some consistency in the answer, but it would be surface-level Standard posted on the board Three-part lesson With some buzz words that have lost some
meaning
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In your school or district…
You have to determine what each of these elements “look like” in order to develop common expectations
and implementation
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My 4 Big Ideas about Tailored through flexible groups
Tailoring (or differentiating instruction) cannot be done effectively in large group instruction
Small group instruction should occur routinely in all classes and grades (K-12th)
Small group instruction allows for tailored practice turns and differentiated feedback
Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers are typically the best at tailoring instruction in small groups
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For just a minute, I want to take our focus off of instruction…
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Let’s discuss student attendance
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What are your guesses?(Based on GDOE Study)
In Georgia, of those students who were absent 0 days during their 9th grade year, what percentage
graduated with a “general education diploma” after 4 years in high school?
76.32%
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What are your guesses?What are your guesses?
In Georgia, of those students who were
absent 1-5 days during their 9th grade year, what percentage graduated with a
“general education diploma” after 4 years in high school?
74.94%
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What are your guesses?What are your guesses?
In Georgia, of those students who were
absent 6-10 days during their 9th grade year, what percentage graduated with a
“general education diploma” after 4 years in high school?
64.66%
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What are your guesses?What are your guesses?
In Georgia, of those students who
were absent 11-14 days during their 9th grade year, what
percentage graduated with a “general education diploma” after 4
years in high school?
52.33%
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What are your guesses?What are your guesses?
In Georgia, of those students who were
absent 15 or more days during their 9th grade year, what percentage
graduated with a “general education diploma” after 4 years in high school?
26.2%
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Do you see a face?
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The study included all absences:
excused, unexcused and out-of-school suspensions
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Similar studies and findings have been conducted in a
number of states
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Absences in 9th Grade/Graduation Rate 4 Years Later
0 absences
1-5 absences
6-10 absences
11-14 absences
15 or more
76.32%
74.94%
64.04%
50.98%
26.2%
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Partner Discussion(4 Minutes)
What are your reactions to these data?
The research reflected “all students” and “all absences.” How do you think absences impact the achievement of students with disabilities?
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Maybe you discussed…
The greater impact of missed instructional time for SWDs.
The use of out-of-school suspension.
In many schools, is ISS much better than OSS (instructionally)?
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Similar findings for 8th Grade Year
0 absences
1-5 absences
6-10 absences
11-14 absences
15 or more
78.73%
74.69%
64.66%
52.33%
30.89%
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Fun Fact
In Georgia, the accountability measure is no longer AYP. It is the CCRPI.
New Indicator: Percentage of students with fewer than 6 absences
(all absences)
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Be careful about using Average Daily Attendance Rate
If my school has a 95% Average Daily Attendance Rate, that is an “A.” Right?
Not so fast… On average, every student in the school is missing
1 out of every 20 days…once a month. 9 absences throughout the school year.
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A quick note about suspensions
One-Minute Partner Discussion
What is the purpose of suspensions?
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ISS & OSS
Does this make sense? A student is given OSS for skipping school?A student is given ISS for skipping class?
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Debrief
Two Purposes The “real” purpose if folks are being honest The purpose of any consequence should be…
As Special Education personnel, we know behavioral change better than anyone else. We have to share our knowledge
Suspension Disproportionality National crisis that we must change
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Back to your visual organizer…
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Attendance Initiative
Think RTI or MTSS Tier 1 activity for all families/schools Tier 2 for select students (Standard Intervention
Protocols with Problem Solving) Tier 3 for extremely intensive interventions
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In that box, write…
Implement school-wide attendance initiatives Implement interventions re: attendance for
specific students Use ISS and OSS when it reduces the negative
behavior
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It is not just attendance…
Attendance plus Attachment
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Research-based PracticesTwo parts
First part: Effective research-based Tier 1 instruction in all classes
Second part for SWDs: Specially-designed instruction
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We are not going to spend time with Tier 1 instruction….
but, please realize that it is the core of student learning
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Let’s turn our attention to Specially-Designed Instruction
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In fact, since 1975 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) Special
Education has been defined as
Specially Designed Instruction
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Table Discussion(3 Minutes)
What is specially designed
instruction?
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Debrief
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Did your answer sound something like…
Designed to meet the unique needs of the student with a disability
Enables the child to meet the grade-level standards
Includes adapting content, methodology, or delivery of instruction
Based on the child’s IEP Research-based
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Those things are legally true, but….
They don’t tell us much
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We have to get more specific!
If we want our teachers to implement specially-designed instruction
consistently for our students with disabilities…
We have to clearly define it
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We have enough experience.
There is enough research.
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Can we make a list of instructional practices that
are needed by a large majority of students with
(mild) disabilities?
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Table Activity(5 minutes)
Make a list of the specific instructional practices that are needed by the greatest
number of SWDs.
If these things were implemented with great fidelity for all students with
disabilities, in all classes, then you would see great gains.
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Debrief
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My short list that apply to all subjects
Implement effective instruction and interventions to promote responsible behavior
Drastically increase practice turns and feedback Provide explicit instruction Provide effective vocabulary instruction Provide fill-the-gap instruction (interventions) Elicit student goal-setting, ownership, and monitoring progress Explicitly teach metacognitive strategies
Comprehending informational text Approaching math word problems Writing informational text Executive Functioning/Organization
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I am not saying…
That this list is an absolute Your list may be different But, we need to be able to set a foundation for
“specially designed instruction” in our districts Sits on top of effective Tier 1 instruction Sets the foundation for specially designed
instruction
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Think of your typical 8th grade Science textbook
8th Grade Science Text SWDs in the co-teaching class who:
Tourette Syndrome, SLD, Good narrative reader SLD, ADD/OHI, Good language and good narrative
reader ADD, TBI, Trouble with organization, EBD, often off task, weak reader
What will be the barriers for the SWDs (and other struggling students)
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Debrief
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Barriers?
Vocabulary Students have limited background information
Structure of informational text can be barriers for some students more adept at narrative text
Students may have difficulty differentiating most important messages from less meaningful information
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What specially designed instruction do we need in science for the students?
Effective Vocabulary Instruction Explicit instruction in metacognition
Use one strategy over and over to process the text Eventual release so that the student can use the
metacognitive strategy independently SQ3R – Some old approaches are good approaches
Survey Question Read Recite Review
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The goal of metacognitive strategy instruction is to…
Eventually teach the child to complete the strategy independently in order to become a self-directed learner Identify when it is needed Use it with fidelity for the intended purpose
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Question? With the increased focus on informational text…
Has there been a major push in teaching all students metacognitive strategies for understanding the text?
Has there been a major push in teaching students with disabilities metacognitive strategies for understanding the text?
Would teaching metacognitive strategies be effective for all students?
Need a balance between close reading, text dependent questions and building background knowledge/vocabulary
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What are the benefits of having a baseline list of instructional
practices for specially designed instruction?
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Benefits
Gets us closer to widespread and consistent implementation
The other option – expecting way too much from our special education and general education teachers In medicine, we have different specialties.
Impacts not only SWDs, but other students who struggle
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If we want our teachers to consistently implement specially-designed instruction, we must…
Define it Train it Coach it Expect it Inspect it
We cannot do any of this if we do not define it.
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Let’s talk about Mathematics and Specially-Designed
Instruction
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National Math Advisory PanelPartner Discussion
(5 minutes)
Please read the section on struggling students - SWDs and other low achieving students
Discuss with a peer: What are your reactions? What are the themes? Any surprises?
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Did it surprise you that they grouped students with disabilities with “low
achieving” math students?
Why do you think they did that?
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National Math Advisory Panel
Explicit instruction Explaining and demonstrating Students ask questions and receive feedback Student think aloud Careful sequencing of problems through
instructional materials to highlight critical features Direct Instruction
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Explicit instruction with students who have mathematical difficulties has shown consistently positive effects on performance with word problems and computation. Results are consistent for students with learning disabilities, as well as other students who perform in the lowest third of a typical class. By the term explicit instruction, the Panel means that teachers provide clear models for solving a problem type using an array of examples, that students receive extensive practice in use of newly learned strategies and skills, that students are provided with opportunities to think aloud (i.e., talk through the decisions they make and the steps they take), and that students are provided with extensive feedback.
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The Mathematics Guidance for Students with Disabilities is
limited, but consistent
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My disclaimers about mathematics and SWDs – My
editorial In special education, we have not gotten it
right yet Lack content knowledge, rigor, etc.
Current trend in mathematics (in some circles) Almost an exclusive approach – constructivism Don’t provide models, practice, timed
assessment
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I don’t have the answer, but…
Pendulum is swinging wildly Someone reminiscent of whole language vs.
phonics approach to reading We need balance
High expectations in which we do allow students some struggle time, thinking aloud and complexity
Focus on problem solving, computational fluency, and concept understanding. All are important.
Effective explicit instruction when needed
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Most Important!
Your list may be different from my list
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Let’s look at co-teaching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfLfonOeKnM
Watch the students What benefit are they getting from having 2
teachers in the room?
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How are students benefitting from the second teacher?
They are not. We are paying for 2 teachers to do the job that
1 teacher can do!
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What should we see in a co-teaching class?
Small group instruction High rates of (student) practice turns and
feedback The list of Specially Designed Instructional
Practices in the small groups
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Let’s discuss co-teaching
One Teach/One Assist One Teach/One Observe Team Teaching Alternate Teaching Station Teaching Parallel Teaching
Friend, M. et. al.
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When we write co-teaching in a student’s IEP…
We are obligated to provide specially-designed instruction in that class
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When we write co-teaching in a student’s IEP, we are obligated to provide specially-
designed instruction in that class
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How do we make all of this happen?
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How do we make this happen?
Step 1
Build strong partnerships and train Principals as often as possible.
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How do we make this happen?
Step 2: Have a clear message and road map
See Project ICE document
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How do we make this happen?
Step 3:
Invest deeply into changing leader and teacher practices
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