Toni Strieker, Jim Wright, Susan Stockdale Kennesaw State University October 3, 2011
Our Journey Program Design & Implementation Assessment of Candidate Dispositions & Concerns -Model & Survey Development -Findings of Study -Implications & Limitations Administrative Assessment of Faculty Concerns Road Ahead
Social Studies Special Education Science
Co-teaching Curriculum, Focus on Concerns -Interactive Seminar -Readings & Log -Observations & Interviews -KWL Charts Embedded in a semester long middle school methods block
Understanding Critical Elements of Effective Co-teaching Planning and Preparation Co-Delivery of Instruction Positive Interaction and Communication Content Competence and Differentiated Instruction Greater Understanding of and Respect for Special Education Teachers’ Work and Expertise
Mixed method design to systematically examine the change in concerns regarding co-teaching with pre-service middle school candidates Pre-post instrument to examine concerns using Preservice Teacher Concerns Questionnaire, adapted from of Stages of Concern Questionnaire (Hall, et al.)
Impact Task Self CBAM (Hall & Hord, p. 63) Modified by Cheung & Ng
35 students
Limitation Reworking the instrument What to do with “zero” Other issues...
Three years ago...began with with refocusing (top level not expected in pre-service teachers Today... information...
Initially faculty (limited ) driven... bottom up Today... National emphasis on Clinical Experiences Renaissance Group Emphasis P-12 School Emphasis Special Education Recognition All MGE faculty
Facilitate scholarship (research) of co- teaching Maintain longitudinal data base Facilitate learning and writing communities
Cheung, D., & Ng, D. (Su 2000). Teacher stages of concern about the target-oriented curriculum. Educational Journal, 28, (1), Hall, G., & Hord, S. (2001). Implementing Change: Patterns, Principles, and Potholes. Boston: Allen and Bacon. Hall, G., George, A., & Rutherford, W. (1979). Measuring Stages of Concern about the innovation: A manual for use of the SoC Questionnaire. Austin, TX: The University of TX at Austin, Research and Development Center for Teacher Education.