1. CEEDAR Cross State Convening - 2015 Overview: Innovation Configurations Course Enhancement Modules H325A120003

3. Focusing on the Evidence: Resources and Tools  Evidence-based practices for teacher and leaders  Research on effective professional preparation  Effective strategies for building capacity and engaging in organizational and systems change  Creating cohesive policy

4. Innovation Configurations

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7. Course Enhancement Modules

8. IC and CEM Topics  Writing Instruction  Reading Instruction  Mathematics Instruction  Classroom and Behavior Management  Learning Strategy Instruction  Universal Design for Learning  Severe Disabilities  Sensory Impairments  Culturally Responsive Teaching  Leadership  Technology  Disciplinary Literacy  Classroom and Behavior Management  Writing Instruction  Reading Instruction  Mathematics Instruction  UDL Course Enhancement Modules Content Innovation Configurations

9. UDL CEM

10. Institutional Characteristics  University of West Florida  College of Education and Professional Studies (CEPS)  Department of Teacher Education and Educational Leadership (TEEL) –Elementary/ESOL/Reading program –ESE/Elementary/ESOL/Reading (dual) program

11. Teacher Education & Educational Leadership  Strengthen programming in our dual- certification (Elementary/ESE) and Elementary teacher preparation programs  Develop a collaborative curriculum redesign process that can be used with all of our programs

12. Historical Perspective of TEEL Curriculum Enhancement  Strong focus on accreditation requirements –Often led to “accreditation fatigue”  Organizational structures that did not support collaborative curriculum design

13. Faculty Support for Coordinated Programs  Florida DOE Summer Institute for IHEs  Intentional and coordinated program redesign for dual programs  Classification system for dual licensure programs (Blanton & Pugach, 2011)  Led to informal faculty collaborations

14. Administrative Support for Coordinated Programs  Intentional curriculum enhancement beyond accreditation requirements  What do we want to accomplish?  Organizational structure and processes to support collaboration and intentional continuous improvement

15. Beyond Accountability to Intentionality  Florida CEEDAR Project  IHE to pilot use of CEEDAR tools to conduct curriculum review and enhancement  Opportunity for TEEL to change the culture of curriculum reform

16. UDL Project  Increase collaboration between general and special education faculty through a specific project  Universal Design for Learning  Develop collaborative, intentional curriculum enhancement process

17. Planning for Success  Acknowledge “accreditation fatigue”  Learn from others  Identify a project team to lead efforts  Use CEEDAR and other resources  Facilitate a faculty professional learning community

18. UDL Pilot Project  Prep and Plan (summer 2015)  Faculty PD and Project Team Action Planning  Curriculum Review (fall 2015)  UDL Team reviews selected courses (UDL IC)  Curriculum Enhancement (spring 2016)  Faculty PLC enhance courses (UDL CEM)  Evaluation (spring & summer 2016)

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