2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
6/18/2019 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Boosting Teacher Induction and Practices with Utah Teaching Standards and High-Leverage Practices in Special Education | Cascade A
Boosting Teacher Induction and Practices with Utah Teaching Standards and High-Leverage Practices in Special Education
In July 2016, the Council for Exceptional Children and the CEEDAR Center released High-Leverage Practices in Special Education. The purpose of their collaborative work was to identify methods for supporting special education teacher candidates through their education, induction, and teaching career. Although all beginning teachers are challenged to teach in ways that are responsive to students’ needs, special education teachers face the challenge of teaching students with some of the most complex learning and behavioral difficulties (McLeskey, et. al. 2017. High-leverage practices in special education. Arlington, VA: CEC & CEEDAR Center.) The Utah Teaching Standards are designed for all teachers. Aligning them with HLPs can result in the following benefits: 1) structure and lines of evidence for the induction of new special education teachers; 2) a go-to resource for new special education teachers during their first years teaching; and 3) a review and self-reflection for more experienced teachers.
- Given the “Utah Teaching Standards,” “EYE Portfolio Requirements,” and High-Leverage Practices in Special Education (HLP), participants will identify how high-leverage practices support Utah Teaching Standards and demonstrate educator application of effective practices to improve student performance.
- Given the “Utah Teaching Standards,” “EYE Portfolio Requirements,” and the HLP, administrators will review their induction programs for alignment between the Utah Teaching Standards and the HLP and identify ways to strengthen their program.
- Given the “Utah Teaching Standards,” “EYE Portfolio Requirements,” and the HLP, administrators and teachers will identify lines of evidence within the HLP that meet the EYE Portfolio requirements.
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Kym McClimans
(), Utah Professional Development Network , kym.mcclimans@usu.edu;
Kym McClimans has been in education for 20 years. Her focus has been on improving the performance of school districts, individual schools, and teachers through rigorous system evaluation and focused change. Her work includes evaluating and strengthening systems in the areas of curriculum, delivery of instruction, data collection, decision-making, behavior management, struggling students, students with disabilities, and strengthening parent/stakeholder involvement. Her work has also includes coaching district directors and coordinators in building a comprehensive system within their district that will increase the level of education students receive and to support teachers in their quest for improvement.
Kym holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Administration and Leadership.
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Leslie Buchanan
(), Utah Professional Development Network , leslie.buchanan@usu.edu;
Leslie Buchanan is the Associate Director for the Utah Professional Development Network. During her nearly 25 years working in education, she has worked as an elementary school teacher, a teacher of students with significant and sensory disabilities, and as administrator and project director of programs for students who are deaf-blind. She has been involved in the leadership of the Council of Exceptional Children's Division of Visual Impairment and Deafblindness, and the Utah Chapter of the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Leslie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education, Master's Degree in Special Education, and an Administrative/Supervisory License from Utah State University.
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