PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES: Inclusive Teaching for All Teachers
Part 2: Inclusive Planning and Assessment for Learning-March 14, 2016
Best for general education teachers of K-12
This series of mini-courses is designed to deepen general education teachers’ understanding of inclusive teaching through the principles of Universal Design for Learning; models for differentiated instruction, curriculum, and assessment; and strategies for student access, engagement, and participation. Workshop topics will include a variety of specific instructional models and strategies, assessment for learning, and the implementation of positive behavioral supports and student motivational systems. The workshops will also address issues of the Common Core and provide strategies for making meaningful use of the Common Core Standards within inclusive classrooms. The workshop will be cotaught by a general and a special education teacher/ Board Certified Behavior Analyst with more than 20 years of experience working with students and teachers in inclusive classrooms. It is recommended (but not required) that teachers attend all four of the workshops in this series for a holistic understanding of inclusive of inclusive teaching.
Although participants are not required to attend all workshops, the courses in this series build upon each other and it is recommended that they are taken in sequence.
Title: PART 2: Inclusive Planning and Assessment for Learning
Date: March 14, 2016
Time: 4:00-6:00 PM
Instructor: Francesca Ciotoli & Lisa Berkowitz, Montclair State University
Location: Belleville High School-100 Passaic Ave, Belleville, NJ 07109, Room 252
Description: The best instruction is assessment-drive in that it takes into account what individual students know, understand, and are able to do before determining learning content and processes. This mini-course will focus on the development and assessment components of inclusive teaching. Participants will delve more deeply into the UDL and differentiation frameworks and learn specific strategies for applying the principles of inclusive curriculum design and assessment in their classrooms. This course will address the selection of meaningful goals for those students with IEPs and 504s and provide tools for supporting students’ specialized educational needs in the Least Restrictive Environment.
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