ConnecticutCollaboration for Effective Educator Development,

Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Grant

Collaboration for Effective Educator Development,

Accountability, and Reform

Funded by the US Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) as a technical assistance center to support states engaged in:

• Reforming teacher and leadership preparation programs to embed evidence based practices

• Revising licensure standards to align with reforms in teacher and leader preparation

• Refining personnel evaluation systems in teacher and leader preparation programs

• Realigning policy structures and professional learning systems

Goal: improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

Intersection and Coherence of Reform

Initiatives

• Educator Evaluation and Professional Learning System Reform: Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC)

• Pre-service preparation reform: Educator Preparation Advisory Council (EPAC) Network for Transforming Educator Preparation

(NTEP) Grant CEEDAR Grant

• CCSS and Smarter Balanced Assessment Implementation

• Teacher Education and Mentoring (TEAM) Program

• Scientific Research-Based Interventions (SRBI)

State Outcome for the CEEDAR Grant 2013-2017

• Design and implementation of pre-service curricula for all TEACHER candidates (special education and non-special education) in order to provide opportunities to learn and demonstrate competency in evidence-based practices to improve core and specialized instruction to support SWD, ELLs and struggling learners reach college- and career-ready (CCR) standards in reading, writing and comprehension skills in argumentation. Take a side of an argument and support it with evidence Compare/contrast the authors perspective, key points/details (Grade

3) Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to

write or speak about the subject knowledgeably (Grade 4) Analyze texts that address similar topics in order to build knowledge

(Grade 9)

National & State Ed Prep Reform Initiatives

Redesign (Partnerships)

CTEC (Governance Structure)

Central Connecticut State University

CEEDAR

GenEd

SpecEd

CCS

S

PBIS

EBP

SRBI

Goal #1:

Develop a set of core practices that will be emphasized throughout all of the teacher education programs in the Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s track

Goal #2:

Develop a cross-endorsement licensure program for special education (SPED) and elementary education (EE)

SHARED ORIENTATION Between Special and General Education

Literacy AcquisitionLiteracy DevelopmentLiteracy Remediation

CURRICULUM REDESIGN

Evidence-Based PracticesClinical and Fieldwork

Experiences

FACULTY TRAINING & MENTORING

Common Core State StandardsEvidence Based Practices

SRBI Process

Field Supervisor Training

& MentoringUSJ Program Model

GOALS