Urban Secondary School Administrators and Faculty Perceptions of Multitiered System of Supports/Response to Intervention

2021 ◽  
pp. 019263652110607
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Lesh ◽  
Cortney Roberts ◽  
Dennis Cavitt ◽  
Diana L. Morales
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Fidelity Of Implementation ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Quality Instruction

MTSS promises a school-wide early warning system, high-quality instruction, and evidence-based interventions. However, research has focused mainly on the elementary level. This study examined the beliefs and perceptions of over 300 administrators and teachers currently implementing MTSS in secondary schools using survey research. Results showed that special education teachers and administrators had significantly higher MTSS/RtI beliefs and perceptions of their own academic and behavioral MTSS/RtI instructional and intervention skills. Recommendations include the need for extensive and intensive professional development, delineation of role clarity, increased fidelity of implementation, and staff accountability.

Licensure Tests for Special Education Teachers

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 464-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Stotsky
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Phonemic Awareness ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Licensure Tests

To determine the extent to which knowledge of evidence-based reading instruction and mathematics is assessed on licensure tests for prospective special education teachers, this study drew on information provided by Educational Testing Service (ETS), the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, and National Evaluation Systems (now Evaluation Systems group of Pearson). It estimated the percentage of test items on phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary knowledge and on mathematics content. It also analyzed descriptions of ETS’s tests of “principles of teaching and learning.” Findings imply that prospective special education teachers should be required to take both a dedicated test of evidence-based reading instructional knowledge, as in California, Massachusetts, and Virginia, and a test of mathematical knowledge, as in Massachusetts. States must design their own tests of teaching principles to assess knowledge of evidence-based educational theories.

scholarly journals The Impact of Evidence-Based Dialogic Training of Special Education Teachers on the Creation of More Inclusive and Interactive Learning Environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Rodríguez-Oramas ◽  
Pilar Alvarez ◽  
Mimar Ramis-Salas ◽  
Laura Ruiz-Eugenio
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Interactive Learning Environments ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
The Impact

In the international context of a progress toward more inclusive educational systems and practices, the role of Special Education teachers is being transformed. From an inclusive perspective, these professionals increasingly support students and their teachers in the mainstream classroom, avoiding segregation. However, Special Education teachers often struggle to reach and support all students with special needs and their teachers to provide quality inclusive education. For this reason, more research is still needed on in-service training strategies for the inclusion of students with special needs that effectively translate into evidence-based school practices that improve the education of all students. This article analyses the impact of two evidence-based dialogic training programs of Special Education teachers working in mainstream schools carried out in Mexico during the 2018–2019 school year. Through in-depth interviews with participants, it was identified how, after the training, teachers increasingly grounded their actions on scientific evidence and promoted interactive learning environments that improved the educational inclusion of their students with special needs. This training also became the venue to make evidence-based educational actions available to other students without special needs, improving the quality of education provided to all students.

Increasing the use of evidence-based strategies by special education teachers: A collaborative approach

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 838-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert J. Duchnowski ◽  
Krista Kutash ◽  
Susan Sheffield ◽  
Bobbie Vaughn
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Collaborative Approach

Building on and Extending the Characteristics of Gifted Learners: Implementing the Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) Teaching Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
June Maker ◽  
◽  
Randy Pease ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Fidelity Of Implementation ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Gifted Learners ◽  
Real World Problem ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
High Level ◽  
Evidence Based Model

Real Engagement in Active Problem Solving (REAPS) is an evidence-based model for building on and extending the characteristics of gifted learners, enabling them to develop their exceptional talents. The purposes of this study were to (a) identify teachers who implemented the method at a high level of fidelity and (b) describe their ways of applying principles for talent development in content, processes, products, and learning environments. Fidelity of Implementation was high, ranging from 3.0 to 5.8, with a mean of 4.7 on a scale from 0 to 6. Teachers used methods identified as important for exceptionally talented students: engagement, challenge, interest, and relevance. Administrators enabled this high level of implementation. Because the study was conducted in one school, we recommend extending the research to other schools and contexts, and to consider the importance of real-world problem solving in developing the understanding and values needed to use exceptional talents wisely.

Teacher Leadership in Special Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-174
Author(s):  
Annie Nguyen Tran
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Teacher Leadership ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact

This chapter addresses the impact of the traditional hierarchical system of organizational leadership on K-12 schools, particularly in special education. This model of leadership distinguishes leaders, such as school principals, from non-leaders, such as teachers and school staff. For special education teachers, this passé model of leadership becomes a barrier for professional growth by limiting the opportunities for teacher leadership in special education. In order for special education teachers to pursue leadership positions in the K-12 education system, teachers likely have to give up their teaching identities in exchange for new roles and responsibilities. With a limitation of research in the area of teacher leadership in special education, there is a need for discussion on how special education teachers can use their expertise to influence school administrators and staff towards equitable and inclusive organizational change.

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