CO-TEACHING & Differentiated Instruction:

Essential Processes for Facilitating Access to the Core Curriculum

Dr. Richard Villa and Dr. JacquelineThousand

January 23 & 24, 2012

Co-teaching is two or more people – most frequently a general education teacher and a special education teacher - sharing responsibility for teaching all of the students assigned to a classroom. It involves the equal distribution of responsibility among co-teachers for planning, instruction, and evaluation for a classroom of students. Co-teaching is an option for providing differentiated and special instruction in an inclusive educational community. The primary objective of the co-teaching model is to maximize student growth and achievement in a community of diverse learners.

CAPITOL PLAZA

JANUARY 23 & 24, 2012

TIME: 8:30 AM –3:30 PM

MEMBER COST: $300 PER PERSON FOR BOTH DAYS $150.00 PER PERSON FOR DAY 1 OR DAY 2 OPTION
NON-MEMBER COST: $350 PER PERSON FOR BOTH DAYS $175.00 PER PERSON FOR DAY 1 OR DAY 2 OPTION

ALL TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS

CURRICULUM DIRECTORS

All participants will receive the

Co-Teaching Tri-fold and the

2011 RTI: Differentiated Instruction/

Co-Teaching Reference Guide

Differentiating Instruction Access to the General Education Curriculum for All Topics include approaches to differentiating the content students learn, the process through which they learn it, and how they demonstrate what they have learned. A Retrofit and a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach to differentiation will be learned, practiced, and viewed via DVD footage of actual classrooms.

Teams will have some planning time each day to do the exercises for real that we talk about and simulate during the day. Team planning time on day 2 will provide participants the opportunity to begin lesson planning for a co-taught differentiated lesson. If planning for a lesson, you should bring some curricular materials.

Register on-line: www.lapdavt.org Call (802) 224-9110 for more information

Vermont High Ed Collaborative

Following the Thread of Special Education: From Referral to Program Evaluation

IEP Development
January 20, 2012

Specialized Instruction
February 17, 2012

Location: Capitol Plaza, Montpelier, VT
Time: 8:30-3:30
Cost: $175 per day or attend all 4 sessions for $600 (lunch included)
click here for more information

Math for the Struggling Learner, K – 8

Research-based practices for helping all students succeed
Instructor: Regina Quinn
Online and two face-to-face sessions in Montpelier

Improving Math Instruction Grades 6-12

Cognitive Research meets the Common Core
Instructor: Julie Conrad
Online and two face-to-face sessions in Montpelier
For more information and to register, go to

Learning Profile Analysis for Struggling Learners: Advanced Assessment Topics with Jen Patenaude