PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES:  Inclusive Teaching for All Teachers

Part 4: Creating Independent Learners, Together-April 18, 2016

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 4: Creating Independent Learners, Together
Date: April 18, 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 mini course will focus on teaching that promotes students’ motivation to learn, metacognition, and self-monitoring. Participants will examine a variety of models and strategies that support the nurturing of independent learners including problem-based learning, inquiry studies, critical thinking, cooperative learning groups, peer learning, and metacognition and strategy instruction.  Teachers will learn how principles for actively guiding students toward becoming responsible learners. The concept of stewardship will be discussed as we move toward a model of exploratory learning and the changing role of teachers as facilitators of student centered learning. Participants will be given resources to begin applying these models and strategies in their classroom.

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