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The Arizona High-Leverage Practices (HLP) Hub, created by the Arizona Coalition for Educator Preparation and Practice (ACEPP), provides resources and information to increase teacher candidate and in-service educator understanding and implementation of high-leverage practices for inclusive classrooms. 

 

ADE's K-12 Academic Standards team offers webinars and workshops to support educators in the implementation of Arizona's English Language Arts Standards. To learn about professional learning opportunities and to register, go to ADE Professional Learning & Development.

 

Learning Walks: Culturally Responsive Learning Practices

Learning Walks is a collaborative peer coaching process to be modeled and experienced with teachers in partners, grade-level teams, content area teams, and/or leadership teams. The purpose of the process is to: 

  1. Assist educators in staying focused on what matters most in inclusive learning environments, instructional practices, student interactions, and student engagement.
  2. Collect evidence of shared professional learning and collaboration over time.
  3. Graph the evidence (trend data) collected over time and use the evidence to identify strengths, needs, set priorities, and focus for professional learning in a school community. 

 

Learning Walks Peer Coaching Protocol

  • Purpose
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  • Tool
  • Process Facilitator’s Overview
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  • Roles and Responsibilities
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Learning Walks Trend Data Examples

  • Classroom Observation Sample 1
  • Classroom Summary Observation Sample
  • Graph Data Summary Template
  • Graph Data Sample

 

Learning Walks Resources

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  • References

 

For more information, please contact Sandra Figueroa.

The following virtual sessions are being offered via Zoom and are free to attend. Click the session link to view the session description and to pre-register.

 

Putting the L in S.T.E.M. for Grades K–12

Tuesday, November 29 from 3:30–5:00 p.m.

Focus on creating meaningful literacy and STEM connections! This session is appropriate for special and general education teachers.
 

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Literacy Resources

Arizona English Language Arts Standards Webpage

Dyslexia Webpage

Move On When Reading Webpage

 

Sign Up for the ESS Literacy Listserv

 

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ESS Literacy Specialist
Sandra Figueroa
602-364-3358 

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From the Exceptional Student Services Blog

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Statement of Assurances required by all PEAs opens on 4/3/23 Mon, Mar 20 2023 Data Management, Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

FY23 Statement of Assurances required by all PEAs opens on 4/3/23

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), the representative body for Special Education for Arizona, Exceptional Student Services, is required to obtain assurances from Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to attest that they are meeting the requirements under state and federal statute for special education in the state of Arizona.

It is a requirement for all entities defined as PEAs regardless if they get federal funds or not.

All PEAs must submit the IDEA Statement of Assurances (SOA) through the ESS Portal of ADEConnect.

The application will open on 4/3/23 and close for submissions on 6/15/23.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) Year 1 Mon, Mar 20 2023 Professional Learning and Sustainability, Updates

Special Education Directors:

Are you concerned about the current rate of suspensions and expulsions at your school or district? Do you feel students are losing valuable class time due to disruptions and other behavior problems? Are teachers struggling to be successful with classroom management? Are administrators spending too much time dealing with discipline issues?  If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you might find the solution in Multi-Tier Behavior Supports.

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