Assignment

Textbook1. Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs

Read chapters 14 and 15 of Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs.
http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/pearson/2012/collaboration-consultation-and-teamwork-for-students-with-special-needs_ebook_7e.php

Electronic Resource1. Collaborative Crusader: Creating a Twenty-First-Century Learning Community for Teachers
Read "Collaborative Crusader: Creating a Twenty-Fist-Century Learning Community for Teachers," by Bernard, located on the Edutopia website.

http://www.edutopia.org/collaboration-age-technology-lisa-huff

Additional Material1. Taskstream Submission

Your Taskstream submission for this course will include your Clinical Field Experience Form and the "Collaboration and Communication Action Plan (Benchmark Assessment)." Though these items are to be submitted to your instructor in LoudCloud separately, they are to be submitted in Tasksteam as one submission (two documents in one submission).

(Benchmark Assignment) Collaboration and Communication Action Plan

Complete a 750-1,000-word action plan and supporting rationale based on the following scenario:

John is a Hispanic student who has been identified as having an emotional/behavioral disorder, specifically OCD. During his annual IEP meeting, the team reviewed recent test scores and determined he qualifies for the gifted program in the area of ELA only. He will continue to participate in the inclusion classroom for the remainder of his courses. He is very successful in all of his inclusion classes. The gifted teacher was not able to be present during the IEP meeting. She has never worked with a student who has an IEP before. John is the only Hispanic student in the gifted class, which tends to make him uncomfortable. He says the teacher does not include him in the classroom conversations and speaks abruptly to him, but not to the other students.

After one month of John being in the gifted class, the gifted teacher has requested that a paraprofessional be present to support John. The IEP team determined that this was not necessary. John should be able to be successful in the gifted classroom without a paraprofessional.

The principal did a walk through observation of the gifted classroom and he noticed that John was isolated in a corner and the teacher did not interact with him. In addition, the principal received a phone call from John's parents stating the gifted teacher told John, "You do not belong in this class!" John no longer wants to be in the class because he does not feel welcome.

The principal has come to you, the special education teacher, for assistance with the situation. To assist the principal, create an action plan. The action plan should address and sequence the following considerations:

1.Collaborating with the student to generate ideas for assignments

2.Evaluating and following up on recommendations

3.Describe teambuilding strategies and activities for class

4.Providing collaborative coaching to the classroom teacher

5.Addressing communication with the parents

6.Reporting back to the principal

7.Incorporating communication from the other general education teachers about what is working

Support your action plan with a 500-750-word rationale that incorporates researched best practices on collaboration and communication.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Submit the assignment in TaskStream. Directions for submitting to TaskStream can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.

Discussion Questions

DQ 1- word count 200

Explain the differences between active leadership and reflective leadership. What are the settings or conditions under which each might be most appropriate? Which style do you most identify with and why?

DQ 2 word -count 200

Discuss and identify instances of the three levels of service and how they contribute to a "positive ripple effect of collaborative school consultation."