Learning Targets

The Learner will be able to: Create learning profiles

Define specialized instruction and identify the implementation of specialized instruction in a variety of settings.

Implement the “Look For” and “Ask For” tool to support special educators in the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System.

UDL is a curricular initiative that seeks to decrease unacceptable challenge while maintaining acceptable challenge and high expectations.

Learning Profiles Recognizing we are neurodiverse

A tool to maximize learning and minimize barriers

Guide our instructional design

Build in support and challenge

Benefit to all students - UDL

Student Learning Profiles A Snapshot of the student’s strengths and challenges

• Review psycho-educational evaluation

• Take notes

• Do same with other reports

• Review IEP

• Reflect upon your interactions with the student

• Ponder

• Plan

Your Turn

Specialized Instruction

Begin with Creating Learning Profiles

Tools to help with Learning Profiles:

Strategies Check List – Blank and Completed

Deficits Processing Chart

Deficits and How They Present

SLDS, Performance Plus, MAPS

Examples of well written learning profiles

Instructions How to Specialize Instruction

Review green folder for: Goals Data collection/progress monitoring to establish where individual students

are Learning Profiles Review the Strategy Checklist

Develop a one sheet summary profile for each class

Color code the specialized instruction that students have in common –

use universal design for strategies that are good for all students (think alouds, reading comprehension strategies, writing strategies); develop an ongoing plan for the use of common specialized instruction

Incorporate individual specialized instruction as needed

Example of Coded Group Learning Profile

Add to Lesson Plans and or

Specialized Instruction Binder

Co-Taught Lesson Plan including Specialized Instruction

Small Group Lesson Plan including Specialized Instruction

Building Capacity

Leadership Team-Developing Teacher Leaders

DSS Academy

Partnerships with other agencies and school districts

Developing Training Modules Online and Face to Face

TKES Look Fors, Ask Fors

Learning Profiles and Behavior Intervention Plan

Macro and Micro planning logs

Evidence of transactional supports to encourage student independence and support transitions

Evidence of strategic instruction and metacognitive strategies

Formative assessments

Learning targets

Survey Strongly

Disagree Disagree No Opinion Agree Strongly Agree

1. My ability to develop learning profiles

has increased

2. I am able to use available resources to

develop learning profiles

3. I have developed a learning profile for

each student on my caseload

4. Learning profiles have assisted in

writing present levels and appropriate

goals for IEPs

5. I am able to use learning profiles to

develop specialized instruction for all of

my students

6. I share the information from the learning

profiles with my general education co-

teacher and we apply the instructional

strategies to other students

Teachers Perspective

Learning Targets

The Learner will be able to: Create learning profiles

Define specialized instruction and identify the implementation of specialized instruction in a variety of settings.

Implement the “Look For” and “Ask For” tool to support special educators in the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System.