Wisconsin Technical College System Teacher Training Course

The Wisconsin Technical College System has developed online instructional materials to support the training of pairs of teachers who will integrate occupational and academic instruction – whether they are fully involved in team teaching or just significantly coordinating their instruction. These materials can be used in face-to-face structured training, online training, or a hybrid of the two. They are typically deployed through the BlackBoard Learning Management System or something similar.

These materials are being made available to other states in case they could be helpful for your professional development purposes. You are free to use/adapt the materials as you wish, but we would appreciate a note of attribution to the Wisconsin Technical College System somewhere. The following pages provide an outline of the online course materials. Actual access to (and downloading of) the materials can be done at:

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

WTCS: Introduction to Integrated Curriculum and Instruction

Course Outcome Summary

Course Information

Description
/ This course is designed to introduce instructors toCareer Pathways, integrated and team teaching, and contextualized curriculum. Instructors will explore different instructional models. They will develop their success network andcollaborate within their network to developa contextualized learning plan.
Total Hours
/ 20.00

Course Competencies

1 / Summarize Wisconsin Career Pathways.
Criteria
Performance will be satisfactory when:
You identify current trends in Wisconsin's workforce skill distributions.
You identify current trends in Wisconsin's economy.
You identify current trends in Wisconsin's demographics.
You describe how divergent skill distributions influence Wisconsin's economy and workforce.
You describe how changing national or local economies influence Wisconsin's economy and workforce.
You describe how emerging demographics influence Wisconsin's economy and workforce.
You identify two educational opportunities the WTCS is offering to overcome Wisconsin's shortage of skilled working adults.
You define Career Pathways.
You define Career Pathways Bridges.
You define the following terms related to Career Pathways and Career Pathways Bridges: ABE, ELL, post secondary, below post secondary, developmental education, chunk or chunking, silo, integrated instruction, team teaching.
You describe the benefits of Career Pathways and Career Pathways Bridges for students.
You describe the benefits of Career Pathways and Career Pathways Bridges for employers.
You describe the benefits of Career Pathways and Career Pathways Bridges for your college.
Learning Objectives
Define Wisconsin Career Pathways.
Define Wisconsin Career Pathway Bridges.
Identify student populations that will benefit from Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges.
Explain the significance of embedded certificates in Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridge programming.
Discuss the impact of Wisconsin Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges on the local economy, programs, schools, students and employers.
2 / Examine models of integrated instruction.
Criteria
Performance will be satisfactory when:
You define integrated instruction.
You describe proactive integrated instruction.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of proactive integrated instruction.
You describe reactive integrated instruction.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of reactive integrated instruction.
You describe stand alone integrated instruction.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of stand alone integrated instruction.
Learning Objectives
Define integrated instruction.
Identify three models of integrated instruction.
Identify the advantages and/or disadvantages to integrated instruction.
3 / Examine models of team teaching.
Criteria
Performance will be satisfactory when:
You define team teaching.
You describe Traditional Team Teaching - Monitoring Teacher.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of Traditional Team Teaching - Monitoring Teacher.
You describe Traditional Team Teaching - Classic.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of Traditional Team Teaching - Classic.
You describe Cooperative Team Teaching.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of Cooperative Team Teaching.
You describe Integrated Team Teaching.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of Integrated Team Teaching.
You describe Distinctive Team Teaching.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of Distinctive Team Teaching.
You describe Parallel Team Teaching.
You examine the advantages and disadvantages of Parallel Team Teaching.
Learning Objectives
Define team teaching.
Identify five models of team teaching.
Identify the advantages and/or disadvantages of team teaching.
4 / Develop your success network.
Criteria
You identify your co-instructor.
You identify any substitute instructors for yourself and your co-instructor.
You identify an additional members of your success network such as support staff, associate deans, deans, other instructors.
You ascertain the email address of each member of your success network.
You ascertain the phone number of each member of your success network.
You ascertain the office or location of each member of your success network if applicable.
You determine the preferred method of communicating between members of your success network.
You determine the acceptable locations for meeting members of your success network.
You determine the acceptable times for communicating within your success network.
You determine when and where you will meet with your success network members to plan for future course meetings.
You determine when and where you will meet with your success network members to discuss course progress.
You determine how you will communicate any unexpected issues with your success network members.
Learning Objectives
Identify members of your success network.
Locate members of your success network.
Construct a communication plan within your success network.
5 / Develop your plan for success in the classroom.
Criteria
Performance will be satisfactory when:
You identify your teaching beliefs.
You identify your teaching preferences.
You identify your teaching styles.
You compare your teaching beliefs with your co-instructor(s).
You compare your teaching preferences with your co-instructor(s).
You compare your teaching styles with your co-instructor(s).
You discuss any discrepancies in teaching beliefs, preferences, and styles with your co-instructor(s).
You compromise with your co-instructor(s) on any discrepancies in teaching beliefs, preferences, and styles.
Learning Objectives
Examine Teaching Beliefs, Preferences, and Styles Inventory.
Compare/Contrast teaching beliefs, preferences,and styles with success network members.
6 / Develop a contextualized learning plan.
Criteria
Performance will be satisfactory when:
You identify areas: vocabulary, math, writing, and/or language, where additional support is needed.
You consolidate applicable competencies and learning objectives with your co-instructor.
You determine whether you will be using an Integrated Instruction or Team Teaching model in your classroom.
You and your co-instructor choose one learning plan to contextualize.
You and your co-instructor contextualize at least one activity within your chosen learning plan.
You discuss grading policy and points awarded with your co-instructor.
You and your co-instructor construct a combined course calendar if applicable.
You and your co-instructor combine your syllabi into a unified document.
Learning Objectives
Identify opportunities for student success.
Associate applicable competencies and learning objectives with identified opportunities for student success.
Construct a contextualized learning plan.
Combine syllabi into a unified document.
7 / Manage challenges with Career Pathways and/or teaching models.
Criteria
Performance will be satisfactory when:
You identify challenges within your Career Pathways or Career Pathways Bridge Program.
You identify challenges within your support network.
You identify challenges with your co-instructor.
You identify challenges with Integrated Instruction.
You identify challenges with Team Teaching.
You brainstorm possible solutions to identified challenges.
You identify best possible solutions from brainstormed list.
You negotiate with your success network for best possible solutions for all parties involved.
You practice implementing chosen solutions.
You implement chosen solutions.
Learning Objectives
Identify challenges with your Career Pathways program.
Identify challenges within your support network.
Identify challenges with integrated instruction and/or team teaching models.
Investigate possible solutions to identified challenges.
Negotiate potential solutions.
Implement agreed upon solution/s.

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