I am going to begin my personal reflection and response to Amanda's Johnson"s Critical Task research by answering the questions. I will conclude my response with reflections on both personal thoughts and professional experiences while I read over her research paper and also power point.
1.) What are the characteristics of collaboration? To begin with, empowerment and collaboration with families, colleagues, and communities are key components. Collaboration is voluntary, requiring direct interaction between at least two coequal parties with shared decision making in order to work toward a common goal. There needs to be parity among participants working towards shared responsibility, resources, and accountability and have the development of trust, respect, and a sense of community. The components of collaboration include; personal commitment, communication skills, interaction processes, programs or services, and context.
2.) What are some ways an educator can beat some stressors caused by overwhelming collaboration? An effective tool that educators can relieve stressors with overwhelming collaboration is to look into and set realistic and flexible goals, focus on the student's learning, establish priorities, celebrate accomplishments, and utilize outside resources and support.
3.) What is the most used practice of collaboration in today's schools? Describe it? The most practiced use of collaboration is "Response to Intervention (RTI). Response to Intervention originated in special education law to be implemented in general education regularly. RTI is an alternative procedure for identifying students as having a learning disability. RTI calls for a high degree of collaboration that assists with extents of effective procedures in which a team of professionals come together in order to evaluate a student's needs and to design teaching that will assist with accelerate learning, which the results being better ideas, increase in learning, and less need for a more organized and control service of special education.
4.) What networks are available for families with a child with ELNs? Community collaboration should begin by focusing on the diversity of all community members and to provide opportunities for all members to learn from in order for the ELN child to reach their potential. The networks are community-based and offer integrated services include mentoring programs, extended schooling for at-risk students,vocational training, and student transitional programs. The program networks can also include parent training and information centers, community parent resource centers, parent-to-parent programs, and family-to-family health information centers
5.) What are the three questions that educators should ask when participating in a transition planning team/meeting? The treatment plan team meeting is important so that the student will be provided with necessary skills to transition into adult life. The questions include: What is the student's long-term goal in the area of Post secondary Education or Training? What is the student's long term goal in the area of Employment? and What is the student's long term goal in the area of Independent Living/Community Participation?
6.) What is the most important factor a student can hold when it comes to transitioning? ELN students that have a high level of self-determination can guide them to a smooth level of transitioning. Person-centered planing guides along with self-determination toward reaching equal participation and active collaboration.
Amanda, I found your research and power point to be a valuable assist toward furthering my education with becoming a Intervention Specialist Mild/Moderate. Collaboration among everyone is extreme important and I have seen that first hand while employed as a Therapeutic Staff Worker. It only takes one person to sway then the educational goals for the student is not effective. I will utilize and apply all the information that you provided that also included Transitioning skills when the ELN student is prepared to go into the world as an adult.
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