Module 7 takes an indepth look at a new element in IDEA: its definition of "highly qualified teacher."
State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), parents, and community members have many questions and concerns about the requirements for highly qualified teachers. State and local agencies must develop ways to recruit and retain teachers with those qualifications, as well as encourage existing employees meet the requirements and become highly qualified. Parents and community members want the assurance that their children are receiving instruction from appropriately trained teachers.
HQT is seen as integral in helping States to meet their requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act and, above all, to improve results for our children with and without disabilities.
Module 7 is available in English only (except for the handouts for participants, which are also available in Spanish). The module includes:
- a slideshow presentation;
- a Trainer's Guide; and
- handouts for participants.
Please help yourself below, and download the components you need to learn on your own and/or to train others regarding HQT.
Component #1: The Slideshows
English only
Use these 22 full-color slides to guide training sessions on HQT. (ZIP folder)www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Documents/
Training_Curriculum/7slideshow.zip
Component #2: Trainer's Guide
English only
Connect here with descriptions of how the slideshow operates as well as full explanations of the content on each slide. (If you have a slower Internet connection and want to download the PDF version, try our "for slower connections" page with the Trainer's Guide for Module 7 broken into two parts.)
Component #3: Handouts for Participants | Folletos para Participantes
The handouts for Module 7 are included in a packet of handouts designed to cover the entire umbrella topic of Theme B, IDEA and General Education. If you've downloaded the handouts for Theme B already, then you have the handouts you need for Module 7. If you haven't downloaded any handouts for Theme B yet, then here they are in 2 different formats and 2 different languages.
English Handouts for Participants
Folletos en Español
Note about the Spanish Translations:
In preparing the handouts in Spanish, NICHCY has chosen to use a certain vocabulary set for the terminology most frequently used in IDEA. IDEA itself is extremely and purposefully consistent about its terminology, and we felt it critical to do the same in Spanish. However, we fully recognize that there are many ways to say the same thing, and Spanish is rich with alternatives from country to country, region to region. So we've also prepared a glossary of the terminology used in IDEA, how we've rendered that terminology in Spanish, and other ways of rendering it that families may also hear. Share this with participants as you see fit or use it to guide your own translations. The glossary of terminology is available in two formats, PDF and Word:
There! You're set to go with Module 7. Please remember that these materials are designed to be authoritative sources of information about IDEA's HQT requirements. That's why they are so detailed. As a trainer, you are free to adapt these materials to fit the purposes and needs of your audience, and the amount of time you have to spend with them.