2Teach at the Virginia CEC Conference
CEO Dr. Wendy Murawski, COO Dr. Wendy Lochner and Literacy Coordinator Ms. Julie Pearson-Weese are at the Virginia Council for Exceptional Children Conference at James Madison University November 14-15, where Dr. Murawski gave the keynote address.
2TG Associate of the Month
Congratulations to Dr. Kyena Cornelius for being named our Associate of the Month!
Kyena is a vital and active leader in the 2Teach community who mentors educators while always working to stay current with her own skill set. In addition to her work with 2TG, Kyena is the president of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Thank you, Kyena, for all you do to bring inclusive education to schools around the country!
New Book Announcement
Just published: a new book by 2TG CEO Dr. Wendy Murawski
and 2TG Associate Cristina Gullov.
The book "Co-teaching and Universal Design for Learning- inclusive and differentiating teaching strategies" will be published October 22. If you are in Denmark, you can be pre-order it now through Dafolo.
Available in Denmark October 22!
New Podcast featuring CEO Dr. Wendy Murawski
Dr. Murawski was recently interviewed on the podcast "Co-Teachers in Classrooms Getting Coffee"
Season 2 Episode 1: Kitty Wade and Sue Schulz from the T/TAC at Virginia Tech interview Dr. Murawski and learn about her personal journey of becoming a co-teaching advocate and some of the research she is conducting overseas in this area.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW 2TG TEAM MEMBERS!
Tim Rice
CLIENT SUCCESS MANAGER
We are so excited to welcome Tim Rice to the 2Teach Global team as our Client Success Manager!
Tim comes to 2Teach Global having recently retired from his own pediatric therapy company, Arcadia Therapy, where he served as Operations Manager for 26 years. Arcadia Therapy is located in Phoenix, Arizona and provides Occupational, Physical and Speech therapy, supporting children with developmental disabilities and their families. He managed contracts, supported providers, and engaged with families in the company’s care. Tim grew up in southern Maryland where he worked in civil engineering before moving to Arizona in 1994. He loves Flyball, an exciting dog sport, where he teams with his 2 dogs Auggie and True. He also enjoys fishing and golfing, as often as he can.
Julie Pearson-Weese
LITERACY COORDINATOR
We are so excited to welcome Julie Pearson-Weese to the 2Teach Global team as our Literacy Coordinator!
Julie comes from a long line of educators. She recently retired after a 30 year career as a special educator in Virginia. She has a wide range of experience with students who have various levels of needs and challenges. Over the decades, Mrs Pearson-Weese has used her expertise to lead, and guide multiple departments in making decisions based on data and student performance. A graduate of Radford University with a degree in Elementary Education (PreK-5), Mrs Pearson-Weese also has endorsements in Specific Learning Disabilities and Intellectual Disabilities (K-12). She received her master’s in Reading from Shenandoah University (Reading Specialist K-12) and a Certification in Specialized Reading from George Mason University. Ms Pearson-Weese’s passions are anything related to reading and literacy- from delivering professional development that supports teachers and staff, to empowering striving learners.
2Teach
2Teach is an educational consulting company dedicated to providing practical, innovative and research-based strategies to improve instruction in today's inclusive classrooms and organizations. Today's schools are recognizing that different strategies are needed to address the current diversity that exists in classrooms. Professional development is a critical component to ensuring that teachers, staff and administrators are prepared for these challenges and have the right attitude, knowledge, and skills.
Co-teaching requires two or more professional educators to
“co-plan, co-instruct, and co-assess” (Murawski, 2003, p.10)
One of the ways schools address the demands of students with and without special needs in the general education classroom is through co-teaching. Co-teaching involves having a general education teacher and special service provider (e.g., special education teacher, Title I teacher, ELL specialist, speech/language pathologist) sharing in the planning, instruction, and assessment to ensure student success. 2Teach's CEO is Dr. Wendy Murawski, one of the nation's foremost experts and authors on co-teaching.
Co-Teaching Core Competency Framework
22 core Competencies of Co-Teaching