Enhancing Teacher Quality with Online PD (PPT)
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Enhancing Teacher Quality with Online
PD
One State’s Pilot Project
Jill Weber, EDC Cathy Higgins, NH [email protected] [email protected]
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NEIRTEC (neirtec.org)
Part of RTEC network (rtec.org) Online PD - ETLO, Designing for Technology
Integration Collaborative Evaluation Resources Technology Integration - Math Resources Knowledge Loom (KLOOM)
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New Hampshire Online PD Pilot
Design and implementation of project PD model - face-to-face and online
Face-to-face institute content Online “supported work environment” (course)
Results Lessons learned Next steps
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Background
NCLB Title II-D Educational Technology funding New Hampshire Local Educational Support Center
Network (LESCN) Six regional centers Technology-enhanced support/PD
http://www.nheon.org/
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Background
RFP Mini-grants - $2000 per participant Teams of two teachers Develop and deliver “effective and content-rich online
PD courses” to a statewide audience Funding priority
Emphasis on research-supported best practice tools and strategies
Specific content focus
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RFP Rubric
Specifies proposed course learning goals and what participants should know when they complete the course
Describes the performance objectives related to each goal
Outlines a variety of proposed assessment tools and techniques related to each learning objective
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RFP Rubric
Includes links to websites with at least two examples of assessment tools that might be appropriately used for the proposed course topic
Includes links to websites with at least two research references to the proposed course content
Describes a variety of teaching strategies and materials which the team expects to use to teach the course, including technology resources
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The Pilot Program
Nine two-teacher teams Four-day face-to-face summer institute Six-week “supported learning environment” -
ETLO Course design complete first semester Beta test course second semester
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The Pilot Program
NEIRTEC Partners EDC - ETLO (EdTech Leaders Online) http://www.edtechleaders.org Ed Alliance at Brown - Knowledge Loom
http://knowledgeloom.org/gmott TERC - Designing for Technology Integration
http://neirtec.terc.edu/ Learning Innovations at WestEd - Collaborative Evaluation
http://www.neirtec.org/evaluation/ Sun Associates - NEIRTEC evaluator
http://www.sun-associates.com/
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The Pilot Program
Initial survey of teachers Do you have much experience in doing PD? How would you rate yourself in overall use of technology?
(very comfortable, comfortable, not comfortable) How would you rate yourself in overall use of the Internet?
(vc, c, nc) Are you experienced with Blackboard/other course design
tools?
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The Pilot Program
Teacher Teams Master teachers Professional developers Online PD participants Online course designers Technology-savvy
Teacher Teams Willing “pioneers” Eager to apply knowledge in online course
AND classroom Ready to make an impact
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The Pilot Program
Face-to-face learning environment
to teach online course development
for courses that would be delivered online to impact face-to-face teaching and learning
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Face-to-Face Institute
Backward design model Elements of good professional development Good models of teaching with technology Online resources Instruction for beginning course creation
What can participants take away for their own course development from each step of the process?
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Model Lessons - Emersion Model
“How do these lessons reflect good teaching and learning methods? Good technology integration?”
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Classroom Vignettes
How can you create the feeling of “looking into a classroom”? How can a lesson be documented?
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Online Resources
How do you evaluate a website? How do your online resources “measure up”?
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Building community
Three-legged stool model Learning content
Resources that bridge research and practice Learning tasks
Expert facilitation Peer-to-peer interaction
Face-to-face methods translated into online methods
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Pedagogy of online course design and delivery Online teaching and learning
Opportunities, challenges, goals
Model courses Online course design
Key elements Developing course content Online environment - Blackboard Online assessments
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Pedagogy of online course design and delivery Online PD facilitation
Techniques Sustaining participation
Simulated online discussion “practice” Facilitation scenarios and models
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Lessons Learned
Participants Building community Planning with experts Acquiring quality resources Forming foundational knowledge on which to build course Making connections between PD they were receiving and PD
they were about to create/deliver Using model courses/lessons as a framework
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Lessons Learned
Implementation of the Project Writing the RFP Setting participant expectations Planning - the “little things” Logistics for course offerings
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Lessons Learned
The “Big Lessons” - what was key? Flexibility in program design Integration with other state goals/initiatives Alignment with state benchmarks Interfacing with state resources (human, tools) Building capacity
Teachers Center network State-wide PD plan
“Someone needs to be the expert. You need expertise in the leadership, and experience in the implementation, if you’re going to jump into the deep end.”
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