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Thursday April 9, 2009 Paty Savage, Director of Instructional Technology, Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership Mike Petersen, Manager, K-12 Solutions Engineers Moving Face-to- face Professional Development Online
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Districts across the nation are looking for new models to deliver ongoing, job-embedded and relevant professional development opportunities in a cost-effective manner. Learn from the Schultz Center, a non-profit organization supporting the professional development needs of 5 Northeast Florida districts including Duval County, about the challenges, successes and lessons learned when moving face to face professional learning to an online environment. Paty Savage, Director of Instructional Technology, shares how Schultz Center has managed to transition professional learning activities into an online environment while keeping them aligned with national standards and maintaining their rigor and relevance. Also explored is how districts can expand professional learning opportunities and nurture powerful educator communities in a cost-effective manner using Blackboard solutions.
Transcript of Moving Face-to-face Professional Development Online: Blackboard Client Spotlight on Schultz Center
Thursday April 9, 2009
Paty Savage, Director of Instructional Technology, Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership
Mike Petersen, Manager, K-12 Solutions Engineers
Moving Face-to-face Professional Development Online
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Born from education
in 1997
20 million users
1,000+ of us, working with 5,200+ of you
Extended by 2,500
developers and partners
9 global offices across 4 continents
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• Close the gap between the way students live and the way they learn
• Deliver a 21st Century educational experience that is engaging, individualized and effective
Our Vision:
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• An open, web-based teaching and learning platform for engaging and assessing learners in and beyond the classroom
• 3,000+ clients, 15+ million estimated active users, at all levels of learning
• Local or hosted deploymentEngaging and assessing learners at all levels
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THE UNIVERSITY
OF GEORGIA
Client Community
THE SCHULTZ CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEADERSHIP
Blackboard Client Spotlight
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Who We ArePaty Savage
The Schultz Center for Teaching
And Leadership
Today’s Topics:
• Successes• Challenges• Lessons Learned• Blueprint for online professional
development
So, you want online professional development... Where do you start?
Planning
• Standard operating procedure• Identify stakeholders• LMS training
– Pedagogy– Technology– Adult Learning
Planning, cont.
• Quality assurance training• Standards for online learning• Course template• Conventions
Development
• Identify courses• Writing Teams
– SME’s– LMS experts
• Course shell• Technical support
Development, cont.
• Rubric• Check in often• Embrace the technology
Online Course Peer Review
• Quality Assurance training• Quality Assurance rubric• Peer review teams• Complete rubric• Submit findings• Report findings
Implementation
• Online facilitator training• Monitoring• Course Master• Clear expectations• Participation
Evaluation
• District form• Our own instrument• Evaluate the course• Evaluate the facilitator
Lessons Learned
• Don’t ask too much of them• There is a learning curve • Orientation Meetings• Online Course ≠ “Easy”• Truth in Advertising• Hybrid Courses• F2F Meetings
Technical Stuff• Naming conventions• Archive regularly• Find safe location for them• Copy courses• Make Unavailable when over• Remove Instructors when over• Multimedia tips• Technical Problems will happen
Moving Forward
• Expanding our online courses• Expanding Blackboard
– Community System– Content Management System
• High Quality PD
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY!
Challenge: Teacher Quality
Needed to extend the traditional Professional Learning Community model across a large district.
Blackboard Solution: Anytime, Anywhere Teacher Collaboration
“With online Professional Learning Communities using Blackboard, teachers engage in meaningful conversations with district leadership, enrich their classroom instruction with a viable curriculum, and collaborate with peers to promote exceptional teaching.”- Jill Montoya, Online Education Specialist
Jefferson County School District
• 85,000+ students
• 12,000 teachers and staff
• 150 schools
• Colorado
Blackboard
Case Study
Challenge: Professional Development
“We needed to provide readily available, cost-effective resources for Professional Development and other requirements mandated by NCLB.”- Dawn Sturdy, System Administrator
Blackboard Solution: Anytime, Anywhere Access to PD courses
Blackboard’s proven interoperability enabled the district to leverage current instructional and administrative investments for an alternative professional development delivery method.
Broward CountyPublic Schools
• 275,000 students
• 17,000 teachers and staff
• 250+ schools
• Broward County, FL
Blackboard
Case Study
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Blackboard Educator Central
Common Challenges:• Meeting professional development targets
• Ensuring every class is taught by a Highly Qualified Teacher• Struggling to retain qualified teachers• Finding professional development options costly
Solution: Blackboard Educator Central empowers districts to deliver, manage, and evaluate effective and affordable professional development and to build powerful educator communities.
www.k12perspectives.com
www.edweek.org
The new technology infrastructure supports
teachers with a constant community presence, in
which content, curriculum and professional practice
are integrated and immediately accessible.
John Canuel, Director of TechnologyJefferson County School District, CO
Thank you! Questions? Paty Savage
Director of Instructional Technology
The Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership
904-348-7195
http://www.schultzcenter.org
www.blackboardeducatorcentral.com
(866) 424-9299 ext. 2427
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