Professional Development

Mr. Eric L. JonesMr. Adam T. Garry

InitialImplementation

2001 2008

Teachers/Staff 3500 4,790

Students MS/HS 22,469 25,960

ES Computers 5,725 6,860

Lab (HS, MS, ES) 2,800 1910

Carts (ES) 410 1550

Printers 200 324

Wireless Access Points 1,500 3,000

Local Area Networks 62 75

Wide Area Networks 71 78

Internet 4 MB 155 MB

What is Change?

The Beginning

Group Questions

How do you define professional development?

How do you know when it is effective?

Professional Development Model

Adapted from NSDC standards for staff development

Needs Analysis/PreliminarySolution Set

Planning PD Delivery

Study Groups

Coaching

Remote Support

Lesson Study

Workshops

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Follow-up

Online Learning

Assessment/Evaluation/Progress Monitoring

Redefining ITRT

•Instructional Technology Resource Teachers at every HS

•Set a goal for 70% working on curriculum and instruction

•Monitored achievement of the goal

•Defined what 70% really meant

The World is Flat

Leaders Are Learners

21st Century Skills

TIP Chart Navigating the flat world

Modeling

Unified

Leadership

Academy

Framework

OUTCOMEOUTCOMESS

Electronic Content

Algebra 1 OnlineAlgebra 1 Online

Podcasting

Podcasting is the use of technology to easily record, archive, and

systematically distribute lectures, stories, or other oral presentations.

Brad FernaldElementary ITRT

Frank FitzpatrickElementary ITRT

Blogging

Blogging is a tool that allows for the ongoing exchange of ideas on a given topic between people in

remote locations.

QuickTime™ and aDV/DVCPRO - NTSC decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Ward Elementary School

HCPS Instructional Blogging

http://moodyraiders.org/joyce1/http://byrdmiddle.org/books/

School Space is an online learning management system that provides a central repository for

learning resources and tools.