Penny Pearson, OTAN

ppearson@otan.us

Online Professional Development

Resources, Requirements &

Results

Resources, Requirements & Results

PD through statewide leadership projects

PD through social networks

PD through publishers and other special interests

PD through local education offices,

community colleges and more…

Why 24/7 Professional Dev?

In this climate of low/no budget for PD

No travel time or cost

Anyone can access any time from anywhere

Easier to get information to a dispersed and fragmented staff

Why 24/7 Professional Dev?

More and more education is going online

Online learning is a required skill

We have a new digital social environmentSocial networkingMobile phonesUser-created contentVirtual worlds

What are the challenges?

We need to offer timely, engaging, interactive PD opportunities

Instructors and staff are getting used to online learning and interaction

Matching offerings to needs without the interactions we are used to

What are your concerns?

California Leadership

Projects Funded by WIA Title II to provide services and

support to adult education programs for improving programs and student learning outcomes.

CALPRO: Professional Development

CASAS: Assessment, Accountability, and Evaluation

OTAN: Technology and Distance Learning

What are the Delivery Models?

Webinars, online workshops, virtual meetings

Self-directed online courses

Facilitated Online Courses

Electronic Professional Learning Communities (e-PLCs)

OTAN

Online Workshops

Online workshops

37 topics

Offered several times each year

Some are recorded and posted

www.CAAdultEdTraining.org

Administrators Forum, DL Forum

Administrators Forum,

Distance Learning Forum

Live online sessions

Recorded and posted for

later viewing

Handouts, links, support

materials available

www.otan.us/AdminForum/

www.otan.us/DistanceLearning/forum/

Moodle site for any instructor

Orientation and training

Networking

Tech support

Sharable courses

coming soon

Course Hosting with Moodle

CALPRO

CALPRO Self-Paced Courses

Orientation for New ABE Teachers

Orientation for New ESL Teachers

Learner Goal Setting

http://www.calpro-online.org/onlinecourseschedule.asp

Sample Course

Learner Goal Setting in Adult Education Programshttp://moodle.calpro-online.org

Course launched 12/1/09

In first week since announced (12/8-15), 50 adult educators have registered for the course

CALPRO Facilitated Courses

15 classes offered on eight different

topics

Content experts facilitate discussions

over four weeks

Asynchronous format allows flexibility in

accessing course content and interacting

with colleagues

CALPRO Facilitated Courses

Topics includeEffective Lesson Planning

Enhancing Learner PersistenceManaging the Multilevel ESL Class

Optimizing Instructional Planning: Management, Monitoring, Reflection

Using Questioning Strategies to Improve Instruction

Sample Online Course – Spring

‘10Using Questioning Strategies to Improve

Instruction (Jayme Adelson-Goldstein)

Optimizing ESL Instructional Planning: Management, Monitoring and Reflection (Janice Spitzer)

http://moodle.calpro-online.org

Seven other course titles available;

15 classes offered in 2009-2010

CALPRO Facilitated Course

CASAS

CASAS Professional

Development: Spring 2010

Workshops via Web Conferencing

Self-paced courses via Moodle

Professional Development

Web Conferencing

Over 60 Web-based topics now available CASAS Resources

CASAS Implementation including e-Test

California Accountability,

EL Civics

TOPSpro

New titles with more detailed descriptions of technical concepts

Registering for CASAS Webinars

CASAS Self-Paced Courses

7/24

Available starting February 2010:

• CASAS Initial Implementation Training

• CASAS Beyond Implementation Training

• CASAS Appraisal Testing

• CASAS eTests Basics *New*

• Using Assessment for Classroom

Lesson Planning *New*

CASAS Self-Paced Course

Web Conferencing Tools

Formal to the Free

What you need

A little hardware…

A fast Internet connection…

Time…

Tips, suggestions

To make things easier..

Make the commitment first, carve out the time and let nothing interfer.

When registering, make reminder notes to yourself. Alarms are better!

Note who or where you can get support (phone numbers, email)

Always test your system

And do so well before your webinar

Webinars &

Online Meetings

More?

Other

Resources

Prof. Dev through local education offices,

publishers, libraries and more…

Prof. Dev through social networks

Final Thoughts•You can learn 24/7/365 on any topic of your choice.

•It is likely the hardest part will be deciding what you want to learn.

•Minimal technology requirements.

•Start developing your own personal learning network using a variety of resources.

•It is OK to start slow

•Go ahead, it is a wonderful experience and connects you with your peers.