Take A Bite Out of Professional Development
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This document outlines an effective approach to developing a strong professional development plan for technology integration in schools. It recommends assessing teacher needs, using a variety of "bite, snack, and meal" style training strategies tailored to different experience levels, and creating a long-term plan with accountability and rewards to support ongoing skills development over 3-5 years. Key elements include vision, impact on student learning, appropriate training, maximizing resources, collaboration, and reasonable expectations.
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Take A Bite Out of Professional Development
- 1. Take a Bite Out of Professional Development! Professional Development Programs That Work Wendy Heller – ITC Heather Hurley – ITC Arlington Public Schools
- 2. Goals Learn what is needed to implement a realistic professional development program Learn effective professional development strategies that we have used. Learn how to access free and low cost online professional development resources
- 3. The Question? If I Won the Lottery... How replicable is my work by someone other than me? Why or why not?
- 4. Understanding the Context Why doesn’t everyone just do this? Barriers: Time Money Resources Administrator Support Type of Adopter
- 5. Adopter Types Rogers, 1971
- 6. Assess Your Needs You need to assess needs and create the means for on-going assessment and review. Use this knowledge to create your professional plan and influence your choice of appropriate professional development strategies.
- 7. Tech Survey Wendy’s Survey Heather’s Online Form Poll Daddy Content Management System LOTI Scale
- 8. LOTI STEPS Level 0 Non-use No visible evidence of computer access in the classroom Level 1 Awareness Classroom computers used exclusively for teacher productivity Level 2 Exploration Technology used in student projects focus on lower level thinking skills Level 3 Infusion Technology used in student projects focus on higher level thinking skills Level 4a Integration (Mechanical) Teachers use existing or prepackaged materials to aid in technology integration Level 4b Integration (Routine) Teachers create their own integration lessons with little or no outside help Level 5 Expansion Technology is expanded beyond classroom walls. Global use of technology Level 6 Refinement Student use of technology is used to solve “authentic real-world problems” LOTI Lesson Evaluation
- 10. Bite, Snack, Meal Bite: Small bits of information that can be used immediately. Less then 15 minutes. (Isolated Skills) Snack: More substantial amount of information usually has curriculum implications. Can also be used immediately. 45 minutes or less. (Integrated Skills) Meal: The most information over a longer period of time. (Workshops, Institutes, Inservices, Mentoring, Study Groups) (Long Term, Ongoing Skill Development)
- 11. Bites Tech Blog Podcasts Audacity GCast Handbook Newsletters Wendy Heather Blackboard Resources del.icio.us
- 12. Snacks Modeling Technology Training Sessions Tech Breaks Newsletter – Lessons Technology Integration for Teachers Staff Meetings Discovery Educator Network
- 13. Meals In-services Float Day Modeling Discovery Educator Network Study Group
- 14. Grant Funded Professional Development Work Smarter Not Harder! Summer Tech Camp! Kids Shouldn’t Have All the Fun The World Outside My Window Tech Club
- 15. 3 Things You Need to Know About Grants Read the Request for Proposals (RFP) Specifically State Your Project's Impact on Teaching and Learning Collaborate! More tips can be found at http://www.sun-associates.com/resources/10tips.html
- 16. Maximizing Your Bites, Snacks and Meals Schedule dedicated staff development days and time Think about stipends or incentives for anything that goes beyond scheduled hours Create your schedule way in advance Use a combination of outside and in-house trainers Use new faces to build upon known expertise Assign follow-up tasks (meals)
- 17. Benefits to Us and Our Program Collaboration – for ITC and Teachers More seamless integration Enhanced technology skills More consistent integration across the grade levels
- 18. Summary You need a strong professional development plan that is rooted in a strong vision for technology’s role in education This role needs to be centered around the anticipated and desired student impacts (SOL’s) Training must be adapted to the various needs of your staff at different stages in their technology “development.” Understand the stages, and then pick the appropriate strategy Think about your range of strategies Maximize your strategies... One size will not fit all!
- 19. Remember... Utilize strategies that build confidence and comfort Mentoring Modeling Close support Combine support and pressure Support = peer and bottom-up Pressure = top down administrative requirements Pressure = competition
- 20. Create rewards and responsibilities Accountability is the key! Meal type activities should produce concrete products! Sample/Outlined lessons Templates Examples of actual student or teacher work Distribute the products Produce a guidebook or facilitators guide Publish materials on the web
- 21. Reasonable Expectations You will not have 100% adoption Remember the 17% resister population At least try to move people to LOTI level 4 a/b This takes time: 3 -5 years on the average
- 22. Other Free – Low Cost Thinkfinity http://www.thinkfinity.org Atomic Learning http:// www.atomiclearning.com Lynda.com http:// www.lynda.com Education World http:// www.educationworld.com/a_tech / LOTI http:// www.loticonnection.com/freeloti.html SMART Tech http://www.smarttech.com Constant Contact http://www.constantcontact.com Sun Associates http://www.sun-associates.com
- 23. Contact Information Wendy Heller – ITC – Key School [email_address] 703-228-8922 Heather Hurley – ITC – Arlington Traditional School [email_address] 703-228-2061 http:// www.techstoup.edublogs.org