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A “Just in Time” Professional
Development Model
Virtual Schools Symposium
October 27, 2008
Wisconsin eSchool Network
Wisconsin eSchool Network
Our mission as a non-profit network:
Member districts retain autonomy in local decisions, but collaborate in providing support for teachers and students while sharing promising practices in teaching and learning.
“A major challenge in professional development is helping teachers ‘unlearn’ the beliefs, values, assumptions, and cultures underlying schools’ standard operating practices.”
Chris Dede
“Enabling Distributed-Learning Communities via Emerging Technologies”
Proceedings of the 2004 Conference of the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE)
“Professional development refers to learning opportunities that engage educators' creative and reflective capacities in ways that strengthen their practice.”
Paul Bredeson
Bredeson, P.V. (2003). Designs for learning: A new architecture for professional development in schools. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.Education (SITE)
“Given that we all learn in different ways, one might assume that we would teach in different ways, too.”
Clayton Christensen, Michael Horn & Curtis Johnson
Christensen, C.M., Horn, M.B. & Johnson, C.W. (2008). Disrupting class: How disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns. New York: McGraw Hill
FORMAL LEARNING
INFORMAL LEARNING
Mentoring,
Modeling,
Coaching
WORKPLACE LEARNING
Instructor Led
A Converged Approach for Organizational Learning
Blogs, Wikis
GuidedInternetSurfing
Self Paced Modules,
Objects or Courses
Online Communities
Information
Repositories
Experts and Expertise
Meetings,
Live or
Online
Online Learning
Hybrid Learning
Electronic
Performance
Support
Resources Used for Group Design and
Development
Tools for Collaboration
•Elluminate Live!
•Basecamp
•Google Docs
Tools for Authoring
•Educator
•Lectora
Connie’s Virtual Office
Elements of “Just in Time” Model
Repository of lessons, activities and resources
Individual modules through full courses
Differentiation within lessons and activities
Cohorts, lightly facilitated, workshops and presentations
Online Teacher Handbook
Existing Components
Online Facilitation: Taming the World of Online Learning – 3 graduate credits
Week “0” – Preparing for the Course
Awareness – Building A Foundation
Awareness – A Need for Change?
Facilitation – Getting Started
Facilitation – Meeting Student Needs
Facilitation – Collaboration
Facilitation – Putting It All Together
Legal, Social, Ethical – Access and Equity
Legal, Social, Ethical – Acceptable Use
Existing Components
“Just in Time” training for new teachers
Navigation and Course Set-up
Overview of Virtual School Administrator
Initial Contacts: First Day of Class, Welcome Calls and Web Conferences
Progress Reports
Student orientation mini-courses
Week “0” with flexibility for any of the courses
Components in Development
Investigating the World of Online Learning
10 weeks, 2-3 hours per week
Cohort or lightly facilitated
Online Teacher Handbook
Taking Flight: Teaching Online Using Educator
Extension of “Just in Time” Training
Local Contact Handbook
Program Manager/ District Contact Handbook
Future Plans: Modular Options, Workshops, and Presentations
Strategies for Managing Courses
Meeting the Needs of Special Populations
Differentiating Curriculum
Supervising and Evaluating Online Teachers
Responsibilities of a Local Contact
Mentoring Online Students
Mentoring a New Online Teacher
Future Plans: Modular Options, Workshops, and Presentations
Lesson Design Workshops
Evaluation/Assessment
Setting the Engaging Environment
Managing Online Programs
Working with Adults in the Online World
Elluminate Tools and Strategies
Online Practicum Pre-service Teachers and Student Teachers
1. Taking Flight: Teaching Online Using Educator or Just in Time
2. Online Facilitation: Taming the World of Online Learning
3. Module - Strategies for Managing Courses
4. Module - Meeting the Needs of Special Populations
Example of Sequence fornew K-12 Online Teacher
Example of Sequence for K-12 Administrator
1. Investigating the World of Online Learning
2. Module - Managing Online Programs
3. Module - Supervising and Evaluating Online Teachers
Example of Sequence for PD Curriculum Leader
1. Online Facilitation: Taming the World of Online Learning
2. Module - Working with Adults in the Online World
3. Module - Setting the Engaging Environment
4. Module – Evaluation/Assessment
Example of Sequence for a Local Contact, Mentor/Coach
1. Investigating the World of Online Learning
2. Local Orientation Mini-course
3. Module - Supporting Online Students
Contacts
Connie Radtke – [email protected]
Joan Peebles – [email protected]
Greg Mahaffey – [email protected]
Kelly Pochop – [email protected]
Wisconsin eSchool Network website
www.wisconsineschool.net