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An Overview of the Process

Nebraska ’ s Statewide Professional Development Institute. An Overview of the Process. What is the Learning Web Project?. Teams of teachers Year-long action plans for technology integration Meets national staff development standards Meets school improvement goals

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An Overview of the Process

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  1. Nebraska’s Statewide Professional Development Institute An Overview of the Process

  2. What is the Learning Web Project? • Teams of teachers • Year-long action plans for technology integration • Meets national staff development standards • Meets school improvement goals • Supports Marzano’s instructional strategies

  3. NSDC Standards for Staff Development • Learning Communities • Ongoing teams committed to school & district goals • Leadership • One district team leader per team suggested • Resources • Training, substitutes, stipends, technology • Design • Appropriate learning strategies

  4. Learning Web Participants • Team • 5 educators (one is a team leader) • Facilitator • Educational Service Unit • (19 ESUs in Nebraska)

  5. ESU Resources • Facilitator • Additional training as needed • Experts for support of new technologies • Regional sites for summer institute

  6. School District Resources • Depending on the project, could include • Software • Hardware (usually existing hardware) • Time • Staff Development • Classroom Support for the Project

  7. Learning Web Model’s Four Phases • Exploration (phase 1) • Teams attend the NETA spring conference • Orientation & planning • Attend sessions • Debrief & draft goals

  8. Learning Web Model’s Four Phases • Intense study and planning (phase 2) • Two-day summer institute • Day one: Review Marzano Strategies

  9. Incorporating Marzano’s Instructional Strategies • Site built collaboratively by ESU Trainers • Examples of technology to support each strategy • http://tlw.k12.ne.us/ • Instructional Strategies link • ESU#3, 4 & 6 Site: http://thelearningweb.wikispaces.com

  10. Learning Web Model’s Four Phases • Intense Study and Planning (phase 2 continued) • Day two: Develop action plan & timeline

  11. Learning Web Model’s Four Phases • Implementation (phase 3) • First semester • additional training • collecting or creating resources • Second semester • implementation in the classroom

  12. Learning Web Model’s Four Phases • Implementation (phase 3 continued) Pound Middle School—Lincoln PS, holds all-school tech fair

  13. Learning Web Model’s Four Phases • Final sharing • NETA conference gallery session or 50-minute demonstration/lecture

  14. Learning Web Model’s Four Phases • Final sharing • Input project to Learning Web online database • New Learning Web teams (exploration phase) view projects

  15. Timeline and Phases After NETA 2013: Organization & Planning Phase March/April: Project completion & Prep for NETA Presentation NETA 2013 ExplorationNETA 2014 Sharing April May March June: 2-day TLW Institutes at ESUs (regional) June February September through February: Implementation Statewide Learning Web Cycle July January August December November/DecemberNETA 2013 Presentation Submitted August–November: Training, Creating & Gathering Resources September November October

  16. Sharing Success • Online database of projects • http://tlw.k12.ne.us/ • Click TLW Project Database • Search by strategy, curriculum, grade level, etc.

  17. Ongoing Benefits • Sustainability • Projects that schools continue to use in curriculum • Relationships • Within team • With other teams • With ESU • True Integration • Change in attitudes

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