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Ongoing Professional Development for Virtual School Instructors

Ongoing Professional Development for Virtual School Instructors. ETLO Forum Webinar October 23, 2007. Nicole Honoré, LDoE nicole.honore@la.gov. www.louisianavirtualschool.net. Established in 2000 by Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Ongoing Professional Development for Virtual School Instructors

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  1. Ongoing Professional Development for Virtual School Instructors ETLO Forum Webinar October 23, 2007 Nicole Honoré, LDoE nicole.honore@la.gov

  2. www.louisianavirtualschool.net • Established in 2000 by Board of Elementary and Secondary Education • Designed to improve student achievement by providing LA students with opportunities to access necessary courses, standards-based curriculum, and high quality teaching, utilizing a web-based platform • Targets areas of the state that experienced teacher shortages for particular subjects and/or low student enrollments for particular courses.

  3. LVS Growth

  4. Professional Development Model **Participation in ongoing PD in each Phase is required**

  5. Professional Development Topics Phase I and II • Designing and Teaching Online courses • Discussion Topics for Online Leaders and Instructors • Program policy and guidelines • Bb Learning platform and new technologies • Communication Workshops • Mentoring Program • LA Online courses (http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/lcet/322.html)

  6. Professional Development Topics Phase III, IV, and V • Instructing Virtual Courses Online • Mentor training • Advanced Placement • Topics for Algebra Leaders and Instructors (TALI) • Program policy and guidelines • Bb Learning platform and new technologies • LA Online courses

  7. Identifying Professional Development Needs • Online Surveys and Needs Assessments • Course Walk-throughs • Faculty Meetings • Professional Growth Plans

  8. What we heard… • Include online and f2f professional development opportunities • Need to occur multiple times during the year • Provide opportunities for teachers to interact with teachers who are at different phases of participation • Need to utilize expertise of online instructors as providers of professional development • PD has to be ongoing!!! • Hire full-time PD coordinator

  9. Future Directions • Expand PD offerings (content specific) • Provide PD to non-LVS instructors • Expand mentoring component of LVS • Explore Add-on Certification Endorsement for Online Instructors

  10. Thank You! Nicole Honoré Education Senior Consultant Office of Educator Support LA Dept of Education Nicole.Honore@la.gov

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