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ABE Professional Development

ABE Professional Development. ABE Program Office Webinar Series. Tuesday , June 17, 2014 Presenter: Marian Pasquale. Webinar Goals . ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014. To learn from ABE sites about: the successes and challenges of their professional development offerings

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ABE Professional Development

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  1. ABE Professional Development ABE Program Office Webinar Series Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Presenter: Marian Pasquale

  2. Webinar Goals ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 • To learn from ABE sites about: • the successes and challenges of their professional development offerings • the perceived needs of the ABE teachers • To share the results of the ABE teacher survey

  3. Webinar Goals, cont. ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 • To identify the components of ABE professional development that will: • facilitate the implementation of the new ABE curriculum, and • best meet the needs of the ABE teachers both veteran and new. • To think with ABE sites about a redesign of ABE professional development in order to create a standard ABE PD experience across ABE sites

  4. Agenda • Share the successes and challenges of your current ABE professional development • Identify the needs of your ABE teachers • Review the teacher survey feedback and discuss how you might change your PD scheduling • Review some research about the elements of good professional development • Discuss how your present PD sessions align with the research and how you can redesign your current PD design • Questions and answers • Reflection ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  5. ABE Teacher Survey Results ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  6. ABE Teacher Survey: Demographics ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Most ABE teachers: n= 111

  7. ABE Teacher Survey: Workplace Environment ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  8. ABE Teacher Survey: Biotechnology Skills ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Most teachers are very confident or confident performing the following lab skills: • using micropipettes and teaching students how to use micropipettes (88%) • prepping for gel electrophoresis and pouring gels (82%) • restriction digestion of DNA plasmids (75%) • preparing bacterial cultures (77%) • bacterial transformations in the classroom (63%)

  9. ABE Teacher Survey: Materials Management Challenges ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Most teachers found challenges with: • prepping materials for individual groups of students (38%) • making the necessary solutions and materials (18%) Other frequently mentioned: • there is not enough time to complete the labs and complete additional lessons in the time allotted • picking up and dropping off materials

  10. ABE Teacher Survey: Additional Challenges ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  11. ABE Teacher Survey: Additional Challenges, cont. ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  12. ABE Teacher Survey: Knowledge & Skills ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Most teachers said that the following are very important or important for new ABE teachers:

  13. ABE Teacher Survey: Content Knowledge ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Most teachers felt the following knowledge is extremely important or very important for teaching ABE:

  14. ABE Teacher Survey: Biotechnology Skills ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  15. Questions? ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  16. ABE Teacher Survey: Professional Development for New Teachers ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Most teachers felt the following curriculum and implementation issues should be addressed during initial professional development for new teachers: • ideas for incorporating the ABE curriculum into your curriculum • tips for setting up the labs • assessment strategies for the ABE lab “practices” • materials management strategies • tips for scheduling the ABE curriculum into your curriculum (time management)

  17. ABE Teacher Survey: Professional Development for Veteran Teachers ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Teachers asked for:

  18. ABE Teacher Survey: PD Format ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 When asked about their preferences for PD format, teachers said the following:

  19. ABE Teacher Survey: PD Schedule/Format ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  20. Questions? ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  21. From the Research… ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  22. Elements of Effective Professional Development • From: A Primer on Effective Professional Development, Laura DeSimone, March 2011 • Content Focus • Active learning • Coherence • Duration • Collective participation ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  23. Elements of Effective Professional Development • From: A Primer on Effective Professional Development, Laura DeSimone, March 2011 • Content focus – activities should focus on subject matter content/skills and how students learn (your students). • Active learning – Teachers should have opportunities to get involved beyond learning the lab techniques, such as discussing connections to their curriculum and implementation issues. • Coherence– The PD experience needs to support teachers’ existing curriculum. ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  24. Elements of Effective Professional Development • From: A Primer on Effective Professional Development, Laura DeSimone, March 2011 ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 • Duration – PD activities should be spread over a semester and include 20 hours or more of contact time. • Collective participation – Groups of teachers from the same subject should participate in PD activities together to build a learning community.

  25. Questions? ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014

  26. Resources ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 DeSimone, Laura M. (March 2011). A Primer on Effective Professional Development, Kappan, 92 (6), pp.68 - 71. Guskey ,Thomas R. & Yoon, Kwang Suk. (March 2009). What Works in Professional Development?, Phi delta Kappan, Vol. 90, No. 07, pp. 495-500.

  27. How can the ABE PO help? ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Helping with strategies about: • incorporating the ABE curriculum into your curriculum • setting up the labs • assessment strategies for the ABE lab “practices” • materials management • classroom time management • scheduling the ABE curriculum into your curriculum (time management) • setting up multiple sessions during a semester

  28. Contact Information ABE Professional Development April 29, 2014 Marian Pasquale mpasquale@edc.org http://amgenbiotechexperience.com/

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