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Professional Development Puts Wind into the Sails. http://www.flickr.com/photos/__olga__/2612112893/sizes/m/in/photostream/. Jay D. Bennett, Michigan Virtual School. PD Models Monthly webinars with presenters from across the country.
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Professional Development Puts Wind into the Sails http://www.flickr.com/photos/__olga__/2612112893/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Jay D. Bennett, Michigan Virtual School PD Models Monthly webinars with presenters from across the country
Jon Fila, Northern Star Online – Consortium of Minnesota Schools Development of these online PD Models Open Source * Free * Share • Web Tools Course • Teacher Workshops in Moodle • Collaboration on phpBB discussion board software • Video Tutorials • Using what exists (MoodleShare, NROC)
Jennifer Kolar-Burden, Illinois Virtual School Develops, facilitates, and arranges these online PD Models: • Internal – Created by IVS for IVS Teachers • Facilitator-led: Pre-service Training Course for all incoming IVS teachers • Self-paced Training: Quality Curriculum/Standards Alignment • 3-day Summer Intensive F2F/blended training • External – IVS-PD for all Illinois Educators • Self-paced courses: Reading First and RtI in partnership with ISBE • In-house developed, facilitator-led course: Making the Technology Connection
Sue Steiner, Wisconsin eSchool Network Develops and Facilitates these PD Models • Eight-week online course – Online Facilitation: Taming the World of Online Learning • Both asynchronous & synchronous components • Aligned with DPI Guidelines for the Standards of the new WI Virtual Legislation • Just in Time teacher course • Specific to our Network, SIS and LMS • Weekly web-conferences
Contact Information Jay Bennett jbennett@mivu.org Jon Fila jtfila@district287.org Jennifer Kolar-Burden jburden@ilvirtual.org Sue Steiner ssteiner@kiel.k12.wi.us Jan Mitchell jan.mitchell@lincotower.com
Propel online instruction with PD models that match needs http://www.flickr.com/photos/__olga__/2612112893/sizes/m/in/photostream/