PROVIDING LAPTOPS IS NOT ENOUGH MAINE’S ARRAY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

PROVIDING LAPTOPS IS NOT ENOUGHMAINE’S ARRAY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

MLTI = MAINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

MAINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

• Lunch meeting in 1999.

• Angus gives us the details.

• RFP was announced.

FROM BEGINNING:

• Vendor – basic skills

• Design Team

• Teacher Leader• Regional Content Specialists• Interactive Websites

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT PD?

1. Curriculum-Centered

2. Sustained and intensive

3. Oriented towards classroom

4. Professional Development Community

KEY FACTORS

The long-term commitment of administrators in the PD process leads to sustainable integration of technology.

EXAMPLES OF PD (NOVEMBER)

If you are an Administrator:

Webinars

• Principal Leadership Webinars – Starting December 12, 2011 and then every 4th Tuesday of the month

http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/

EXAMPLES OF PD (NOVEMBER)

If you are a Teacher: 

MLTI Fall Meetings: MLTI - The Next Stage: Designing Classrooms for Learning Beyond School Walls"

• November 7 - 17, 2011, Regional Locations from 8:30am - 3:00pm

• November 10, 2011 at St John Valley Technical Center from 10:00am - 3:00pm

Webinars

• Weekly Thursday Webinars – every Thursday at 3:15pm & 7:15pm

• Nov. 3 - Digital Information – The New Normal

• Nov. 10 - Digital Citizenship in the School

• Nov. - Assessment 1: What Do They Really Know and What Can They Really Do?

• Maine Arts Assessment Initiative webinars – schedule varies

• Nov. 2 - Building an Online Arts Education Community with You

iLife in Action: From Storybooks to Podcasts to Movies

• December 7, 2011, TBD from 9:00am - 3:00pm

iWork at Work: Writing, Analysis and Presentation

• December 6, 2011, TBD from 9:00am - 3:00pm

EXAMPLES OF PD (NOVEMBER)

If you are an Tech Lead: 

MLTI Technical User Group Meetings

• November 2, 2011, Freeport High School from 9:00am - 11:00am

• November 16, 2011, TBD from 9:00am - 11:00am

MLTI Introductory Custom Technical Training

• November 7 - 9, 2011 at Narraguagus HS, Harrington from 8:30am - 3:30pm

• November 17, 2011 at William Cohen School, Bangor from 9:00am - 3:00pm

KEY FACTORS

Successful programs manifested the recognition that learning takes time, practice and meaningful interaction with colleagues.

IMPROVING MATH PERFORMANCE

• RCT Study

• Rationale

• Interrelated PD Components

RESULTS

REFERENCES• Silvernail, D. L. (2007) The impact of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative

on teachers, students and learning. Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation. USM.

• Silvernail, D. L. & Buffington, P. J. (2009). Improving mathematics performance using laptop technology: The importance of professional development for success. Maine Education Policy Research Institute & Maine International Center for Digital Learning.

RESOURCES• Center for Educational Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluationhttp

://www.usm.maine.edu/cepare

• Maine International Center for Digital Learning: http://www.micdl.org/

• Maine Learning Technology Initiative: http://maine.gov/mlti/

• Maine Netbook Consortium Wiki: http://maineschoolwikis.wikispaces.com/

• Reaching the Tipping Point: Eight Years of MLTI Research: http://k12blueprint.com/k12/blueprint/story_MLTI_research.php

CONTACT INFORMATION

abigail@umit.maine.edu

108 Shibles Hall University of MaineOrono, ME 04469