An Overview of the Process

Nebraska’s Statewide Professional Development Institute

What is the What is the Learning Web Project?Learning Web Project?

Teams of teachers Year-long action plans for

technology integrationMeets national staff development

standardsMeets school improvement goalsSupports Marzano’s instructional

strategies

NSDC Standards for Staff NSDC Standards for Staff DevelopmentDevelopment

Learning Communities◦ Ongoing teams committed to school &

district goalsLeadership

◦ One district team leader per team suggestedResources

◦ Training, substitutes, stipends, technologyDesign

◦ Appropriate learning strategies

Learning Web Learning Web ParticipantsParticipantsTeam

◦5 educators (one is a team leader)◦Facilitator

Educational Service Unit ◦(19 ESUs in Nebraska)

ESU ResourcesESU ResourcesFacilitatorAdditional training as neededExperts for support of new

technologiesRegional sites for summer

institute

School District ResourcesSchool District ResourcesDepending on the project, could

include◦Software◦Hardware (usually existing

hardware)◦Time◦Staff Development◦Classroom Support for the Project

Learning Web ModelLearning Web Model’’s s Four PhasesFour Phases

Exploration (phase 1)◦Teams attend the NETA spring

conference◦Orientation & planning◦Attend sessions◦Debrief & draft goals

Learning Web ModelLearning Web Model’’s s Four PhasesFour PhasesIntense study and planning

(phase 2)◦Two-day summer institute

Day one: Review Marzano Strategies

Incorporating MarzanoIncorporating Marzano’’s s Instructional StrategiesInstructional Strategies

Site built collaboratively by ESU Trainers◦Examples of technology to support each

strategyhttp://tlw.k12.ne.us/

◦Instructional Strategies linkESU#3, 4 & 6 Site:

http://thelearningweb.wikispaces.com

Learning Web ModelLearning Web Model’’s s Four PhasesFour Phases

Intense Study and Planning (phase 2 continued)

Day two: Develop action plan & timeline

Learning Web ModelLearning Web Model’’s s Four PhasesFour Phases

Implementation (phase 3)◦First semester

additional training collecting or creating resources

◦Second semester implementation in the

classroom

Learning Web ModelLearning Web Model’’s s Four PhasesFour Phases Implementation (phase 3 continued)

Pound Middle School—Lincoln PS, holds all-school tech fair

Learning Web ModelLearning Web Model’’s s Four PhasesFour PhasesFinal sharing

◦NETA conference gallery session or 50-minute demonstration/lecture

Learning Web ModelLearning Web Model’’s s Four PhasesFour Phases

Final sharing◦Input project to Learning Web

online database◦New Learning Web teams

(exploration phase) view projects

November/DecemberNETA 2013 Presentation Submitted

Timeline and PhasesTimeline and Phases

AprilMay

June

July

August

September

OctoberNovember

December

January

February

March

Statewide Learning Web

Cycle

NETA 2013 Exploration

NETA 2014 Sharing

After NETA 2013: Organization & Planning Phase

June: 2-day TLW Institutes at ESUs (regional)

August–November: Training, Creating & Gathering Resources

September through February: Implementation

March/April: Project

completion & Prep for NETA

Presentation

Sharing SuccessSharing SuccessOnline database of projects

◦http://tlw.k12.ne.us/ Click TLW Project Database Search by strategy, curriculum, grade

level, etc.

Ongoing BenefitsOngoing BenefitsSustainability

◦ Projects that schools continue to use in curriculum

Relationships◦ Within team◦ With other teams◦ With ESU

True IntegrationChange in attitudes