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COABE Conference 2010: Professional Development It’s now 24/7!. Marian Thacher, OTAN [email protected]. How It Works in California. Funded by WIA Title II to provide services and support to adult education programs for improving programs and student learning outcomes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Marian Thacher, [email protected]
How It Works in CaliforniaFunded by WIA Title II to provide services and
support to adult education programs for improving programs and student learning outcomes.
CALPRO: Professional DevelopmentCASAS: Assessment, Accountability, and
EvaluationOTAN: Technology and Distance Learning
Why 24/7 Professional Dev.?More and more education is going onlineOnline learning is a required skillWe have a new digital social
environmentSocial networkingMobile phonesUser-created contentVirtual worlds
Why 24/7 Professional Dev.?In this climate of low/no budget for
PDNo travel time or costAnyone can access any time from
anywhereEasier to get information to a
dispersed and fragmented staff
What are the challenges?We need to offer timely, engaging,
interactive PD opportunitiesInstructors and staff are getting
used to online learning and interaction
Matching offerings to needs without the interactions we are used to
What are the Delivery Models?Webinars, online
workshops, virtual meetings
Self-directed online courses
Facilitated Online Courses
Electronic Professional Learning Communities (e-PLCs)
Online WorkshopsOnline workshops
37 topicsOffered several times each yearSome are recorded and postedwww.CAAdultEdTraining.org
Administrators Forum, DL ForumAdministrators Forum,
Distance Learning ForumLive online sessionsRecorded and posted for
later viewingHandouts, links, support
materials availablewww.otan.us/AdminForum/www.otan.us/DistanceLearning/forum/
CASAS Professional Development: Spring 2010Workshops via Web ConferencingSelf-paced courses via Moodle
Professional Development
Web ConferencingOver 60 Web-based topics now available
CASAS Resources CASAS Implementation including e-Test California Accountability, EL CivicsTOPSpro
New titles with more detailed descriptions of technical concepts
California Winter Consortium Internet video –Debra Jones and field
panel discuss 08-09 WIA II performance, successful practices, and setting local performance goals
Also focus onNRS Performance goals for 09-10, transitions to the workplace and post-
secondary education and trainingVideo available for viewing in early March
WebinarsTwo per asynchronous online course
Administrators Forum series: The I‐BEST Model for Transition to Work, 2/18 http://www.caadultedtraining.org
CA College Transition series
Post Secondary Transitions‐Webinar Series December 1, 2009: Follow up to Institute and
Summit
January 26, 2010: Curriculum and Instruction
February 23, 2010: Counseling and Support
March 30, 2010: Collaborations and Partnerships
Tuesdays from 2:30‐3:30
Moodle site for any instructorOrientation and trainingNetworkingTech supportSharable courses
coming soon
Course Hosting with Moodle
CASAS Self-Paced Courses 7/24Available starting February 2010:• CASAS Initial Implementation Training• CASAS Beyond Implementation
Training• CASAS Appraisal Testing• CASAS eTests Basics *New*• Using Assessment for Classroom Lesson Planning *New*
CALPRO Self-Paced CoursesOrientation for New ABE Teachers
Orientation for New ESL Teachers
Learner Goal Settinghttp://www.calpro-online.org/onlinecourseschedule.asp
Questions We ConsideredHow can we support independent learning?
How can we build flexibility into the instructional design?
Learner Goal Setting in Adult Education Programshttp://moodle.calpro-online.org
Course launched 12/1/09
In first week since announced (12/8-15), 50 adult educators have registered for the course
Sample Course
CALPRO Facilitated Courses15 classes offered on eight different topics
Content experts facilitate discussions over four weeks
Asynchronous format allows flexibility in accessing course content and interacting with colleagues
CALPRO Facilitated CoursesTopics include
Effective Lesson PlanningEnhancing Learner PersistenceManaging the Multilevel ESL ClassOptimizing Instructional Planning: Management, Monitoring, Reflection
Using Questioning Strategies to Improve Instruction
Questions We ConsideredWhat is the role of the facilitator?
How is content organized?
How do we accommodate different learning preferences?
How can we promote learner persistence among online participants?
Understanding the Adult Learner, Session 1
http://moodle.calpro-online.org
Seven other course titles available;15 classes offered in 2009-2010
Sample Online Course – Fall ‘09
1. Built in cyberspace2. Contain activities that are enabled by
information technology or information communication technology
3. Participants determine content and direction
4. Relationships among PLC members evolve with communication
Lin, F. et al. (2008)
Characteristics of Virtual PLCs
1. Increase capacity to add and integrate new members
2. Allow sufficient time for participation3. Pay attention to shifts in different “ecologies”4. Notice changes in roles and responsibilities5. Embrace and manage conflict6. Explicitly share common practices and
knowledgeCorreia and Davis (2008)
Advice for Sustaining Virtual PLCs
Principal barriers: AccessAcceptance Utilization
Other factors: Lack of
Time Experience Knowledge
Absence of motivatorsMcCann (2009)
Most Common Barriers – e-PLCs
Technology training and mentoringMentors support site mentors
support colleaguesSite-based projectsNetworking and statewide
connectionsApplication available March 1
TIMAC
CALPRO Tech Team (team of Connect experts who will support subject experts in developing synchronous online training) http://calprotechteam.pbworks.com
Teaching Critical Thinking (team developing synchronous online training)http://calprotct.pbworks.com
CALPRO’s Use of Wikis to Promote Collaboration among Development Teams
Content: in teaching their classes, what do adult educators of ESL most often ask for? What are their greatest challenges?
Format: What technologies can best support the access and use of research-based PD in multilevel ESL instruction?
How do you sustain a virtual PLC? What are the most common barriers to e-PLCs?
Questions We Considered
Contact InformationCALPRO – www.calpro-online.orgCASAS – www.casas.orgOTAN – www. otan.us
Marian [email protected]