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A Presentation for the
Professional Development Schools
National Conference 2016
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BSU Professional Development
School Network
The Charge: Clinical Practice
Advisory Council 2006
To develop a plan for the creation of a network of Professional Development Schools for the Educator Preparation Programs at Bridgewater State College. This should include a definition of a BSC Professional Development School, a model for the program, a plan for development (over a time period to be chosen by the committee) and a report to be shared with the faculty and faculty/staff of the Schools and BSC Administrators.
2007: The PDS "network"
Edgar B. Davis K-8 Community School
Brockton MA
The BSU PDS Network Today
2 preschools/early childhood centers
9 elementary schools
3 middle schools
2 high schools
BSU PDS Network Today
Encompassing 3 surrounding cities, a regional school district, a
vocational technical school, a
museum based preschool and a rural school.
PDS Network governed by
The BSU PDS Advisory Council
PDSAC
(currently has 47 Pk-12 and university members)
PDSAC
• Meets 4-6 times on campus annually
• In the interim, reviews documents and provides counsel
electronically
e.g. Reviews for approval and official
acceptance individual PDS mission statements and goals
Communication
Challenges
Internal and External Websites
Bridgewater State University has two websites
Internal (Intranet) which is available only to faculty, staff, students and administrator. Departments could freely post information
External (extranet) is available to everyone. It is considered the “face of the university”. Restrictions were in place to control content
Communication Challenges
Professional Development School partners could not access information from internal website due to strict security.
There was a need for one location that all internal and external constituents could access
We wanted to bridge the gap in our communication and to showcase the good work the PDS partners are doing in conjunction with BSU
bsupds.com
It all started with a
Created www.bsupds.com
Tried a few free website tools until I decided on Weebly.com
Weebly is very intuitive – drag and drop• Many templates to chose from• You may purchase an upgraded account which allows access to more
features
The purchased upgrade gave BSU its own domain name
It also give access to search bar feature, larger file size uploads, ability to control who is approved to create an account
Mindmap (Lucidchart)Used a mindmap to layout my ideas and how best to group them
Additional Resources
Website Creators
Weebly.com
Wix.com
Google Sites
Yola
(all of these sites are free.
You can pay to upgrade so
you will have access to
additional features)
Dabuttonfactory.com (can
create custom buttons for
website)
Wufoo.com – online
survey/registration form
creator
Websitegoodies.com (variety
of free tools)
Goo.gl – shortens really long
links to six characters
Lucidchart (app) create a
mind map to lay out the
various aspects of the
website you would like to
create
Additional Features Available
Tracy Charbonnier Mary Ann McKinnon
Project & Program Coordinator Associate Dean
[email protected] [email protected]
508-531-1494 508-531-1755
www.bridgew.edu
www.bsupds.com
