Offering teacher professional development leveraging online resources

1. Professional
Development
VIRTUALIZED

2. Needs Analysis
 Number of instructors
 Differentiated instruction
 Diversity of topics
 Changing dynamics and perspectives
 Time flexibility

3. Planning & Design

4. Implementation
 Frameworks
 Virtual
 Blended
 Vehicles for content delivery
 Moodle – LMS
 Big Blue Button – Web conferencing
 Panopto – Lecture Capture Software

5. Implementation
(Virtual Summer Academy Pilot)
 Length: 1 week
 4 hours per day
 Separate sessions
 Content Delivery
 Big Blue Button
 Moodle

6. Implementation
(Virtual In-Service)
 Environment
 Regular In-service Day
 Teachers in the buildings, but attending different virtual sessions
 Solutions
 Assist with scheduling conflicts
 Increase the variety of content delivered
 Limited instructors
 Centralized physical helpdesk
 Dedicated virtual helpdesk
 Big Blue Button

7. Implementation
(Virtual Cohorts)
 Quarterly Cohorts
 Only specific sessions open
 Moodle Design
 Levels (100, 200, 300, 400)
 Similar to a university

8. Implementation
(Monitoring)
 Monitoring Engagement
 Moodle Activity Reports
 Activities (Forums, Lessons, Wikis, etc.)
 Completion tracking tool
 Google Forms
 Survey Monkey

9. Evaluation & Modifications
 Lessons Learned
 Central helpdesk offered a great benefit
 Clear concise directions, objectives, and goals
 Dynamic lessons
 Debriefing after each event
 Modify as needed

10. Q&A
 Questions