Beg,  Borrow  and  Steal  …a  professional  development  working  session  

Virtual  Schooling  Symposium  2012  New  Orleans,  LA  

Jay  Bennett,  Michigan  Virtual  University  Jeff  Simmons,  Idaho  Digital  Learning  Academy  Jason  Neiffer,  Montana  Digital  Academy  Michele  Nickels,  Wisconsin  Virtual  School  Amanda  Williamson,  Georgia  Virtual  School  

Paperless Handouts

http://workshophandouts.com/vss12pd

Format  

Content    -­‐  Michele  

Legislation  Related  to  Professional  Development  

¤  Example:    Wisconsin  Act  222,  enacted  in  April  of  2008,  states  that,  "Beginning  July  1,  2010,  no  person  may  teach  an  online  course  in  a  public  school,  including  a  charter  school,  unless  he  or  she  has  completed  at  least  30  hours  of  professional  development  designed  to  prepare  a  teacher  for  online  teaching.”  [Wisconsin  State  Statute  118.19(13)  

Foundational  Course  

¤  Orientation  to  Online  Learning:  Standards  

¤  Technology,  Tools  &  Online  Activities  

¤  Online  Facilitation:  Supporting  Meaningful  Interaction  

¤  Assessing  &  Evaluating  Online  Student  Performance  

¤  Managing  Online  Learning  Environments  

¤  Social,  Ethical,  and  Legal  Issues  in  Online  Teaching  &  Learning  

Example  from  Wisconsin  http://bit.ly/vsspdexample1  

Specific  Training  

Example  from  Wisconsin  http://bit.ly/vsspdexample2  

Mentor  Training  

Evaluation:  Teachers  

¤  iNACOL  National  Standards  for  Quality  Online  Teaching    (http://bit.ly/inacolteaching)    

¤  State  Evaluation  Systems  or  Requirements  

Evaluation:  Content  

¤  iNACOL  National  Standards  for  Quality  Online  Courses    (http://bit.ly/inacolcourses)    

Program  and  PD  itself  

¤  Example  course  for  administrators:  Example of Course for Administrators  (http://bit.ly/vsspdexample3)

¤  iNACOL  National  Standards  for  Quality  Online  Programs    (http://bit.ly/inacolquality)      

Ongoing  PD  

•  Best Practices  •  Hot Topics/Tech

Tools and Tips •  New Initiatives:  

Common Core •  Trends

SVSLA  Summer  Online  Wiki:  http://bit.ly/svslasummer      

Delivery  -­‐  Jeff  

Multiple  Modalities  

Multiple  Perspectives  

Ongoing  Opportunities  

Policy  and  Procedure  -­‐  Amanda  

Important because

We encourage

Points us in the right direction

Professional Learning Opportunities

•  Face  to  face  • Online  

•  Learning  management  system  •  Technology  • New  tools  

Preparation and continuous support

Moving in the same direction

Expectations  of  Professional  Development  Instructors  and  Participants  -­‐  Jason  

Partnership  for  High  Expectations  

Mind  the  Time  

Expectations  of  Workshop  Instructors  

Expectations  of  Participants  

Topics  and  Trends  -­‐  Jay  

Blended/Flipped  Classroom  

Common  Core  Assessment  

Common  Assessments  

Full  Time  Online   Supplementary  Online  

Build  Your  Own  

SVSLA  Panalists  

¤  Jay Bennett, Michigan Virtual School, jbennett@mivu.org

¤  Jason Neiffer, Montana Digital Academy, jason.neiffer@montanadigitalacademy.org

¤  Michele Nickels, Wisconsin Virtual School, mnickels@cesa9.k12.wi.us

¤  Jeff Simmons, Idaho Digital Learning Academy, jeff.simmons@idla.k12.id.us

¤  Amanda Williamson, Georgia Virtual Learning, awilliamson@doe.k12.ga.us

Other  SVSLA  Members  

¤  Virginia Padilla, Innovative Digital Education and Learning – New Mexico, virginias.padilla1@state.nm.us,

¤  Cindy Hamblin, Illinois Virtual School, chamblin@ilvirtual.org

¤  John Brim, North Carolina Virtual Public School, john.brim@ncpublicschools.gov

¤  Debbie Kenny, The Virtual High School Consortium, dkenny@TheVHSCollaborative.org

Paperless Handouts

http://workshophandouts.com/vss12pd