Ed. Tech Leaders Online: Building Capacity with Online Professional Development Barbara Treacy NECC, 2004
About Ed. Tech Leaders Online (ETLO) n n n n Goal: Build organizational capacity to use online learning Based in the Center for Online Professional Education at EDC: Non-profit organization founded in 1958 - over 600 employees ETLO Origins: q Harvard/EDC Leadership and New Technologies Institutes q Research with several urban & rural districts Fall 2000: ETLO launched with 14 teams and support of AT&T q Still working with many original teams here today: VA, LA, MA, etc. q Spring 2003: Partnership with SREB -- SC, AL, WV, TN, MD, KY, LA, VA, etc. Fall 2004: 31+ states; 900 online facilitators and designers trained; over 10, 000 online workshop participants Jan 2005: Celebrating 5 years!
Ed. Tech Leaders Online Programs n n n n Two main OPD programs: q Facilitating and Implementing OPD q Designing and Developing Online Courses Semester-long online training 26 online workshops: project-based, subject/grade-level specific q New: Reading First, Algebra, Adolescent Lit, Diff. Instruction Ongoing planning and implementation support National forum for online instructors and designers – growing! Graduate credit & Certificate through Antioch University New: Two main Virtual Schools programs q Online Instructor q Online Designer New: Partnership with Western Governor’s University
Ed. Tech Leaders Online Workshops for Teachers of All Grade Levels and Content Areas · Finding the Best Educational Resources on the Web · Approaches and Tools for Developing Web-enhanced Lessons · Using Technology to Support Research and Presentation · Special Students in Regular Classrooms (with CAST) · Transforming the Classroom with Project-Based Learning · Designing a Virtual Tour · Using Hand-Held Computers in the Classroom · Classroom Assessment Enhanced by Technology · Differentiating Instruction Workshops for Elementary Teachers · Using New Technologies to Support Literacy in Upper Elementary Classrooms · Using New Technologies to Support Literacy in Primary-level Classrooms · Reading First: Supporting Early Reading Instruction with Technology · Using Technology in the Elementary Math Classroom
Ed. Tech Leaders Online Workshops, cont’d Workshops for Middle School and High School Teachers · Using Technology to Support the Writing Process · Technology Tools to Support Inquiry in the Science Classroom · Using Technology in the Social Studies Classroom · Using Technology to Model and Analyze Real Data in the Math Classroom · Getting Ready for Algebra with Virtual Manipulatives · Making the Most of Adolescent Literature · Improving Reading and Writing in the Content Areas · Helping Struggling Readers · Teaching Students How to Conduct Online Research Workshops for School and District Leaders · Special Students in Regular Classrooms: Technology, Teaching and Universal Design for Administrators · Planning for Curriculum Integration of Technology · Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse · Smart Budgeting for Technology: An Introduction to TCO · Data-Based School Reform
Online Professional Development Model – Some lessons n n n n n OPD incorporates basic principles of effective PD Content and pedagogy leads; technology follows Focused on classroom practice Capacity-building, team approach: collaborative relationships can be formed online Learning community model: enables engaged, reflective discussions Complements and extends other PD activities - doesn’t replace OPD is ongoing and enables follow-up Flexible programs can adapt to local needs Specific techniques and approaches are needed for effective online teaching and course design
Thank you! Barbara Treacy btreacy@edc. org Ed. Tech Leaders Online http: //www. edtechleaders. org Education Development Center http: //www. edc. org
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