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The Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers, a network of professional developers across the country, is engaged in an on-going process of developing a platform of policies related to professional development. This platform would constitute a vision for professional development for which the whole field can advocate. AALPD invites discussion of this platform, in an effort to draft policies that represent the field's view. Please join the discussion by subscribing to NIFL-AALPD. To subscribe, visit:
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/nifl-aalpd/subscribe_aalpd.html
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Subject:[NIFL-AALPD:2029] professional development system/Quality PD
From:jataylor_at_utk.edu
Hello Susan, all, Susan, I appreciate you raising some interesting issues that, as you note, can be reflected in the language of these policies. I find myself wondering in particular about your suggestions for a professional development system and implications for quality professional development. You note:
"A related area that might also be addressed in these policy recommendations is strengthening the professional development system through integrating professional development for professional developers, both as individuals and as a system. In other words, I would like to see a structure which allowed us/required us to plan for focused improvement."
Would anyone like to comment or expand upon what Susan describes? What are other recommendations for the two policies below?
Best, Jackie Taylor, NIFL-AALPD List Moderator, jataylor@utk.edu
- 10) Professional Development System: Each state should have a funded state literacy resource center or other agency that provides direct professional development to practitioners AND technical assistance to help programs organize in-house professional development.
- 11) Quality of Professional Development: Facilitators of professional development should have completed some preparation (a course or other type of training) about the research-based principles of effective professional development design and facilitation, and every facilitator should be observed at least once conducting training and provided feedback about his/her design and facilitation skills.
Here's the entire list of policies for easy reference: http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/PDPolicyPlatformUpdates
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