Program-Based Professional Development

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Building Program-Based Professional Development: How the National Institute for Literacy Can Help

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Session Description

You need flexible, feasible, affordable professional development for yourself or your staff whose time and travel abilities are limited. How do you provide that? Learn how to connect instructors' learning goals to a rich set of online training and resources for program-based professional development.

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Objectives

Participants will:

1. See examples of program-based teacher professional development (PD) plans

2. Learn how to use NIFL resources to meet the goals and objectives of a PD plan

3. Learn how administrators can support teachers in carrying out their PD plans within a program-based professional development model

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PowerPoint Slide Show

By Jackie Taylor and David J. Rosen

Program-based Professional Development Slide Show

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Handouts

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Case Study 1:

• Media: IntegratingTechCase_Study.doc
  • Literacy Information and Communications System http://www.nifl.gov/lincs
    • Discussion List Search Engine
    • LINCS Search Engine
  • Technology Area of the ALE Wiki: http://wiki.literacytent.org
  • AdultEdOnline: http://adultedonline.org

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Case Study 2:

• Media: Training_for_Volunteer_Tutors_Case_Study.doc
  • Literacy Information and Communications System http://www.nifl.gov/lincs
    • Discussion List Search Engine
    • LINCS Search Engine
  • Professional Development Area of the ALE Wiki Adult Literacy Professional Development
  • ProLiteracy's Online Information Center: http://www.newreaderspress.com/default.aspx?cat=prof
  • Online Courses for Program Administrators and Volunteers: http://www.thinkfinity.org/

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Tools to Guide Teachers

• Using the Institute's Lists as Professional Development: Case Study Examples: Self-Study as Professional Development
• Professional Development Planning Worksheet Media: Planning_for_Professional_Development_08.doc
• Reflections Tools Media: Discussion_List_Reflection_Tool_08.doc
• Media: Ideas_for_Projects_that_Demonstrate_Learning.doc
• Media: Subscriber_Options.doc
• Media: Tips_on_Posting_Messages_to_NIFL_Lists.doc
• Media: DiscussionListFlyer-0408.pdf

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