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Appendix C: Programs Highlighted During the Workshop
Appendix C: Programs Highlighted During the Workshop
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is an online resource designed to build the capacity of organizations to use online learning.1 ETLO works with educational organizations at all levels -- including school districts, state departments of education, universities, regional consortia, and professional development providers -- to help those organizations "figure out why they want to use online learning, what lessons it will address, and 1Additional information is available at http://www.edtechleaders.org.
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"The course moved rapidly as research articles provided meat for discussions on topics relevant to online learning and facilitation. Attributes of adult learners, different teaching and learning styles, and developing plans to encourage high levels of participation provided content for lengthy discussions.
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is an instructional program for students in grades 6-12 that has a prominent professional development component.6 The program is organized around 18 instructional modules that help students learn difficult scientific concepts through hands-on, interactive classroom activities that feature scientific visualizations and simulations. "Our project is focused on how to take advantage 3Additional information is available at http://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/ edtechindex.asp.
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Through their online community, then teachers have shared experiences and are creating an online database of ways to use the modules most effectively. TELS researchers have measured student achievement in classes using the modules and have found significant improvements.
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a rigorous qualitative understanding of this law," said presenter Andee Rubin, a senior scientist at TERC.7 "We wanted teachers to know the shapes of curves, how they displayed characteristics of physics, something about numbers.
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8 A prominent emphasis of the project is what its executive director, David Zarowin, calls "teaching for understanding." This approach involves setting goals and undergoing assessments that measure progress toward those goals. "We use that process to help teachers identify what is going to be needed for students and to design lessons in ways that make the students engaged learners," said Zarowin.
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One is a library of free digital resources that includes streaming video clips and interactive lessons. It is searchable, aligned with individual state and national standards, and has more than a thousand offerings in science (a smaller collection provides resources on the civil rights movement)
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Many of these developers have participated in annual teacher learning conferences and in a semester-long course for teachers focusing on methods for teaching online. "High school teachers become students in an online course so they can experience exactly what it is that they will be teaching to their students," said Pape.
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The district has been emphasizing online teacher professional development for both professional and practical reasons. Teachers take online courses both to satisfy the district's requirements for professional growth and to take the next step in their career ladder.
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need to learn and grow in their capacity to offer courses to their staff." Agile Mind Agile Mind is an education company founded in 2001 to support both equity and high achievement in challenging academic courses.14 In addition to its tools for students, Agile Mind has a prominent professional development component, according to the company's chief executive Linda Chaput. "We try to focus on and shape what happens between teachers and students in the classroom," she said.
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It works with districts to provide systemic and outcome-based professional development to meet the needs of schools and districts. http://wideworld.pz.harvard.edu/ Wide World is an outgrowth of the Harvard program Project Zero and is based on years of classroom-based research incorporating basic elements of professional development, including coaching, developing a shared language and communities of learners, thus building capacity for sustained long-term improvement programs.
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Coursework can cover a complete sequence of study or address a specific requirement, depending on a teacher's or a district's needs. http://edtechleaders.org EdTech Leaders Online based at Education Development Center provides capacity building online training for states and school districts to establish their own online professional development programs, offering online instructor and course developer training, a catalogue of 50 online workshops in the range of K-12 subject areas and grade levels, and a national forum for trained online specialists.
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