DELC XI Digital Teaching and Professional Development October 4, 2011 Albuquerque, NM
DCPS Demographics 20 th largest district in US 170+ schools 123,000+ students 8500 teachers 15% NTs (55% Alt. Cert.) Student Ethnicity 44% African American 40%Caucasian 8%Hispanic 8%Asian/multi-racial
Online/FtF Courses Leadership Institute Learning Academies School-Based (Lesson Study/ PLCs) DCPS Professional Development Mentoring/ Teacher Induction Results Driven Standards Based Content Rich School Centered Job Embedded Tech. Integration
DCPS Structures Supporting IT PD District Technology Specialists Professional Development Coaches School Technology Contacts (STCs) School IT Integration Teams Model IT Classrooms
DCPS IT Systems Supporting PD FtF/On-line & Learning Academies Tandberg (videostreaming) Blackboard PD 360 School-based PD - Lesson Study/PLCs & TIP Teachscape Reflect cameras Flip Cameras Adobe Connect Curriculum & Instruction Riverdeep Pearson Limelight – assessment/reporting system
DCPS On Line Courses FL Required Courses (Bb) Reading & ESOL (300 hrs.), Teacher Induction DCPS Virtual Instructional Academy Other Core and Academies -Bb Follow through How to Master (diversity, sexual harassment, paras-step pay) ESE
Ten Top Tips for Integrating Technology into Professional Development 1.Align professional learning with standards. (LF/ ISTE) 2.Model effective IT strategies. Access experts. 3.Provide coaching/mentoring support. 4.Integrate technology into daily instruction. 5.Connect teachers with technology. Harness social networking tools.
Ten Top Tips for Integrating Technology into Professional Development 6. Support school learning communities where students and teachers learn together. 7. Emphasize teachers as facilitators and mentors with students directing and collaborating. 8.Encourage project-based learning. 9. Scale pockets of IT excellence across schools/ district. 10. Shift the perception of instructional technology from “extra” to “essential.”
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