Extractions: Comprehensive professional development systems for early care and education personnel are accessible and based on a clearly articulated framework; include a continuum of training and ongoing supports; define pathways that are tied to licensure, leading to qualifications and credentials; and address the needs of individual, adult learners. Enhancing a spirit of life-long learning is one goal of any professional development system; similar to this goal, a professional development system itself is never a finished product and should continually evolve and be refined to best meet the needs of the population it serves. Within professional development systems there are several interconnected components. These components fall under five broad elements: 1) Funding; 2) Core Knowledge; 3) Qualifications and Credentials; 4) Quality Assurances; and 5) Access and Outreach. A one-page document that outlines and defines this simplified framework is available on the Web at http://nccic.org/pubs/goodstart/pdsystem.html
Extractions: Dr. Kruger, Evaluation Program Unit Manager, is responsible for providing overall management and direction to the unit. His primary duties are designing and implementing evaluation projects, identifying and promoting resource development, supervising program staff, monitoring project activities and budgets, and developing new products and services. Dr. Krugers particular areas of expertise are program evaluation, program improvement, data analysis, outcome assessment, evaluation technical assistance, and research methodology. Dr. Deussen provides leadership for the Reading First Project. She has extensive research experience that includes work with refugees, drug and alcohol prevention and treatment, and education. Dr. Deussen coordinates training for evaluation on-site visit teams and mentors new evaluators. She has a focused interest in the evaluation of reading initiatives and her experience includes the Reading Excellence Act grants for Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Montana. She is currently directing work on the evaluations of Reading First Grants in Washington, Arizona, Alaska, while advising and providing technical assistance in Montana. Ms. Ault has experience as a researcher, curriculum and program developer, and teacher. Ms. Ault has been the principal evaluator for numerous grant projects concerned with program and curriculum materials and staff development. Ms. Ault also evaluated technology grants, a statewide school-to-work initiative, and museum learning. She has expertise in conducting site visits, contextual observations, student work reviews, rubric development, data analysis, and evaluation of quantitative and qualitative data. Ms. Ault is currently evaluating two programs to improve the teaching of history and a university-based technology project.
Extractions: Assessment Team Writing Assessment American Falls Joint School District (ID) Baldwinsville Central School District (NY) Cambridge Central School District (NY) Clarksville-Montgomery School District (TN) Clinton Community School District (IA) Claremore Public Schools (OK) Detroit Public Schools (MI) East Lansing School District (MI) Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD (MI) Hanover County Schools (VA) Hazlett Public Schools (MI) Hilton Central School District (NY) Holy Ghost Catholic School, Albuquerque (NM) Indiana School for the Blind Kalispell School District (MT) Las Cruces Public Schools (NM) Matanuska-Susitna School District (AK) Milwaukee Board of School Directors (WI) Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency (IA) New Bedford Charter School (MA) North Syracuse Central School District (NY) Ottumwa Community School District (IA) Park County School District (WY) Shawnee Mission Unified School District (KS) Shonto Preparatory School (AZ) Springfield School District (MO) St. John Baptist School, New Brighton (MN)
TICKIT-like Programs This program received 4.2 million dollars of funding from the wyoming state staff development takes place at the dedicated staff development lab in the http://www.indiana.edu/~tickit/infocenter/programs.htm
Extractions: CENTER ... RETURN TO TICKIT HOME PAGE TICKIT-like Programs... At first glance, some of the programs and initiatives listed below may seem to differ markedly from the TICKIT program but many of the features of TICKIT are shared by all or some of these programs. Some features that are shared by these programs are: Program Name Sponsoring Institution(s) CATIE Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute Chatham Public Schools Chatham Public Schools, North Carolina eCOMET Iowa State University edtech.connect Michigan State University Education with New Technologies
Abe_intro This series of professional development workshops for basic skill providers of staff development modules with Oregon, Alaska, Washington, and wyoming. http://boise.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=33249
ESchool News Online wyoming to create statewide data system From eSchool News staff and wire servicereports wyoming Department of education http//www.k12.wy.us http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryRSS.cfm?ArticleID=5822
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Professional Development Funding Opportunities Guidebook of Federal Resources ... State Resources Search the Site More Options Don't lose access to ENC's web site! Beginning in August, goENC.com will showcase the best of ENC Online combined with useful new tools to save you time. Take action todaypurchase a school subscription through goENC.com Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. By Your Own Design Federal Resources Funding Opportunities Comprehensive Grant Sites ... Frequently Asked Questions Access information about federal programs available in this state by choosing an agency from the list below.
Workplace Basic Skills.com The wyoming Department of Workforce Services is the General Educational Literacy Center provides leadership in staff development, policy development and http://www.workplacebasicskills.com/non_frame/us_map/Wyoming_state.htm
Extractions: Learning Support General The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is the General Educational Development (GED) administration office for every GED testing center in the state. This office issues GED certificates to applicants having satisfied requirements as determined by the GEDTS of the American Council on Education (ACE).
Follow-UP Activities The National Head Start Child development Institute was a weeklong learningexperience for mentoring and professional development for education staff; http://www.hsnrc.org/CDI/Activities.cfm
Extractions: Questions? Privacy Site Index ACF Home ... ACF Search The Child Development Institute (CDI) was held in December 3-8, 2000, in Washington, D.C. Its success has fostered a variety of follow-up activities for Head Start staff, parents, and community partners. These learning opportunities continue the work of the Institute to enhance program quality and outcomes for children in Head Start programs around the country. The following is a listing by region of Institute-related events that have been held or that are being planned around the country. We invite you to take part in future events, and to gain insights from those that have already taken place as you plan your own follow-up activities. Region Va April 10-11, 2002 This Satellite Research Institute was available live via HeadsUp! Satellite Network, Telstar 7 Satellite, or on individual desktops via live webcast. It was broadcast in English/Closed Captioned, and Spanish. The Institute was primarily for those who work on Child Development Leadership and included those responsible for teacher monitoring, mentoring and professional development for education staff; making decisions for children's programs; and advising about educational issues. The goals of this event were to provide knowledge and skills for quality implementation of curriculum and assessment in early childhood settings. For more information about this institute, access the
Rethinking Schools Online the director of assessment and accountability for the wyoming education Some schools may benefit from the increased professional development and http://www.rethinkingschools.org/special_reports/bushplan/Eat164.shtml
Extractions: Search Rethinking Schools Help Home Bush's No Child Left Behind Act Let Them Eat Tests By Stan Karp Stock up on number 2 pencils. That may be the only sure advice to follow in the wake of new federal education legislation signed by President Bush earlier this year. More standardized tests are on the way, and they carry "high stakes"-and high hurdles -with them. Perhaps even more significant is how the legislation could reshape the federal government's historic role as a promoter of access and equity in public education in the service of a conservative agenda that comes wrapped in rhetorical concern for the poor and people of color, but which may ultimately hurt poor schools most. Essentially, the legislation codifies at the national level policies that have already wreaked havoc at the state level: punitive high stakes testing, the use of bureaucratic monitoring as the engine of school reform, and "accountability" schemes that set up schools to fail and then use that failure to justify disinvestment and privatization. It's George W. Bush's dubious "Texas miracle" gone national. (For a detailed discussion of Bush's Texas education record, see Rethinking Schools Fall, 2001, and Summer, 2000.)
Wyoming Children's Action Alliance - Professional Development The wyoming Professional development Registry is a statewide system that documentspractitioners educational and professional accomplishments. http://www.wykids.com/stars/professional-development/
Extractions: Trainers Clearinghouse Forms Child Care Scholarship ... Providers The Wyoming Professional Development Registry is a statewide system that documents practitioners educational and professional accomplishments. This program is administered and housed at the Wyoming Children's Action Alliance. Practitioners can use the Registry to accumulate an accurate record of their education and to receive recognition for their professional commitment. The Registry provides opportunities to increase recognition and compensation for professionals who work with children and youth. Participation in the Registry is voluntary. The Wyoming Professional Development Scale and the Wyoming Professional Development Registry can also be used in the following ways: Employers may recruit staff for positions based on their level on the Provider Achievement Scale. Practitioners or programs can publicize their education, training and experience. This lets parents and the community know that children are being cared for and educated by trained professionals.
Fremont County BOCES (b) Possess a high school diploma or General Educational development (GED)Certificate and University of wyoming Outreach Opportunities for Educators http://www.fcboces.org/staffdevelopment.asp
Extractions: PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS BOARD (a) In order to be certified as a classroom substitute, an applicant must have completed a minimum of sixty-five (65) semester hours at an accredited institution of higher learning. OR (b) Possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) Certificate and:
McAuliffe Educator Explorer Professional Development Program State education agencies, utilizing established networks of teachers such Improving Evaluation of Teacher Professional development in Math and Science http://www.ccsso.org/projects/McAuliffe_Educator_Explorer_Professional_Developme
Extractions: select Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Col... DoDEA Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marian... Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming McAuliffe Educator Explorer Professional Development Program The McAuliffe Educator Explorer Professional Development Program provided one-time awards to teams of state, district, and school educators to design processes to increase the active and sustained participation of educators in professional development that results in higher-quality education for K-12 students. The programs/processes designed link the states efforts to support national education strategies and the states professional development plans with district and school professional development plans. The major goal of this year of the program is to identify team planning processes to promote sustained professional development for teachers that can serve as models for replication in subsequent years of the program.
CLT: Educational Development Centres University Centres for Educational/Faculty development New Zealand; Department ofEducation and staff development, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore http://learningandteaching.dal.ca/ids.html
Extractions: Associations and Networks Promoting Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Centre for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching and Scholarship, University of Canberra Academic Development Unit, LaTrobe University Centre for Professional Development, Macquarrie University Centre For The Study of Higher Education (CSHE), University of Melbourne Monash University Teaching and Learning Centre,
Developing The Capacity To Select Effective Instructional Materials Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and education His experience ininstructional materials development and teaching background qualifies him to http://www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/CommitteeDisplay/CSME-Q-97-06-A?OpenDocument
Wyoming Highlights -- WICHE In addition, teams of policymakers and educational leaders from wyoming participate including enhancing the professional development of teachers and http://www.wiche.edu/States/wy.asp
Extractions: HIGHLIGHTS Higher Ed Trends Student Exchange Programs Educational Telecommunications Policy Strategies ... "A Golden Anniversary for a Priceless Idea" WYOMING COMMISSIONERS Tex Boggs state senator; and president, Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs Thomas Buchanan president, University of Wyoming Laramie Klaus Hanson professor of German and chair, Dept.of Modern and Classical Languages, University of Wyoming Laramie HIGHER ED TRENDS Here's the latest Wyoming forecast from WICHE's unit: By 2015 the proportion of the state's population 18 to 24 years old is expected to decline from about 10.4 percent to 9.2 percent while the proportion over age 65 will increase from 11.3 percent in 1995 to nearly 16 percent in 2015.
Educational Professional Development Minneapolis Public Schools Teacher Instructional Services staff development.CORPORATE ASSISTANCE Apple staff development Online IBM for Educators http://www.edinformatics.com/reform/profdevelop.htm
Extractions: Today is Educational Databases Curriculum International, US, state and local frameworks... Lesson Plans- database of reviewed lesson plans... Educational Agencies International, US and State ... School Stats info on schools and state tests Research- Search engines online journals, Medline ... recent research and articles... Professional Development- Teaching and Learning ... State Tests US Math Reading Science Tests.... Java Applets - math, science, language, children's games... Parent's Guide- - Locate schools, state tests... State Education Pages Select your state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Extractions: The No Child Left Behind Act raises the bar for Wyoming teachers. GRADE A: Leave No Child Behind in Wyoming "Teacher Quality" takes a look at how Wyoming is doing at meeting this requirement and features several professional-development efforts underway in the state. Linda Stowers of the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board explains how Wyoming is doing at getting a highly-qualified teacher into every classroom. The program also takes a look at how a one million dollar grant is helping teachers in the Natrona County School District learn how to use primary sources rather than textbooks more often in the classroom. Host Ben Gose travels to Sheridan where he visits the new National American Indian, Alaskan and Hawaiian Educational Development Center and then goes on to Wyoming Indian Elementary School to get a first-hand look at the center's work with teachers on the Wind River Reservation.
