Transcript Train the Trainer Central Intermediate Unit # 10

Central Intermediate Unit # 10 Consortium for
Deepening Teacher Pedagogy for Developing
Online Consortium
Cohort 1
2012-13
A Multi-Year Project
Imagine if you could . . . .
Have access to
learning content 24/7
Save money thru
online PD & PLCs
Provide Digital
portfolios for
students; send to
colleges & career
centers
Provide a safe
password protected
learning site 24/7
Increase teacher
collaboration &
efficiency
Enhance the F2F
Classroom w/ tech.
that students know &
love!
Provide teachers
access to share
learning activities
across all IU10
schools
Engage parents by
providing access to
classroom
activities/infor.
Introduction
Online Program unique to IU 10
Online PD,
PLCs, and
to share
curriculum
resources
For
teachers,
admin, staff,
students,
parents
Enhance the
classroom
w/ online
activities
Parents
access
available as
a window
into the
classroom
All through a
password
protected
secure Bb
platform
• One URL &
password for
each student,
teacher, staff,
and parent
Facilitates Professional Development
“
We can use Blackboard to provide online professional
development opportunities and to facilitate discussions
and synchronous online meetings. Keeping people off
the road helps them spend more time in the classroom.
— Beverly Addison Technology Learning Supervisor, Cobb County, Georgia
Enables District-wide Efficiency
“
We are putting curriculum online, real-time, all the
time. It positions us to be more agile in the way we
deliver information to staff and students.
— Donald A. Jenkins, Chief Information Office, JeffCo Public Schools, Colorado
Promoting Planning & Productivity
“
In the past, access to our curriculum standards and
instructional resources was quite limited. By hosting them
via Blackboard technology, teachers now have access to them
anywhere they have an Internet connection. The end result
is improved student performance.
— Dirk Funk, Instructional Tech. Coordinator, Amarillo Independent School District, Texas
IU 10 Implementation Plan
*3-5 year roll-out plan
Cohort 1: School year 2012 - 2013
Cohort 2: School year 2013 - 2014
Cohort 3: School year 2014 - 2015
*Evaluate and plan for upcoming years.
SCHOOL ENTITY TIMELINE
Cohort I – 2012-2013 School Year (each district or school)
 One high school Champion Teacher, least 3-5 teachers, one
administrators to participate in the online courses
 Course Development Work Day(s) – F2F by Bb trainers
 Online Presentation Day.
 After completing courses, teachers will have access to Bb for classroom
enhancement, PLCs, and continued learning.
SCHOOL ENTITY TIMELINE
Cohort II – 2013-2014 School Year
 Online Courses led by Champion teachers and IU Instructional Design Team
 Additional teachers and administrators to grow online courses and/or extend
the learning environment
 Online Course Development Work Day(s)
 Online Presentation Day.
 After completing this, you will have access to Bb for use and to learn.
SCHOOL ENTITY TIMELINE
Cohort III – 2014-2015 School Year
Online Courses led by Champion teachers and CIU # 10 Instructional
Design Team
 Additional teachers/ administrators to grow online courses and/or extend
the learning environment
 Online Course Development Work Day(s),
 Online Presentation Day.
 After completing this, you will have access to Bb for use and to learn.
FIVE DESCRIPTIONS:
1. Face-to-Face Hands-On Workshops
 Two Day (AM and PM Sessions)
 12 Hours of Instruction (12 Act 48 Hours)
 Training for the Champion teachers/administrators and
Instructional Design Team at CIU # 10.
 Workshops provide hand-on instruction
 The four (4) instructional modules include the following:
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Getting Started with Course Delivery
Presenting Content
Making the Most of Discussions
Creating and Managing Groups and Assignments (Include Safe
Assign for plagiarism prevention)
2. SIX ONLINE COURSES
 Online Pedagogy and Blackboard Training in the CIU # 10
Environment headed by the Instructional Design Team. (Teacher
Champions and 3 - 5 Additional Teachers/Administrators, along with
CIU # 10 Instructional Design Team.) Blackboard consultants will
jump in to webinar. Also, Bb consultants will meet to host a Bb Day.
Online Courses include the following:
1. Getting Started
2. Building Courses
3. Enhancing Communication
4. Assessing learners
5. Designing Engaging Content
6. Monitoring Student Performance
Online PD
Getting Started
This course covers how to:
 Navigate within the Blackboard Learn – Course
Delivery environment, as both a student and instructor
 Experience Blackboard’s course communication,
assessment, and assignment tools as a student
 Modify the Course Menu
 Add content to a course
 Complete common “Day 1” instructional tasks for
teaching online
Online PD
Building Courses
This course covers how to:
 Plan and organize course materials offline
 Prepare and customize the Blackboard course
environment
 Construct a functional course navigation structure
appropriate for the course content and audience
 Build effective course materials including content
items, folders, learning modules, external links, and
course links
 Organize and sequence learning materials in the
course
Online PD
Enhancing Communication.
This course covers how to:
 Compare and contrast asynchronous and synchronous
modes
 Establish course communication policies and
procedures
 Communicate information through Email and
Messages
 Enhance communication with participants using the
Discussion Board
 Conduct synchronous communication sessions in
using the Virtual Classroom and Chat tools
Online
Assessing Learners.
This course covers how to:
 Identify online strategies for accessing students
 Use the Assignment tool to create a variety of
assignments
 Build and administer Tests and Surveys using a variety
of question types
 Manage and grade assessments and assignments
Online
Designing Engaging Content:
Strategies for Effective Online
Lessons.
This course covers how to:
 Identify tools and strategies for presenting userfriendly content online
 Modify existing content to better meet the needs of
online learners
 Demonstrate ways to address diverse learning styles in
content delivery
 Organize, plan, and develop an exemplary lesson
 Incorporate interactivity to engage students and go
beyond text-heavy lessons
 Individualize instruction using Adaptive Release to
control how and when students view content
Online
Monitoring Student Performance.
This course covers how to:
 Identify tools and strategies for monitoring student
performance
 Set up the Grade Center to meet your assessment and
evaluation goals
 Efficiently manage grades throughout the term
 Set up the Early Warning System to provide notification
based on the specific needs of your course
 Use the Performance Dashboard to identify students
who may need additional assistance
 View and interpret performance-related reports and
statistics
 Use the Review Status feature to encourage student
accountability and continued progress
 Identify strategies for improving student retention and
success in the online environment
After the Online Training
3. Workday Sessions
 Face-to Face and Hands-On opportunity for Teacher Champions, CIU # 10
Instructional Design Team, and participating teachers/administrators, to collaborate
and create online course(s) that will be hosted on Blackboard.
4. Presentation Day
 Teacher Champions, Instructional Design Team, and participating
teachers/administrators present online course(s).
5. Host on the Bb Platform
 Online courses, PLC Corners, lessons, curriculum, videos, blogs, NBC Learn,
rubrics, student samples, multimedia,…
Goals Resulting from the CIU # 10
Consortium for Deepening Teacher
Pedagogy for Developing Online
Courses
Professional Learning Community
•Create a supportive environment that promotes trust and
appropriate risk taking.
•Facilitate deep communications and collaboration; save
time and money.
•Actively engage designated Champion teachers, CIU # 10
Instructional Design Team, and participating teachers in
appropriate learning opportunities.
Norms for Learning
 Set norms and expectations for participation and maintain
schedules: Two Full Day Workshops Facilitated by Blackboard PD
Instructors, online courses, work days, and presentation day, and
hosting on Bb platform.
 Model and set appropriate Netiquette standards.
21st Century Teaching and Learning
 Increase student motivation and engagement.
 Extend the classroom to a safe environment.
 Prepare students for Bb experiences found in Higher Education.
 Opportunity to offer online professional development to all school
entities.
Online Courses
 Develop Online Courses that Can Be Used by Consortium School
Entities. (Maximize resources by sharing lessons/courses/content
across ALL school entities.)
 Save teacher jobs and maximize resources by using highly qualified PA
teachers from the CIU # 10 region to engage students and teachers in
online learning environments.
Branded Environment for Each School Entity
 Offer a safe, teacher-control environment to all learning activities such
as wikis, discussion board, blogs, assignments, assessments, rubrics,
multi-media, and more . . . .
 Tie NBC Learn in an efficient manner to quickly bring to online learning.
 Whole community to share content and courses through the
Professional Learning Community of the CIU # 10 Consortium.
Opportunities for Districts to Save Money
Provide Credit
Recovery, Summer
School, and AP
blended & full online
courses
Increase contentbased comm. &
collaboration among
all schools
Provide an open
platform of comm.
for all schools and
district leaders
School Continuity
during natural
disasters, snow, and
individual absentees
Provide ACT 48 PD
supporting Book
Studies thru IU10
Provide ESL, RtI,
Coaching, and
leadership PLCs
Save money, time,
and travel thru
online PD & PLCs.
Share & host lesson
plans, curriculum
map, and contentbased materials.
Video
CASE STUDY from Notre Dame
Preparatory School
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Located in Towson, Maryland, Notre Dame Preparatory School may be one of Baltimore’s oldest prep schools, but that doesn’t mean it refuses to embrace the latest
technologies, inspiring approximately 750 girls currently enrolled in grades 6-12. In fact, Notre Dame Prep firmly believes that technology can enhance teaching, motivate
learning and prepare students to meet the technological demands of college and the 21st-century workplace.
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It’s why NDP Upper Level offers a fully implemented 1:1 wireless laptop environment where teachers and students use laptop computers in their instruction and day-to-day
communication. But until last year, the school lacked an effective online learning solution. MiaPotthast Walsh is the Curriculum Technology Specialist at Notre Dame Prep. “We
had been using an amalgamation of SharePoint, FrontPage and Moodle, as well as shared network drives. It was challenging for the students to utilize so many different tools to
share information,” she says. “As a private school, we need to be competitive from a technology standpoint. We were in our seventh year of our 1:1 laptop program and felt a
real need to augment it with a significant online course management component.” What they found was Blackboard Learn™. Designed to foster active and social learning within
a school community, Blackboard Learn™ promotes teacher planning and student productivity and enhances course monitoring and evaluation.
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A Truly Blended Learning Environment
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“Blended learning is more than a buzz word to us,” says Walsh. “We wanted to adapt the manner in which we were teaching our students. Blackboard offers tremendous tools to
provide blended learning opportunities. These correlate seamlessly to the methods students utilize to share information in other aspects of their lives.” Today, Notre Dame
Prep’s teachers incorporate 21st-century teaching tools into their curriculum with active collaboration tools that include secured wikis, blogs and journals: on-demand quizzes
and tests; and embedded video or podcasts. As a result, Walsh says the collaboration between students and teachers has been greatly enhanced and the end results are impacting
student achievement. “Blackboard Learn™ gives our students a continuous learning environment where the classroom doesn’t stop at the classroom door anymore,” she says.
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Both faculty and students agree that Blackboard Learn has made file and information sharing easy, and the new communication platform has positively impacted the Notre Dame
Prep student experience by increasing productivity on both sides. Students no longer have to search disparate teacher websites in multiple locations for the information they need
because content is delivered to them in a way that is not only easy to access, but also easy to manage. As DeniseNitkowski ‘12 explains, “It is so nice to have all of my courses
brought to me on my home page ‘dashboard,’ rather than having to visit all of my teachers’ different SharePoint or FrontPage sites.”
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Melinda Berger is the assistant director of the Middle Level, but she’s also a science teacher who considers lab time extremely valuable for hands-on work. “Blackboard gives me
the ability to save instruction time by placing basic skill development tasks on the system for at-home work,” she says. “That way, I can devote our classroom time to developing
critical thinking. I can’t imagine teaching without Blackboard at this point.”
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In terms of recruiting, Walsh says Blackboard has become part of Notre Dame’s overall technology story. “As a preparatory school, 100% of our students go on to college. Part
of our message is that we give our girls the technology that they will be utilizing during their years in higher education,” she says. But even more importantly, she says Blackboard
Learn™ is “changing the way we teach. It’s simply more effective. I’ve never implemented a piece of technology or software that has received such a positive response from both
faculty and students alike.”
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Blackboard Learn™ is “changing the way we teach. It’s simply more effective. I’ve never implemented a piece of technology or software that has received such a positive
response from both faculty and students alike.” -MiaPotthast Walsh, Curriculum Technology Specialist
IU 10 - Districts & Schools
IU 10 Districts & Schools in Area
Public SD
Bald Eagle Area School District
Bellefonte Area School District
Clearfield Area School District
Curwensville Area School District
Glendale School District
Harmony Area School District
Keystone Central School District
Moshannon Valley School District
Penns Valley Area School District
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District
State College Area School District
West Branch Area School District
Totals
Tech. Schools
The Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Keystone Central Career and Technology Center
Totals
Private Schools
Clearfield Alliance Christian School
Grace Prep
Lock Haven Catholic School
Lock Haven Christian School
Nittany Christian
Our Lady of Victory School
St. Francis Grade School
St. John the Evangelist School
State College Friends School
Walnut Street Christian School
Totals
Charter Schools
Centre Learning Community School
Nittany Valley Charter School
Sugar Valley Rural Charter School
Wonderland Charter School
Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania
Totals
# of SD & Schools # Teachers Students Buildings
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142
1,875
5
2
223
2,947
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3
192
2,532
6
4
91
1,180
3
5
68
784
2
6
23
384
1
7
337
4,700
12
8
66
940
2
9
115
1,550
4
10
148
1,899
5
11
553
7,453
19
12
96
1,300
2
2,054
27,544
67
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180
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1,184
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270
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180
645
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1 Diocese Altoona-Johnstown has 4,441 student
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1
1 Diocese Altoona-Johnstown has 4,441 student
1 Diocese of Erie Ed Office has 9,000 students
1 Diocese Altoona-Johnstown has 4,441 student
1
1
10
1 State College SD
1 State College SD
1 Keystone SD
1 State College SD
1 State College SD
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What you get?
Cost will include:
Branded identity for each district or entity
Access to IU 10’s unique Blackboard full Suite platform
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Year 1 – (500 User Band) for teachers/staff/students
Parent access inclusive; does NOT count against 500
users
F2F & Online PD as outlined in previous slides
Access to PLCs, PD, & sharing online curriculum content
Support & hosting with 99.7% uptime guarantee!
Economy of Scale Pricing
The more that join, the lower you pay!
School/District
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
6 entities
$11,333
$10,692
$10,783
7 entities
$9,714
$9,164
$9,243
8 entities
$8,500
$8,019
$8,088
9 entities
$7,556
$7,128
$7,189
10 entities
$6,800
$6,415
$6,470
*Confidential Pricing
*Based on overall cost of $68,000 Year 1 (over 50% discount for IU 10) ; up to 5,000 Users
Superintendents’ Charge
The purpose of a CIU # 10 Online Courses Consortium
is to create a sustainable professional learning
community among CIU # 10 educators that:
1. Develops and shares student online courses ;
2. Provides training to teachers in the development of
effective, rigorous online student courses; and
3. Trains teachers in an effective pedagogy of online
courses and blended online instruction.
Member and Board of Directors
Bald Eagle Area School District
Dan Fisher
Central Intermediate Unit #10 J.
Hugh Dwyer, Ed.D.
Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
Lois Richards
Curwensville Area School District
Norman Hatten
Glendale School District
Arnie Nadonley
Keystone Central School District
Kelly Hastings
PennsValley Area School District
Brian Griffith
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District
Stephen Benson
Practical Nursing Consortium – CPI
Jane Irwin
Steering Committee
Bald Eagle Area School District
Tracy Boone
[email protected]
Central Intermediate Unit #10
Bobbie Pfingstler, Ed.D.
[email protected]
Clearfield County Career and Technology
Center
Jerome Mick
[email protected]
Curwensville Area School District
Ron Matchock
[email protected]
Glendale School District
Susan Bickford, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Keystone Central School District
Terry Murty
[email protected]
PennsValley Area School District
Sherri Connell
[email protected]
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District
Robin Stewart
[email protected]
Practical Nursing Consortium - CPI
Jane Irwin
[email protected]
Champion Teachers
Bald Eagle Area School District
Tracy Boone
[email protected]
Central Intermediate Unit #10
Bobbie Pfingstler, Ed.D.
[email protected]
Susan Bickford, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Clearfield County Career and Technology
Center
Melissa Mowrey
[email protected]
Curwensville Area School District
Sybil Nichol
[email protected]
Glendale School District
Lindsay Kallas
[email protected]
Keystone Central School District
Ken Kryder
[email protected]
PennsValley Area School District
Barb Kitchen
[email protected]
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District
Greg Hubler
[email protected]
Practical Nursing Consortium - CPI
Rhonda Witherite
[email protected]
District Implementation Trainers
Bald Eagle Area School District
Marjorie Fisher
[email protected]
Central Intermediate Unit #10
Kathy Hawkins
[email protected]
Bethann McCain
[email protected]
Amy Garvey
[email protected]
Christine Sanker
[email protected]
Lauren Hopkins
[email protected]
Beth Rhymestine
[email protected]
Dan Kerlin
[email protected]
Darrin Dale
[email protected]
Darlene Pennington
[email protected]
Donna Wheeler
[email protected]
Jeff Custer
[email protected]
Matt Lobb
[email protected]
PennsValley Area School District
Jill Geesey
[email protected]
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District
Leslie Long
[email protected]
Clearfield County Career and Technology
Center
Curwensville Area School District
Glendale School District
Central Intermediate Unit #10 Team
Executive Director
Dr. J. Hugh Dwyer,
Ed.D.
[email protected]
Director, Continuous School Improvement
Dr. Bobbie Pfingstler,
Ed.D.
[email protected]
Director, Nonpublic Programs and Information
Technology
Ed Catherman
[email protected]
Curriculum Consultant
Dr. Susan Bickford,
Ph.D.
[email protected]
Education Consultant
Kathleen Hawkins
[email protected]
Education Consultant
Bethann McCain
[email protected]
IT Facilitator
Tom Rowles
[email protected] ,
Administrative Assistant
Luann Boulton
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant
Mary Ann Wigfield
[email protected]
Blackboard Training
(August 2012 – June 2013)
Leaders: Dr. Bobbie W. Pfingstler and Dr. Susan Bickford, CIU # 10
Facilitators: Jerome Mick and Frank Walk, CCCTC
Clinton Room – Central Intermediate Unit # 10
Eighteen (18) Act 48 Hours Per Course
8:30 a.m. Registration and Light Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Workshop (includes one hour working lunch)
Course work will begin with a three-hour facilitation session(s) on designated dates.
Remainder of course will need to be completed on student time.
Overview
With this ready-to-use series of online/hybrid courses, you will learn the skills necessary to design and teach
online, as you gain valuable experience as an online learner. Participants will develop hands-on knowledge of available
communication, content, and evaluation tools.
In addition, they will be introduced to the principles of effective course design and the pedagogy of online learning.
This series includes six complete online courses covering the key aspects of designing and teaching online using the
Blackboard Learn™ - Course Delivery* technology. The courses are designed as facilitated, two-week workshops.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Getting Started
Building Courses
Friday, September 28, 2012
Communication
Assessing Learners
Monday, October 22, 2012
Designing Engaging Content
Monitoring Student Performance
Monday, April 29, 2013
Online PLC Collaboration Day
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Online PLC Presentation Day
Blackboard Training
Blackboard Instructor: Melinda Johnson
Clinton Room – Central Intermediate Unit # 10
8:30 a.m. Registration and Light Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Workshop
May 14, 2012 – Course Delivery Administration
Training for GUI: Technology Administrators
May 15, 2012 – Community Engagement Administration
Training for GUI: Technology Administrators
May 16, 2012 – Content Management Administration
Training for GUI: Technology Administrators
May 17, 2012 - Getting Started with Course Delivery AND Presenting
Content – Also, MashUp, links, and using streaming
Training for Designated Champions
May 18, 2012 - Making the Most of Discussion AND Creating and Managing
Groups and Assignments (Includes Safe Assign for plagiarism prevention)
Training for Designated Champions
CIU # 10 Online Blackboard
Steering Committee Meetings
September 26, 2012
November 28, 2012
February 20, 2013
As needed
Will begin after Curriculum Council Meetings. Please join us for lunch at
11:30 A.M.. Online Steering Committee meeting will begin at 12:15 P.M.
CIU # 10 Online Consortium
http://www.ciu10.org/Domain/99