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[ProfessionalDevelopment 2081] Re: ProfessionalDevelopment Digest, Vol 31, Issue 8Barbara Jacala barbara.jacala at guamcc.eduSun Apr 13 22:17:42 EDT 2008
I would say the best thing I did to enhance my own professional development is to join the NIFL listserv. The discussions and resources offered have been very helpful. Many times I am able to extract certain information to share with my colleagues. Barbara Jacala Guam Community College -----Original Message----- From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of professionaldevelopment-request at nifl.gov Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 2:00 AM To: professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov Subject: ProfessionalDevelopment Digest, Vol 31, Issue 8 Send ProfessionalDevelopment mailing list submissions to professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to professionaldevelopment-request at nifl.gov You can reach the person managing the list at professionaldevelopment-owner at nifl.gov When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of ProfessionalDevelopment digest..." Today's Topics: 1. [ProfessionalDevelopment 2069] Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD (Lobaccaro Gina (DOC)) 2. [ProfessionalDevelopment 2070] Re: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD (Cristina Mendes-Da-Costa) 3. [ProfessionalDevelopment 2071] Re: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD (David J. Rosen) 4. [ProfessionalDevelopment 2072] Communities of Practice (David J. Rosen) 5. [ProfessionalDevelopment 2073] Re: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD (Tyskiewicz, Andy) 6. [ProfessionalDevelopment 2074] Re: from Laura, Preview - NAASLN Sessions atCOABE (Taylor, Jackie) 7. [ProfessionalDevelopment 2075] Re: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD (David J. Rosen) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:20:25 -0400 From: "Lobaccaro Gina (DOC)" <Gina.Lobaccaro at state.de.us> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2069] Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD To: "The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List" <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov> Message-ID: <A7439902C13D6C459A2217AB22A386FB01DB2C1D at DOVERSCLS01N1.state.de.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I am investigating the use of technological tools to build and enhance teacher professional development during these days of financial cutbacks. It is my understanding that the State of Delaware has left no money in the budget for professional development during this year of such a shortage of funds. As it happens, I have just returned to work on my EdD (Educational Doctorate) at the University of Delaware, so I hope to offer my expertise and work on projects that will give teachers in Delaware opportunities to create their own opportunities for professional development. I am writing this to this listserv to solicit ideas and suggestions for how other states and professional groups have taken on the development of professional development opportunities without a great deal of funding provided by the states or the federal government. I will be creating a bog, for the project for the class I am taking this semester - Cognition & Technology, to document and provide sounding board for Delaware adult educator and other adult educators who have used technology to enhance the effectiveness of low cost/high quality professional development opportunities for teachers. I am an adult educator and an correctional educator. I am the media & technology specialist for the Prison Education program that is administrated by the Delaware Department of Education, but I do not expect this conversation to be limited to Adult Education professional development. But, I will take suggestions that I might use to strengthen the opportunities for adult educators' professional development in Delaware. The Adult Education Professional Development organization for Delaware is DAACE. I look forward to a lively conversation on this topic. Sincerely Gina Lobaccaro Sussex Correctional Institution Prison Education Program PO Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 302-856-5282 x 6204 gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us <mailto:gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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However, the greatest achievements and the more efficient learning was not acquired and developed through the official accomplishment of this degree, but through the active and ongoing engagement with an international CoP - The webheads in Action. I have learned so much from these people, and I think I have also been able to give something back. It is this continuous learning exchange that keeps me motivated and also keeps my learning spark going. Yesterday I also joined another group in NING on Professional Development 2.0 http://newlearning.ning.com/m which you might also find useful. I hope to meet you there too. Best, Cris Cristina Costa http://www.knowmansland.com <http://www.knowmansland.com/> .......................................................... Learning Technologies Development Officer Research and Graduate College <http://www.rgc.salford.ac.uk/> University of Salford <http://www.salford.ac.uk/> Tel: +44 (0)161 295 6751 Skype ID: navysternchen P Please, consider your environmental responsibility. Before printing this e-mail ask yourself: "Do I need a hard copy?" ________________________________ From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Lobaccaro Gina (DOC) Sent: 10 April 2008 21:20 To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List Subject: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD I am investigating the use of technological tools to build and enhance teacher professional development during these days of financial cutbacks. It is my understanding that the State of Delaware has left no money in the budget for professional development during this year of such a shortage of funds. As it happens, I have just returned to work on my EdD (Educational Doctorate) at the University of Delaware, so I hope to offer my expertise and work on projects that will give teachers in Delaware opportunities to create their own opportunities for professional development. I am writing this to this listserv to solicit ideas and suggestions for how other states and professional groups have taken on the development of professional development opportunities without a great deal of funding provided by the states or the federal government. I will be creating a bog, for the project for the class I am taking this semester - Cognition & Technology, to document and provide sounding board for Delaware adult educator and other adult educators who have used technology to enhance the effectiveness of low cost/high quality professional development opportunities for teachers. I am an adult educator and an correctional educator. I am the media & technology specialist for the Prison Education program that is administrated by the Delaware Department of Education, but I do not expect this conversation to be limited to Adult Education professional development. But, I will take suggestions that I might use to strengthen the opportunities for adult educators' professional development in Delaware. The Adult Education Professional Development organization for Delaware is DAACE. I look forward to a lively conversation on this topic. Sincerely Gina Lobaccaro Sussex Correctional Institution Prison Education Program PO Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 302-856-5282 x 6204 gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us <mailto:gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080411/e 21fa0fc/attachment-0001.html ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:55:26 -0400 From: "David J. Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2071] Re: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov> Message-ID: <0959A3DC-D901-4216-9C94-6EDF0EEA4DAE at comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hello Gina and others, Sometimes crisis offers opportunity. Here's where you could start: Since you know a lot about technology already, and since two of the areas that teachers in Delaware probably need to improve on is integrating technology in their classrooms, and using online learning for their own professional development, I recommend you look at Adulted online 's Technology Integration Self assessment (TISA) [http://adultedonline.org] Go to Tech Savvy -- select "Teachers start here" link. . This (free because it was developed with funds provided by the U.S. Department of Education] online process is a self- assessment and much more. It is an online professional development process. After taking the self assessment, a teacher (or group of teachers at a program, or all the teachers across a state) creates a professional development plan with a few objectives for the year. The teacher then is guided to (free or inexpensive) online learning resources to meet the specific objective(s). It's new, simple, elegant, and many teachers, program administrators and states are using it. The learning curve for teachers is not steep. There is another reason to use this. It's a good model for other kinds of professional development. The same process could be used for other kinds of professional development. The process is not limited to only online learning. Teachers can still take advantage of face-to- face PD (if there is any, and if their schedules allow them to take advantage of it) but it opens new opportunities to the majority of adult ed teachers , those who work part-time and have other full-time and part-time jobs and who can only learn online. Incidentally a similar online learning process is used by new State Directors of Adult Education and their staff, so some are quite familiar with how an online PD model works from their own experience. Full disclosure: I helped to build the TISA so I am not impartial about it, but check it out and talk with others who have used it. Maybe some people on this list have used it. If so, what do you think? Do you like it? Is it helpful? What are its strengths? If there were more funds available to support it, how could it be improved? http://adultedonline.org/ Go to Tech Savvy -- select "Teachers start here" link. David J. Rosen djrosen at comcast.net On Apr 10, 2008, at 4:20 PM, Lobaccaro Gina (DOC) wrote: > I am investigating the use of technological tools to build and enhance > teacher professional development during these days of financial > cutbacks. > It is my understanding that the State of Delaware has left no money in > the budget for professional development during this year of such a > shortage of funds. > > As it happens, I have just returned to work on my EdD (Educational > Doctorate) at the University of Delaware, so I hope to offer my > expertise and work on projects that will give teachers in Delaware > opportunities to create their own opportunities for professional > development. > I am writing this to this listserv to solicit ideas and suggestions > for how other states and professional groups have taken on the > development of professional development opportunities without a great > deal of funding provided by the states or the federal government. > > I will be creating a bog, for the project for the class I am taking > this semester - Cognition & Technology, to document and provide > sounding board for Delaware adult educator and other adult educators > who have used technology to enhance the effectiveness of low cost/high > quality professional development opportunities for teachers. > > I am an adult educator and an correctional educator. I am the media & > technology specialist for the Prison Education program that is > administrated by the Delaware Department of Education, but I do not > expect this conversation to be limited to Adult Education professional > development. > But, I will take suggestions that I might use to strengthen the > opportunities for adult educators' professional development in > Delaware. The Adult Education Professional Development organization > for Delaware is DAACE. > > I look forward to a lively conversation on this topic. > > Sincerely > > Gina Lobaccaro > > Sussex Correctional Institution > Prison Education Program > PO Box 500 > Georgetown, DE 19947 > 302-856-5282 x 6204 > > gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us <mailto:gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us> > <winmail.dat>---------------------------------------------------- > National Institute for Literacy > Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list > professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov > > To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to > http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment > > Email delivered to djrosen at comcast.net > > Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/ > Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development David J. Rosen djrosen at comcast.net ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:57:19 -0400 From: "David J. Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2072] Communities of Practice To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov> Message-ID: <A413864A-7BDB-4D09-86EB-111EE379A976 at comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hello Cris, I would love to hear more about the webheads in Action. How did being part of this Community of Practice (CoP) support, inform, and challenge you? Do you think it helped you to improve your teaching? If so, how? Can you tell us how it was a CoP? That is, how does an online CoP work? And how did this one work for you? For some reading this, CoPs may be a new idea, and an online CoP especially may be new, so please -- if you can -- start at the beginning. Tell the whole story. Gives us the details. What you have described is tantalizing, and for you familiar, but it's not familiar for everyone here. I, for one, will be an eager reader. Thanks. David J. Rosen djrosen at comcast.net On Apr 11, 2008, at 3:02 AM, Cristina Mendes-Da-Costa wrote: > Hi Gina, > > > > I know the feeling. In previous institutions where I worked before > there was no budget at all for PD. However, it didn?t stop me. I > paid for my own Masters?. However, the greatest achievements and > the more efficient learning was not acquired and developed through > the official accomplishment of this degree, but through the active > and ongoing engagement with an international CoP ? The webheads in > Action. I have learned so much from these people, and I think I > have also been able to give something back. It is this continuous > learning exchange that keeps me motivated and also keeps my > learning spark going. > > > > Yesterday I also joined another group in NING on Professional > Development 2.0 http://newlearning.ning.com/m which you might also > find useful. > > > > I hope to meet you there too. > > Best, > > Cris > > > > Cristina Costa > http://www.knowmansland.com > ???????????????????. > Learning Technologies Development Officer > Research and Graduate College > University of Salford > Tel: +44 (0)161 295 6751 > > Skype ID: navysternchen > > > > P Please, consider your environmental responsibility. Before > printing this e-mail ask yourself: "Do I need a hard copy?" > > > > > From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov > [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of > Lobaccaro Gina (DOC) > Sent: 10 April 2008 21:20 > To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List > Subject: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, > Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD > > > > I am investigating the use of technological tools to build and > enhance teacher professional development during these days of > financial cutbacks. > > It is my understanding that the State of Delaware has left no money > in the budget for professional development during this year of such > a shortage of funds. > > > > As it happens, I have just returned to work on my EdD (Educational > Doctorate) at the University of Delaware, so I hope to offer my > expertise and work on projects that will give teachers in Delaware > opportunities to create their own opportunities for professional > development. > > I am writing this to this listserv to solicit ideas and suggestions > for how other states and professional groups have taken on the > development of professional development opportunities without a > great deal of funding provided by the states or the federal > government. > > > > I will be creating a bog, for the project for the class I am taking > this semester - Cognition & Technology, to document and provide > sounding board for Delaware adult educator and other adult > educators who have used technology to enhance the effectiveness of > low cost/high quality professional development opportunities for > teachers. > > > > I am an adult educator and an correctional educator. I am the media > & technology specialist for the Prison Education program that is > administrated by the Delaware Department of Education, but I do not > expect this conversation to be limited to Adult Education > professional development. > > But, I will take suggestions that I might use to strengthen the > opportunities for adult educators' professional development in > Delaware. The Adult Education Professional Development > organization for Delaware is DAACE. > > > > I look forward to a lively conversation on this topic. > > > > Sincerely > > > > Gina Lobaccaro > > > > Sussex Correctional Institution > > Prison Education Program > > PO Box 500 > > Georgetown, DE 19947 > > 302-856-5282 x 6204 > > > > gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us > > ---------------------------------------------------- > National Institute for Literacy > Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list > professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov > > To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to > http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment > > Email delivered to djrosen at comcast.net > > Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/ > Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:30:27 -0400 From: "Tyskiewicz, Andy" <atyskiewicz at crec.org> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2073] Re: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD To: "The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List" <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov> Message-ID: <2E4115D033189841AF7BAF1768828B060165C88A at crecmail.crec.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Proliteracy offerings may help - they are on line; also US Dept. of Education has new on line products for adult educators with OVAE ________________________________ From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Lobaccaro Gina (DOC) Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:20 PM To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List Subject: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD I am investigating the use of technological tools to build and enhance teacher professional development during these days of financial cutbacks. It is my understanding that the State of Delaware has left no money in the budget for professional development during this year of such a shortage of funds. As it happens, I have just returned to work on my EdD (Educational Doctorate) at the University of Delaware, so I hope to offer my expertise and work on projects that will give teachers in Delaware opportunities to create their own opportunities for professional development. I am writing this to this listserv to solicit ideas and suggestions for how other states and professional groups have taken on the development of professional development opportunities without a great deal of funding provided by the states or the federal government. I will be creating a bog, for the project for the class I am taking this semester - Cognition & Technology, to document and provide sounding board for Delaware adult educator and other adult educators who have used technology to enhance the effectiveness of low cost/high quality professional development opportunities for teachers. I am an adult educator and an correctional educator. I am the media & technology specialist for the Prison Education program that is administrated by the Delaware Department of Education, but I do not expect this conversation to be limited to Adult Education professional development. But, I will take suggestions that I might use to strengthen the opportunities for adult educators' professional development in Delaware. The Adult Education Professional Development organization for Delaware is DAACE. I look forward to a lively conversation on this topic. Sincerely Gina Lobaccaro Sussex Correctional Institution Prison Education Program PO Box 500 Georgetown, DE 19947 302-856-5282 x 6204 gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us <mailto:gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us> The documents accompanying this fax or e-mail transmission, including any attachments, are for the sole use of the intended recipients and MAY contain confidential health or other information that is legally privileged. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party unless required to do so by law or regulation and is required to destroy the information after its stated need has been fulfilled. If you are NOT the intended recipient you are hereby notified that ANY disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on the contents of these documents is strictly prohibited. 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URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080411/0 5cb36ae/attachment-0001.html ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:31:41 -0400 From: "Taylor, Jackie" <jataylor at utk.edu> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2074] Re: from Laura, Preview - NAASLN Sessions atCOABE To: "The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List" <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov> Message-ID: <0913EC48F2B05C4FBE4878BAFCABBFEC01EF0EAE at KFSVS2.utk.tennessee.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The following is posted on behalf of Laura Weisel, please see below...Jackie Taylor ________________________________ From: PowerPath at aol.com [mailto:PowerPath at aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:46 PM To: professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov Subject: Re: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2068] Re: Preview - NAASLN Sessions atCOABE Carol - thank you for your interest in the NAASLN track at COABE (St. Louis, April 28 - May 1st.). If you are coming to COABE, the sessions will be part of the agenda/program.The NAASLN sessions are of great interest to conference attendees - so, plan on coming to the session early to be assured of a seat and handouts. If you are not coming to COABE - there are several things you can do if one or more of the topics are of interest to you: 1. COABE will be having conference session handouts/PowerPoints on the COABE website sometime in May - NAASLN presenters will be submitting their handouts and PowerPoints to COABE for the website. 2. NAASLN will also be having the conference session handouts/PowerPoints on the NAASLN website sometime in May. AND 3. If there is a specific session you are interested in and you can't be at COABE, NAASLN can link you directly to the presenter. Each of the NAASLN presenters will gladly answer your questions and share their conference sessions with you. Laura Weisel, NAASLN Board Member ************** Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000 016) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080411/b 0bbf586/attachment-0001.html ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:40:26 -0400 From: "David J. Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2075] Re: Using Listservs, Online Meetings, Online Learning Circles, Communities of Practics to encourage technological uses of PD To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov> Message-ID: <5803A9C7-6CB5-4683-8BC6-E875DD3AEC3A at comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hello Andy, On Apr 11, 2008, at 8:30 AM, Tyskiewicz, Andy wrote: > US Dept. of Education has new on line products for adult educators > with OVAE > Could you tell us what these are and give us URLs to learn more about them? Thanks. David J. 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