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PLC Model for Hybrid Course Development

Angela Durant-TysonInstructional Coordinator

What does the CTE classroom of the early 20th Century . . .

. .have in common with the CTE classroom of the early 21st century?

Innovation & Change ! •Access to web-based content /curriculum/collaborators•Increased Emphasis on Relationships, Partnering, and Soft Skills•Problems-Based Learning •Collaborative Approaches•Small Learning Communities

But, in the “Race to keep Pace” with today’s technology and digital

learners . . . .

Many teachers are at a Generational Disadvantage . . . .

And all this technology sometimesseems to just ADD toMy WORK !

Why focus on Teacher Professional Development?

Research shows that each dollar spent on recruiting high-quality teachers and deepening their knowledge and skills nets greater gains in student learning than any other use of an education

dollar.(Ferguson, Greenwald, Hedges, & Laine as cited in Darling-Hammond, 1997)

In a “learning by doing” environment. . .

effective teachers are always modeling the skills they expect learners to master

SKILLS rated MOST IMPORTANT by over 400 U.S. employers :

Teamwork / Collaboration

Professionalism / Work Ethic

Oral and Written Communication

Information Technology Application

Higher-Order Thinking / Problem Solvingsource: Southern Regional Education Board

The Professional Learning Community

•Work collaboratively•Focus on Learning, not Teaching

•Hold ourselves accountable for results

Professional Development Facilitated through PLCs

Not an event or series of events but a Process of Continuous Improvement

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Evidence of Higher-Order Thinking Peers exchange ideas Participants are responsible for their own learning Social interaction and acceptance is generally high Self-confidence and personal satisfaction increases Learning becomes needs, interest, and curiosity-based Relevant discussions on important issues are the norm

Empower Leadership Teams

Top-down support for bottom-up success

To train 150 teachers to utilize Blackboard LMS grade book and create at least one

hybrid/blended course

A national benchmark for online course design

Quality Matters (QM) is a leader in quality assurance for online education and has received national recognition for its peer-based approach to continuous improvement in online education and student learning.

https://www.qualitymatters.org/

The Process…

• Quality Matters Certification• Identify Power Users• Create Training Materials• Train the Trainer• Logistics and Implementation• Feedback

“In a time of accelerating change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer

Blackboard Boot Camp

Blackboard Grading Practices

Blackboard Assessment Practices

Blackboard Communication Tools

Online User Guides

Quick Start Guides

• Address different learning styles• Demonstrate first, then let

instructors practice• Develop training material• Run-through facilitation skills• Set an action plan and follow up

Training Schedule

• June and July• Two trainings simultaneously

8 am to 4 pm each day

Course Development Training

Tulsa Technology Center Online Teacher Certificate

• 120 Teachers Trained• 56 Received Online Teacher

Certification• 69 Received APPQMR Certification

Warm: Best PD Ever!! Why don’t you all do this more often?

Cool: Have the QM training after the Boot Camp, so we have a chance to modify our courses. Having it on Friday made us realize what needed to be corrected and made for more work.

Objectives for this presentation: Recognize when collaboration is needed; review the structure and flow of collaboration; identify skills to use when the collaborative process breaks

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Questions?

Objectives for this presentation: Recognize when collaboration is needed; review the structure and flow of collaboration; identify skills to use when the collaborative process breaks

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Angela Durant-TysonInstructional Coordinator

Email: angela.duranttyson@tulsatech.edu