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Going Virtual III
Effective Professional Development of K-12 Online Teachers
Kerry Rice, Ed. D. & Lisa Dawley, Ph. D.
Agenda
• Review findings from the Going Virtual! Research Series
• Share pilot studies – program evaluations• Complexities in measuring “effectiveness”.
Going Virtual! Research Series
Going Virtual! Research Series
Phase I: Summary of Findings
• PD is …• Dependent on the organization• Driven by context• Online• Ongoing• Focused on skills
Phase II: Survey Design
1. School and Model Affiliation (Virtual, Supplemental, B & M)
2. Demographics3. Professional Development Opportunities4. Professional Development Needs
• Respondents rated topics of importance (as mapped to synthesized national and regional standards)
• In their own words (536 open-ended responses)
Phase II: Demographics
• Experienced Workforce• 99% - credentialed teachers
• 27% - new to online teaching • 2% - new to the teaching profession
• 55% - between 6 and 15 years of total teaching experience• 18% - more than 16 years total teaching experience
• 55% - master’s degree or better
PD Hours and Opportunities
72% - participated in ongoing training in online teaching
PD Preferences
536 open-ended comments generated 18 themes
1. Time management (71)2. Student responsibility (61)3. Technology Skills (54)4. Communication (54)5. Parental Support (53)6. Isolation (46)7. Workload (42)8. Teacher/student ratio (34)9. Special needs (23)
10. PD issues (22) 11. Administrative support (14) 12. Curriculum issues (12)13. Best practice (12)14. Compensation (11) 15. Accurate assessment (8)16. Credibility (7)17. Copyright/plagiarism (7)18. Organizational skills (5)
What are your unique needs and challenges as a K-12 online teacher?
In their own words...
Self - Reported Needs (sorted by Online Teaching Experience)
Self - Reported Needs (sorted by Program Model)
Professional Development Needs
Online teachers were asked to rate the importance of various topics in these 8 categories.
• Technology• Facilitation• Online Content Development• Digital Etiquette• Assessment• Networking/Community
Building• Leadership• Special Needs
Critical Professional Development Needs
• % of respondents who rated each as very important! (rated 4 on scale of 1-4)
• 74% - Use of communication technologies (Technology)
• 62% - Time management strategies (Facilitation)
• 60% - Risks of academic dishonesty to learners(Digital Etiquette)
• 60% - Student internet safety (Digital Etiquette)
Phase III: Effective Professional Development of K-12 Online Teachers
• Level of alignment between various PD models and the articulated needs and challenges of K-12 online teachers?
• To what extent does PD impact teaching practice and identified skill progression?
• What key themes are emerging in training K-12 online teachers?
• How does what we learn inform policy, practice and research?
Measuring Effectiveness?
What is effectiveness?
Impact of change in teaching practice on student outcomes
Leveraging Data Systems: Workshop Evaluation
Data mining
Self report
Self report
Observation
Leveraging Data Systems: INSPIRE Connections Academy – STS Evaluation
Goal 1: Ongoing Student Progress
Goal 2: Improved ISAT & AYP
• Achieved AYP• Exceeded state ISAT reading average (89.61%
proficient or better vs. 88.15% for the state)
Goal 3: Sustained Parent Satisfaction
Goal 4: Teacher Effectiveness
Goal 5: Expanded Knowledge Base
• Does STS lead to improved student performance and student satisfaction? • Target: 90% student satisfaction with delivery of curriculum• Target: Students “proficient” on ISAT• Target: Students demonstrate improved performance: LEAP
performance metric, % of lessons completed, grades
Where do we go from here?
• How do you measure effectiveness?• How do the pilot evaluations inform the design of
Phase III?• How do we scale up given…
• Context (both the school model and the PD model)
• Can we identify common data sets and leverage them for the purpose of evaluation?
Contact Info
• Going Virtual!• Status of Professional Development for K-12
Online Teachers• http://edtech.boisestate.edu/goingvirtual/going
virtual1.pdf• Unique Needs and Challenges of K-12 Online
Teachers• http://edtech.boisestate.edu/goingvirtual/going
virtual2.pdf