Educational Technology Outreach Professional Development Activities

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Educational Technology OutreachProfessional
Development Activities
College of Education

• Teaching with Technology Conference
• Davina Pruitt-Mentle
• March 29, 2001

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Educational Technology Outreach

• Within the College of Education
• In existence for four years
• Provides technology related professional
  development opportunities for teachers in the
  field
• Establishing new partnerships
• Developing new opportunities

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Professional Development in the Field

• Flexibility
• Time
• After school
• Weekends
• Once a week/Every other week
• Course schedule
• Does not have to be aligned with University
  semesters

• Payment
• Individual
• County
• Grant Payments
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Location
• In-county
• On campus
• On-line
• One and three credit modules

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Mode of Delivery

• Face to Face
• Face to Face with Web enhancement
• Distance learning labs
• On-line
• synchronous
• asynchronous
• All courses supported by County Technology
  Specialists

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Course Creation

• Need assessment
• Counties
• Conferences
• Faculty
• Maryland Business Roundtable
• Develop course with county input
• Tailor course to county requirements/software
  infrastructure
• University review/MSDE approval

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Course Offerings

• EDUC 498A Project Based Classrooms
• EDUC 498B Multimedia in the K-12 Classroom
• EDUC 498C Technology Basics for Teachers
• EDUC 498D Computers in the Science Classroom
• EDUC 498E Computers in the Language Arts
  Classroom
• EDUC 498F Integrating Technology in the
  Mathematics Classroom
• EDUC 498K Computing in the School Setting
  Teaching with Telecommunications
• EDUC 498L Integrating Technology with the Social
  Studies Curriculum
• EDUC 498M Internet Content for the Classroom
• EDUC 498N Web-Based Instructional Tools
• EDUC 498O Assistive Technology for the Classroom
  Teacher
• EDUC 498P Technology Leadership Issues in
  Educational Technology

• EDUC 498Q Desktop Publishing
• EDUC498R Internet Content for the Classroom II
• EDUC498S Internet Content for the Classroom III
• EDUC498T Cyberethics for K-12 Instruction I
• EDUC498U Cyberethics for K-12 Instruction II
• EDUC498V Cyberethics for K-12 Instruction III
• EDUC498W Distance Learning for K-12 Instruction
  I
• EDUC498X Distance Learning for K-12 Instruction
  II
• EDUC498Y Distance Learning for K-12 Instruction
  III
• EDUC498Z Designing Instruction with Technology
• EDUC698M Internet Content for the Classroom
  (3 credits)
• EDUC698T Cyberethics for K-12 Instruction (3
  credits)
• EDUC698W Distance Learning for K-12 Instruction
  (3 credits)

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New On-line Courses

• Internet Content for the Classroom
• Distance Learning for the Classroom
• Cyberethics
• Reading Course-To Meet Teacher Certification (2
  courses for elementary teachers)
• Interpreting Maryland Test Scores for School
  Improvement - for Administrators
• Technology Leadership for Administrators

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Unique Best Practice Partnerships

• Baltimore Learning Community
• Distance Learning Lab
• Baltimore City Public Schools Prince Georges
  County Public Schools
• 6 course cohorts
• First 2 courses face-to-face
• Last 4 courses on-line

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Unique Best Practice Partnerships

• Queen Annes County Public Schools
• Unique infrastructure
• Technology assessment of all new teachers
• assessment and proficiency at Level III needed
  before tenure
• hands on assessment
• county pays for new teacher course work - to
  reach Level III

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Queen Annes County Public Schools

• Schools 12
• Students 7231
• 14.7 increase over past 5 years
• Staff
• Professional and Non-Professional 814
• New Hires
• 1999/2000 63
• 2000/2001 80

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Technology Competencies Grouped Into 4 Levels

• Level I - Technology Basics
• Level II - Applications and Online Strategies
• Level III - Integrating Technology into
  Instruction
• Level IV - Multimedia and Project-Based Learning

Minimum acceptable proficiency level Level III
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Teacher Tracking

• Track 1 - For teachers who need basic software
  and computer training.
• Track 2 - For teachers who have skills in basic
  computer software but need strengthening in using
  the computers with their students.
• Track 3 - For teachers who demonstrate software
  competency and have some knowledge of how to use
  the computer in the classroom to support
  instruction.
• Track 4 - For teachers who demonstrate software
  competency and have knowledge of how to use the
  computer in the classroom to support instruction
  and do not wish to take additional coursework

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Assessment Results
132 of 144 New Hires Assessed
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Enrollment in Classes Offered by Level
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Status of the 60 New Hires of 1999/2000
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New Opportunities

• Research using pre and post assessment
• Eastern Shore consortium cohort
• Frederick County
• Satellite Academy Workshop
• Grants
• Working with departments within the college
• Rolling credits into graduate program
• Xybernaut
• Cultural Design Team
• Software evaluation

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Educational Technology Outreach

• Contact
• Davina Pruitt-Mentle
• [phone]
• dp151_at_umail.umd.edu