What is the e-Learning for Educators Project?

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What is the e-Learning for Educators Project?

• Online professional development (OPD)
• for K-12 teachers
• A collaborative model of implementation
• Training that will build state capacity to
  sustain high-quality OPD program for teachers
• A large-scale randomized research study
• Evaluation to inform and improve

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Project Partners

• Alabama SDE Alabama Public Television
• Delaware SDE WHYY
• Kentucky SDE KY Educational Television
• eMints at the Univ. of MO KETC and Missouri
  SDE
• Mississippi SDE Mississippi Public
  Broadcasting
• New Hampshire SDE New Hampshire Public
  Television
• WLVT Lehigh Valley Telecom Pennsylvania SDE
• West Virginia SDE West Virginia Public
  Broadcasting
• Education Development Center Boston College

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Capacity-building

• Training
• - Online instructor training for each state in
  Yr 1
• - Local workshop delivery, focused on high need
  areas Yrs 1-5
• Course and Content Development
• - Online developer training for each state in
  Yr 2
• - Model course development to meet state
  needs/research plan in Yrs 1 2
• Leadership Development

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OPD targeting state needs initiatives
State e-Learning OPD Supports State Initiatives
AL ARI and AMSTI
DE Professional preparation, ranking/salary increases
KY KVHS preparing teachers for online instruction
MS Certification - NCLB standards teacher retention
MO Meeting NCLB standards for teacher quality
NH Open New Hampshire
PA Classrooms of the Future (Technology integration)
WV 21st Century Schools Initiative
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• ALABAMA PARTNERSHIPS
• State Department of Education
• ACCESS Distance Learning
• Alabama Department of Archives and History
• Department of Human Resources
• Corporations/ Foundations/ Other Non-Profits