Welcome! Please check your audio by going to: Tools>Audio>Audio Setup Wizard!

1. Welcome!Please check your audio by going to: Tools>Audio>Audio Setup Wizard! Midwestern Committee December 6, 2013

2. Meeting Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • iNACOL Update – Rob Darrow • Cool Tools with Michelle • Presentation – Online PD That Works!, Danielle Brush-Lewis, IVS PD

3. Updates! December 2013 • Purpose: To inform, equip and empower • Rob DarrowDirector of Member Services • rdarrow@inacol.org

4. Please Complete the Survey • iNACOL Survey about State Policy Issues • Key Question: • What are the top 3-5 state policy barriers or issues in your state related to online, blended and competency education? • The survey can be accessed at  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JW2THJY.

5. Archives: The Blended and Online Learning Symposium – Oct 27-30, 2013 • Recordings soon available here: http://kzosites.com/inacol/2013/ • Online Community: https://inacol2013.pathable.com/ • Hashtag: #inacol13 http://www.inacol.org/events/symposium/

6. Archives: Other Links • iNACOL Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/inacolvideo • iNACOL Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/iNACOL

7. Updates! Upcoming [FREE] Webinars in December • Leadership – Wed. Dec. 11: Online Program Evaluation with Florida and Michigan Virtual Schools • Research – Tues. Dec. 17: Using Data to Improve Management of Online Schools Register on the website (for anyone): http://www.inacol.org/events/webinars/

8. Updates! New iNACOL Documents • Mean What You Say: Defining and Integrating Personalized, Blended and Competency Education • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iNACOL-Mean-What-You-Say-October-2013.pdf • Partnering for Success: A 21st Century Model for Teacher Preparation • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iNACOL-Partnering-for-Success-October-2013.pdf • Transforming K-12 Rural Education through Blended Learning: Barriers and Promising Practices • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iNACOL-Transforming-K-12-Rural-Education-through-Blended-Learning.pdf

9. Updates! New iNACOL Documents – Part 2 • iNACOL's New Learning Models Vision • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iNACOL-New-Learning-Models-Vision-October-2013.pdf • iNACOL Research Agenda • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iNACOL-Research-Agenda-October-2013.pdf • Fast Facts About Online Learning (October 2013) • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iNACOL-Fast-Facts-About-Online-Learning-October-2013.pdf

10. Other Online Professional Development Opportunities From Classroom 2.0 Network: • Archives of Global Education Conference (Nov. 18-22) • http://www.globaleducationconference.com/ • Archives of Connected Educator Month (October): http://connectededucators.org/

11. Grant Opportunity • NGLC – Wave IV Cycle 2 Funding • Launch grants up to $450,000 due Dec. 2 • Plan Grant $100,000 due Jan. 13, 2014 • http://nextgenlearning.org/breakthrough-grants

12. Awards • Education Commission of the States: • Outstanding Contribution to American Education • http://www.ecs.org/html/aboutECS/Awards.htm

13. White House Student Film Festival • WHITE HOUSE SEEKS STUDENT STEM SCORSESES: The White House is holding its first ever student film festival, open to all K-12 students. STEM Themes, personalized learning, online learning, etc. • Video from Bill Nye, the Science Guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ck7Q0brP7o • Entry Information: http://www.whitehouse.gov/filmfestival • Due: January 25

14. Updates! Join iNACOL’s Plugged In • Daily online and blended learning news updates • http://www.inacol.org/news/plugged-in/

15. Updates! • Other Questions, Input, Thoughts? • rdarrow@inacol.org

16. Meeting Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • iNACOL Update – Rob Darrow • Cool Tools with Michelle • Presentation – Online PD Strategies, Danielle Brush-Lewis, IVS PD

17. Online Professional Development That Works! Danielle Brush Lewis, Coordinator of PD Services dlewis@ilvirtual.org (309) 676-1000 ext. 1059

18. Online Courses for Students in Grades 5-12 Professional Development for Educators Illinois Virtual School – The State Virtual School

19. Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Objective for IVS: Develop a delivery platform for online professional development IVS Goal: Build a SIS and LMS that would meet the needs of state, regional, and district partners: Goals

20. Types of online professional development • Explore examples of IVS PD online courses Topics for Today

21. Self-Paced • Facilitated • Blended • MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) • Social Networks Types of Online Learning

22. -Led by an instructor or instructors • -May have synchronous elements • -Significant time spent in course; higher CPDUs earned • Participants: • Engage in rich discussions • Complete assignments and assessments by due dates • Move through course together; assigned start and end dates Facilitated Courses

23. Intel® Teach Elements Compelling, Convenient, Online Professional Development for Educators Facilitator Led Courses

24. -Typically no facilitator leading the course. • -Less time in course; less CPDUs earned. • Participants: • Select start date and possibly end date • Work at own pace • Have little or no discussion with colleagues • No assignments submitted for grade • Do not participate in synchronous learning Self-Paced Courses

25. Introduction to Online Learning Self-Paced Courses

26. -Content is delivered online and face to face. • -Time in course varies; CPDUs can be provided for online component separate from F2F time. • Participants: • Start and end together • Move through course together • May complete assignments and assessments by due dates • Discuss content online and/or face to face Blended Courses

27. EFASTEffective Formative Assessment for Students and Teachers Blended Learning Course

28. Let’s Take a Deeper Dive Illinois Virtual School – PD Course Tour

29. Online Courses for Math Teachers: Comparing Self-Paced and Facilitated Cohort Approacheshttp://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ838629.pdf • MOOC Research Opportunitieshttp://www.moocresearch.com/ Further Reading and Exploring

30. What we’ve learned: • Recruitment is challenge • Flexibility is important to teachers • Technical requirements can be a challenge • Must build capacity of effective online facilitatorsETLO Course for Online Facilitator Training: http://edtechleaders.org/online-professional-development/online-facilitator-training-program Benefits and Challenges

31. Where we’re headed: • Offer grad credit for facilitated Intel courses this summer • Offer Intel courses as self-paced options • Continue building partnerships to expand catalog • Investigate a badging system • Explore PD requirements with own online teachers at IVS Benefits and Challenges

32. Design with the needs of the learner in mind • Provide elements of interactivity with content • Provide continuous support to learner • Use effective online facilitators Elements for Online PD Success

33. If we want our students to succeed in global environment, the we, as educators, must be engaged in 21st Century content, context, tools, thinking skills, and assessments. Final Thoughts

34. Questions

35. New Business • Question/News from the Committee • Next Meeting: January 10th 9am CST • Jennifer Kolar-Burden: jkolarburden@gmail.com • Michelle Green: mgreen4elearning@gmail.com