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Join us for the Ongoing Professional Development Forum for Virtual School Instructors, featuring Nicole Honoré from the Louisiana Department of Education. Established by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2000, this initiative focuses on improving student achievement by providing access to high-quality online courses and resources. The webinar will cover essential topics including online course design, technology integration, communication workshops, and mentoring programs. Participation in ongoing professional development is required across various phases for effective teaching in a virtual environment.
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Ongoing Professional Development for Virtual School Instructors ETLO Forum Webinar October 23, 2007 Nicole Honoré, LDoE nicole.honore@la.gov
www.louisianavirtualschool.net • Established in 2000 by Board of Elementary and Secondary Education • Designed to improve student achievement by providing LA students with opportunities to access necessary courses, standards-based curriculum, and high quality teaching, utilizing a web-based platform • Targets areas of the state that experienced teacher shortages for particular subjects and/or low student enrollments for particular courses.
Professional Development Model **Participation in ongoing PD in each Phase is required**
Professional Development Topics Phase I and II • Designing and Teaching Online courses • Discussion Topics for Online Leaders and Instructors • Program policy and guidelines • Bb Learning platform and new technologies • Communication Workshops • Mentoring Program • LA Online courses (http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/lcet/322.html)
Professional Development Topics Phase III, IV, and V • Instructing Virtual Courses Online • Mentor training • Advanced Placement • Topics for Algebra Leaders and Instructors (TALI) • Program policy and guidelines • Bb Learning platform and new technologies • LA Online courses
Identifying Professional Development Needs • Online Surveys and Needs Assessments • Course Walk-throughs • Faculty Meetings • Professional Growth Plans
What we heard… • Include online and f2f professional development opportunities • Need to occur multiple times during the year • Provide opportunities for teachers to interact with teachers who are at different phases of participation • Need to utilize expertise of online instructors as providers of professional development • PD has to be ongoing!!! • Hire full-time PD coordinator
Future Directions • Expand PD offerings (content specific) • Provide PD to non-LVS instructors • Expand mentoring component of LVS • Explore Add-on Certification Endorsement for Online Instructors
Thank You! Nicole Honoré Education Senior Consultant Office of Educator Support LA Dept of Education Nicole.Honore@la.gov