Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j2L16hC06746; Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:06:43 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:06:43 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <4251F79F@webmail.utk.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1981] AALPD positions on policies: Paid PD X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Infinite Mobile Delivery (Hydra) SMTP v3.62.01 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Status: O Content-Length: 1719 Lines: 38 Colleagues: Earlier this year, we began a discussion of policies that, if implemented, would best support teachers to access professional development and to do their jobs well (http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/PaidPDDiscussion). This discussion originated from a Summer 2004 discussion of the NCSALL research, "How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education" where many implications for policy surfaced. We've got a good start. This spring, I would like us to continue developing a list of positions on policies that can be advocated by AALPD and by other organizations in the field (we would hope to incorporate such positions into policy platforms by, for example, the National Coalition for Literacy, an organization that advocates for supportive legislation and funding in our field). Paid PD I wrote those who participated in discussions of paid PD to ask if they were in agreement that they would support a policy that teachers should be paid 2.5% of their annual salary towards paid professional development release time (see link below for full draft policy). They are in agreement. I have summarized and bulleted the main points/recommendations of the NIFL-AALPD list discussion, and the draft of that policy can be found at: http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/PaidPDPolicyRecommendations Is there anything that you would like to add? If not, then the draft policy for paid professional development release time (along with others we discuss) will be taken to the AALPD preconference at COABE this year for further discussion and action. Stay tuned, there's more to come! Best, Jackie Jackie Taylor List Facilitator NIFL-AALPD jataylor@utk.edu
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