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 j3C3MZG24662; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:22:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:22:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <426999E4@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:2029] professional development system/Quality 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: 1659 Lines: 32 Hello Susan, all, Susan, I appreciate you raising some interesting issues that, as you note, can be reflected in the language of these policies. I find myself wondering in particular about your suggestions for a professional development system and implications for quality professional development. You note: "A related area that might also be addressed in these policy recommendations is strengthening the professional development system through integrating professional development for professional developers, both as individuals and as a system. In other words, I would like to see a structure which allowed us/required us to plan for focused improvement." Would anyone like to comment or expand upon what Susan describes? What are other recommendations for the two policies below? Best, Jackie Taylor, NIFL-AALPD List Moderator, jataylor@utk.edu 10) Professional Development System: Each state should have a funded state literacy resource center or other agency that provides direct professional development to practitioners AND technical assistance to help programs organize in-house professional development. 11) Quality of Professional Development: Facilitators of professional development should have completed some preparation (a course or other type of training) about the research-based principles of effective professional development design and facilitation, and every facilitator should be observed at least once conducting training and provided feedback about his/her design and facilitation skills. Here's the entire list of policies for easy reference: http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/PDPolicyPlatformUpdates
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