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 j8ECD4G09096; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:13:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:13:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <43285352@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:2260] Feedback - PD Policies 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: 3300 Lines: 67 Colleagues: It is important that we have your final feedback on the draft PD policies and on the PD Policy Matrix (which includes the policy, rationale from research, and example practices from the field). So, this week (through September 16th), I will be posting some questions and policies to the list for your consideration, after which we will close feedback on the PD Policies. Please email feedback to jataylor@utk.edu or post your feedback to the list. http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/PDPolicyUpdate7-29-05 http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/PDPolicyMatrix In particular, please see the policies below, and consider the following questions: A. Do you have questions or concerns that you feel should be addressed about the policies or the content of the policy matrix? B. What examples from practice regarding these policies do *you* suggest we add to the matrix? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Policies 9. Performance Evaluation and Professional Improvement: Programs should conduct performance evaluations of practitioners, who should show evidence of achievement, including: application of learning and reflection, or acquisition of new skills and knowledge, as described in the goals of their professional development plans. The performance evaluation results should be used to inform practitioners’ future PD planning. 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. A person should be designated in each program and paid to be the (most often part-time) coordinator of program and professional development. 11. Balance between State-driven and Teacher-Driven Professional Development: Every state literacy resource center or professional development system/agency and every program should use the professional development plans of the practitioners in their state or program and/or use needs assessments (in which teachers, administrators, and adult learners have participated) to plan professional development activities relevant to and driven by teachers’ and (ultimately) students’ needs. The needs for professional development as defined by practitioners and adult learners, as well as the needs for program improvement, should be evenly balanced with the needs of the state ABE regulating agency/ies. 12. Access to Professional Development Activities: The state literacy resource center or statewide professional development agency/system should have the mandate and funding to ensure that every practitioner (new and experienced, part-time and full-time) has access to professional development, throughout the year, both inside and outside of his/her program, and that every practitioner has access to a variety of types of professional development (conferences, workshops, study circles, courses, teacher research and other forms of more sustained PD, etc.) with a variety of content, organized at a variety of times and locations, including on-line options. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks so much, Jackie Taylor, List Moderator, NIFL-AALPD, jataylor@utk.edu
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