[NIFL-LD:4824] Re: Staff Development Needs Assessment

From: Patti White (prwhite@MadisonCounty.NET)
Date: Mon Aug 22 2005 - 15:42:19 EDT


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From: "Patti White" <prwhite@MadisonCounty.NET>
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Elizabeth,

In 1997 or so, the Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center (AALRC) developed 
a staff development needs assessment for adult education and literacy 
programs in Arkansas by conducting a series of regional focus groups to 
brainstorm/get input re: staff development needs.  It may be that this is on 
our website at www.aalrc.org, but our site appears to be down and I can't 
tell you for sure.

The suggestions were grouped into 3 areas:  Personal Development, 
Instructional Techniques & Strategies, and Program Management & Growth.  We 
developed a survey form with the most-requested suggestions, grouped 
accordingly, and sent the survey to all adult education and literacy 
programs in the state.  From those results, we were able to schedule our 
staff development programs for the next three years.

We included a ranking chart to determine the most-preferred methods/formats 
for staff development.  FYI, those methods were:
*single workshops
*workshop series
*peer coaching
*action research
*interactive classroom/teleconference
*conference
*summer institute
*university coursework
*self-directed learning
*videos/cassettes
*observing other teachers
*other  (of course)

If the site continues to be unavailable, you can email me at 
prwhite@madisoncounty.net and I'll fax you a copy.  But it's probably more 
effective to let your staff do the initial brainstorming.  (Plus, ours is 
pretty outdated at this point.)

Patti White
Disabilities Project Manager, AALRC



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Sinnes, Elizabeth (CCPS)
To: Multiple recipients of list
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 2:25 PM
Subject: [NIFL-LD:4823] Staff Development Needs Assessment


We are looking for a Staff Development Needs Assessment to use with the
ABE/GED/ESL Adult Education staff at the beginning of the year staff
meeting.  Does anyone have some or all of this type of Needs Assessment?

Elizabeth B. Sinnes
esinnes@ccboe.com
Adult Education Programs Coordinator
Charles County Maryland Public Schools
301-753-1774 



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