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<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>What
has been your experience with PD standards?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Here is Maryland at the State Department of Education there are
Professional Development Standards that are used to approve professional
development activities for certification or renewal of certificates.
These hold for K-12 and adult education. </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
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<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>How
do you use PD standards in your work? Or, how are you planning on using them?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>We plan to use them to provide instructional guidance to
teachers in the implementation of our new curriculum that will be implemented
in FY2009. We will be responsive to their needs. Many teachers are
also asking for technology related skills training.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>What
are some benefits of having PD standards?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>The benefits are that adult education and correctional
education have access to an inclusive approval process. The guidelines
fit our needs and are geared to student learning outcomes and a series of
activities/events that are designed to take an instructor from awareness to
skilled user of the instructional skill/methodology. We can tap into any
professional development activity that has been approved for use within the
state. One that is particularly good is on “brain based research
and its implications for instruction.” </span></font><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>What
are some drawbacks?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>It takes considerable planning and development time (2-4
months) to match the Professional Development Standards and to obtain final
approval. (Note: Once approved, the professional development activity can
be used as many times as needed.) I should also say that not all
professional development has to go through this process. It is only for
those activities that are related to certification/renewal. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>The standards are good guidelines to follow and can be found
on the Maryland State Department of Education website. Standards are
attached. (Where it speaks specifically to children, these areas are
waived for adult educators.)</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov
[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Taylor, Jackie<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 28, 2007
8:33 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> The Adult Literacy
Professional Development Discussion List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [ProfessionalDevelopment
1752] Experiences with PD Standards</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>PD
List Colleagues:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>As
Evelyn noted earlier, the concept of having quality standards for professional
development is relatively new to</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>our field.</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Yet,
there are some</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>colleagues in particular</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>states</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>who</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>have
mentioned that they either have standards or guiding principles, or that they
are currently developing them.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>If
you have experience with PD standards or guiding principles, will you please
tell us more? For example, I’d like to hear more from colleagues in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Arizona</st1:State></st1:place> and their
experiences with</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>the National Staff Development
Council Standards.</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>How is this affecting your work in
providing quality PD?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I’d
also like to hear from</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>colleagues in</span></font> <st1:State
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'>Ohio</span></font></st1:State><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:State></st1:place>,
and</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>others,</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>regarding your experiences with
either PD standards or guiding principles for providing professional
development.</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>For example:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font>
<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>What
has been your experience with PD standards?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font>
<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>How
do you use PD standards in your work? Or, how are you planning on using them?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font>
<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>What
are some benefits of having PD standards?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font>
<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>What
are some drawbacks?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>This
is our opportunity to learn from each other about what makes quality
professional development that</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>improves instruction and learning
for all adults.</span></font> <font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>And it’s just the beginning.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I
look forward to hearing from you ~</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Yours
in learning,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Jackie</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Jackie
Taylor,</span></font> <a href="mailto:jataylor@utk.edu"><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>jataylor@utk.edu</span></font></a>
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<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>The
draft AALPD Professional Development Standards and indicators can be found by
visiting:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc"><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc</span></font></a>
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