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<DIV style="COLOR: #000000">In response to Fran Mumford's contribution, I'd like to add a few things. As an Instructional Specialist for one of the programs in the State of MD which works with the MD State Department of Education, I and the rest of the IS's in the State were given the PD Standards "rollout" at a meeting in October. The standards were developed by a group of stakeholders over a year's time. There are some problems, however, in how these standards will be implemented. For example, MD still has no real set of courses that an instructor, from beginning to experienced, must have in order to keeping teaching. Furthermore, there is no instructor certification or recognition attached to the implementation of these standards, which makes them difficult to "enforce." At the IS meeting in October, we were told there would be work groups who would help come up with a more streamlined package. I am all for standards and I think the standards the workgroup came up with are great. I'm just worried, as the IS who has to manage and implement professional development for an entire program, that this could become a "dicey" task, especially where our instructors are concerned. I know that professional development is an important aspect of instruction and that our instructors deserve the best. However, they also deserve to be compensated. As a State which receives considerably less dollars for its Adult Education programs, money becomes a central issue. I am sure we will come to an excellent resolution if we are given the time to carefully structure the implementation of the standards.</DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: #000000">Sincerely,</DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: #000000">Cindy Fischer</DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: #000000">IS</DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: #000000">President, MAACCE<BR> <BR>Hello Fran and others,<BR><BR>Fran, thanks so much for sharing the Maryland PD Standards. I've posted<BR>them, along with the CALPRO guiding principles, in the PD Area of the<BR>ALE Wiki for reference.<BR><BR><BR><BR><A href="http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Quality_Professional_Development">http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Quality_Professional_Development</A> <BR><BR><BR><BR>I've read through them and now I'm wondering how standards are used in<BR>various states to select the professional development that's provided.<BR>Would someone please say more about that? In order to be considered<BR>quality, must the PD offering meet all standards, for example? <BR><BR><BR><BR>Thanks again, Jackie<BR><BR><BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>From: professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov<BR>[<A href="mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov]">mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov]</A> On Behalf Of Fran<BR>Mumford<BR>Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:00 AM<BR>To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List<BR>Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1756] Re: Experiences with PD<BR>Standards<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>* What has been your experience with PD standards?<BR><BR>Here is Maryland at the State Department of Education there are<BR>Professional Development Standards that are used to approve professional<BR>development activities for certification or renewal of certificates.<BR>These hold for K-12 and adult education. <BR><BR>* How do you use PD standards in your work? Or, how are you<BR>planning on using them?<BR><BR>We plan to use them to provide instructional guidance to teachers in the<BR>implementation of our new curriculum that will be implemented in FY2009.<BR>We will be responsive to their needs. Many teachers are also asking for<BR>technology related skills training.<BR><BR>* What are some benefits of having PD standards?<BR><BR>The benefits are that adult education and correctional education have<BR>access to an inclusive approval process. The guidelines fit our needs<BR>and are geared to student learning outcomes and a series of<BR>activities/events that are designed to take an instructor from awareness<BR>to skilled user of the instructional skill/methodology. We can tap into<BR>any professional development activity that has been approved for use<BR>within the state. One that is particularly good is on "brain based<BR>research and its implications for instruction." <BR><BR>* What are some drawbacks?<BR><BR>It takes considerable planning and development time (2-4 months) to<BR>match the Professional Development Standards and to obtain final<BR>approval. (Note: Once approved, the professional development activity<BR>can be used as many times as needed.) I should also say that not all<BR>professional development has to go through this process. It is only for<BR>those activities that are related to certification/renewal. <BR><BR>The standards are good guidelines to follow and can be found on the<BR>Maryland State Department of Education website. Standards are attached.<BR>(Where it speaks specifically to children, these areas are waived for<BR>adult educators.)<BR><BR>Fran<BR><BR><BR><BR>Dr. Fran Tracy-Mumford<BR><BR>Academic Program Coordinator<BR><BR>Correctional Education<BR><BR>Maryland State Department of Education<BR><BR>200 W. Baltimore Street<BR><BR>Baltimore, MD 21201<BR><BR>phone: 410.767.0732<BR><BR>fax: 410.333.2254<BR><BR><BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>From: professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov<BR>[<A href="mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov]">mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov]</A> On Behalf Of Taylor,<BR>Jackie<BR>Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:33 PM<BR>To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List<BR>Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1752] Experiences with PD Standards<BR><BR><BR><BR>PD List Colleagues:<BR><BR>As Evelyn noted earlier, the concept of having quality standards for<BR>professional development is relatively new to our field. Yet, there are<BR>some colleagues in particular states who have mentioned that they either<BR>have standards or guiding principles, or that they are currently<BR>developing them.<BR><BR>If you have experience with PD standards or guiding principles, will you<BR>please tell us more? For example, I'd like to hear more from colleagues<BR>in Arizona and their experiences with the National Staff Development<BR>Council Standards. How is this affecting your work in providing quality<BR>PD?<BR><BR>I'd also like to hear from colleagues in Ohio, Pennsylvania,<BR>Massachusetts, California, Tennessee, and others, regarding your<BR>experiences with either PD standards or guiding principles for providing<BR>professional development. For example:<BR><BR>* What has been your experience with PD standards?<BR><BR>* How do you use PD standards in your work? Or, how are you<BR>planning on using them?<BR><BR>* What are some benefits of having PD standards?<BR><BR>* What are some drawbacks?<BR><BR>This is our opportunity to learn from each other about what makes<BR>quality professional development that improves instruction and learning<BR>for all adults. And it's just the beginning.<BR><BR>I look forward to hearing from you ~<BR><BR>Yours in learning,<BR><BR>Jackie <BR><BR>Jackie Taylor, jataylor@utk.edu <<A href="mailto:jataylor@utk.edu">mailto:jataylor@utk.edu</A>> <BR><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR>The draft AALPD Professional Development Standards and indicators can be<BR>found by visiting:<BR><BR><A href="http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc">http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc</A><BR><<A href="http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc">http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc</A>> <BR><BR>-------------- next part --------------<BR>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>URL: <A href="http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20071129/d70ab881/attachment-0001.html">http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20071129/d70ab881/attachment-0001.html</A> <BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 2<BR>Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:47:19 -0500<BR>From: "Amy Trawick" <atrawick@charter.net><BR>Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1758] Re: Experiences with PD<BR> Standards<BR>To: "The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List"<BR> <professionaldevelopment@nifl.gov><BR>Message-ID: <008b01c8329f$1ff1ac60$0301a8c0@AMY><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>Experiences with PD StandardsFran, thank you for sharing Maryland's PD Standards. At one point you say, <BR><BR>It takes considerable planning and development time (2-4 months) to match the Professional Development Standards and to obtain final approval. <BR><BR>Could you talk some more about what's involved in "matching" the PD Standards? For instance, does a PD event need to meet every indicator (I assume not) or one indicator from each standard--or is there some other scheme? I'm just curious about practical applications of a set of PD standards.<BR><BR>Thanks much,<BR>Amy<BR><BR>Amy R. Trawick<BR>North Wilkesboro, NC<BR>atrawick@charter.net<BR><BR> ----- Original Message ----- <BR> From: Fran Mumford <BR> To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List <BR> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:00 AM<BR> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1756] Re: Experiences with PD Standards<BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR> ? What has been your experience with PD standards?<BR><BR> 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. <BR><BR> ? How do you use PD standards in your work? Or, how are you planning on using them?<BR><BR> 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.<BR><BR> ? What are some benefits of having PD standards?<BR><BR> 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." <BR><BR> ? What are some drawbacks?<BR><BR> 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. <BR><BR> 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.)<BR><BR> Fran<BR><BR> <BR><BR> Dr. Fran Tracy-Mumford<BR><BR> Academic Program Coordinator<BR><BR> Correctional Education<BR><BR> Maryland State Department of Education<BR><BR> 200 W. Baltimore Street<BR><BR> Baltimore, MD 21201<BR><BR> phone: 410.767.0732<BR><BR> fax: 410.333.2254<BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR> From: professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov [<A href="mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov]">mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov]</A> On Behalf Of Taylor, Jackie<BR> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:33 PM<BR> To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List<BR> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1752] Experiences with PD Standards<BR><BR> <BR><BR> PD List Colleagues:<BR><BR> As Evelyn noted earlier, the concept of having quality standards for professional development is relatively new to our field. Yet, there are some colleagues in particular states who have mentioned that they either have standards or guiding principles, or that they are currently developing them.<BR><BR> 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 Arizona and their experiences with the National Staff Development Council Standards. How is this affecting your work in providing quality PD?<BR><BR> I'd also like to hear from colleagues in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Tennessee, and others, regarding your experiences with either PD standards or guiding principles for providing professional development. For example:<BR><BR> ? What has been your experience with PD standards?<BR><BR> ? How do you use PD standards in your work? Or, how are you planning on using them?<BR><BR> ? What are some benefits of having PD standards?<BR><BR> ? What are some drawbacks?<BR><BR> This is our opportunity to learn from each other about what makes quality professional development that improves instruction and learning for all adults. And it's just the beginning.<BR><BR> I look forward to hearing from you ~<BR><BR> Yours in learning,<BR><BR> Jackie <BR><BR> Jackie Taylor, jataylor@utk.edu <BR><BR> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR> The draft AALPD Professional Development Standards and indicators can be found by visiting:<BR><BR> <A href="http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc">http://www.aalpd.org/AALPDStandardsandIndicatorscombined11-06-07.doc</A> <BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR> ----------------------------------------------------<BR> National Institute for Literacy<BR> Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list<BR> professionaldevelopment@nifl.gov<BR> <BR> To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to <A href="http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment">http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment</A><BR><BR> Email delivered to atrawick@charter.net <BR> <BR> Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki <BR> <A href="http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development">http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development</A><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR> No virus found in this incoming message.<BR> Checked by AVG Free Edition. <BR> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.9/1157 - Release Date: 11/28/2007 12:29 PM<BR>-------------- next part --------------<BR>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>URL: <A href="http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20071129/d3d8fa9b/attachment-0001.html">http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20071129/d3d8fa9b/attachment-0001.html</A> <BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>National Institute for Literacy<BR>Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list<BR>professionaldevelopment@nifl.gov<BR><BR>To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to <A href="http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment">http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment</A><BR><BR>Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki <BR><A href="http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development">http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development</A><BR><BR>End of ProfessionalDevelopment Digest, Vol 26, Issue 33<BR>*******************************************************<BR></DIV>
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