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Florida Professional Development System Protocol Online Training for Administrators and Presenters
This online course is perfect for school administrators and professional development providers who need to become familiar with The Florida Professional Development System Protocol. Information is made available to course participants in several formats, one of which is web-streamed video featuring Cindy Bigbie, Ph.D., who was involved in development of the Protocol. A PowerPoint presentation that may be viewed or used as a training tool and a Leadership Guide that may be downloaded and printed are also available. Additionally, course registrants may view the latest information regarding the Florida Professional Development System Protocol for reviewers, in an update presented by Dr. Connie Bergquist. This latest information is available in web-streamed video format.
Critical content includes:
- Key requirements established by Florida Statute 1012.98- School Community Professional Development Act
- Characteristics of the Florida Professional Development System Protocol and how it is evaluated
- Alignment of Florida’s Professional Development System Evaluation Protocol with No Child Left Behind Act and National Staff Development Council Standards
- Planning professional development at the faculty level
- Development, implementation and evaluation of the Individual Professional Development Plan of each teacher
- Attributes of high quality professional development and follow-up
- Significance of learning communities and action research in fostering school-wide learning.
(Number of Hours: 4)
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Action Research in Schools: A Process for Improvement
Who can better identify areas for potential improvement in a classroom or school than the professional educator who has been carefully analyzing the data of his or her own students? Action research is the process through which teachers and/or school administrators may act on student data and implement different strategies, behaviors, etc. to determine the effect, if any, on student learning or behavior. In this online course, two experts in the area of action research, D’Ann Rawlinson and Ralph Hewitt, both from Project Central at the University of Central Florida, provide an overview of the process and share practical tips for anyone interested in conducting an action research project. The overview, done in video segments, course information, downloadable documents and links to additional information sources provide a scaffold for any teacher or administrator who wishes to conduct an action research project in the school or classroom.
NOTE: Completion of this course requires conducting and reporting the results of an action research project.
(Number of Hours: 20)
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Building Thriving Learning Communities/Dr. Michelle Gayle and Christi Moss
Professional experiences that have led to successful and thriving learning communities within elementary and secondary schools and within the Leon School District will be shared. They will also share how the research-based practice of building learning communities can increase the participant's capacity of meeting the diverse needs of the 21st century learning as well as how to increase student achievement for all learners within the school.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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Dealing with Difficult Employees
Are there employees that are "difficult to deal with" at your school? Do you deal reluctantly with their poor behavior, or do you merely choose to ignore it? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, this online course, with supporting video by Dr. Todd Whitaker, is one you can't afford to miss. In the video, Dr. Whitaker provides a non-stop, humorous, yet pointed and honest glimpse at some of the behaviors of "difficult employees" in a school setting. No doubt, you will recognize some of them. Most importantly, Dr. Whitaker shares positive strategies, that when implemented, will completely disarm, serve notice and establish a level of expectation for improvement for the hard to deal with individuals in the workplace. Although the course targets administrator-teacher interactions, the same principles apply to teacher-teacher interactions and to teacher-student interactions.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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What Great Principals Do Differently
This online course is based on Dr. Todd Whitaker’s presentation, What Great Principals do Differently. The presentation is so cleverly done that you will be disappointed when it ends — guaranteed! Dr. Whitaker, a humorous, practical, and charismatic speaker gets to the heart of what sets great school administrators apart from their mediocre or poor counterparts. Educators who excel in their practice have been waiting for years for this — for someone to acknowledge and validate what they already know.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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Florida Association of Partners in Education: Training for New Volunteer Coordinators
This presentation was designed for the purpose of providing training and materials to newly appointed school district volunteer coordinators. These coordinators will then, in turn, have skills necessary to provide training to school-site coordinators in their districts and/or regions.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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Professional Learning Communities: How to Establish and Make Them Thrive
According to the research, professional learning communities are a key component of the professional learning of educators and the resulting learning has the potential for tremendous positive impact on student achievement. In this information-packed online course, two experienced principals, Dr. Michelle Gayle and Christi Moss, both from Leon County Florida, share how they established and provided necessary support to make learning communities thrive on their respective campuses. Both principals share practical tips and reporting forms, suggest topics that worked for them, and answer questions related to the topic. A PowerPoint and forms that may be used to track the work of each professional learning community may be downloaded and used. Note: This course requires active participation in a professional learning community. The work may take place over a period of several weeks or months.
(Number of Hours: 30)
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