mississippi e-learning for educators: reaching teachers across the state
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Mississippi e-Learning for Educators:
Reaching Teachers Across the State
The e-Learning for Educators Initiative is a
five-year initiative funded
by a U.S. Department of
Education Ready to Teach
Grant.
E-Learning for Education Partners
MS is one of 8 participating states in the grant. Alabama Delaware Kentucky Mississippi Missouri New Hampshire Pennsylvania West Virginia
E-Learning for Education Partners Education
Development Center (EDC)
Boston College Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative
Public Broadcasting Stations
Components of the e-Learning for Educators Initiative
Delivering Online Professional Development Courses Meeting state and district
needs
EDC Training Local Educators to Instruct and Develop Online Professional Development Courses EDC Facilitator Training
Course (10 weeks) EDC Developer Training
Course (10 weeks)
Evaluating the Effect of MS Delivery of Online Professional Development Pre and Post Course
Surveys
BC Conducting Research on the Effect of High Quality Online Professional Development Separate research courses
for participating teachers
Office of Leadership and Professional Development Provide all school personnel with a strong
professional development curriculum Professional development that will help
address state-wide teacher quality needs and impact student achievement
Online learning can help school districts meet the challenge of providing effective professional development for teachers and administrators
E-Learning for Educator Initiative
Designed to help states meet critical requirements for improving student achievement
Seeks to address the needs of students in high-poverty, low-achieving schools
Partnership Concept
MS e-Learning Partnerships
Curriculum and Instruction
Student Achievement and Growth Innovative Support
Educator Licensure
MS Teacher Center
ELearning for EducatorsMDE/MPB
Educator Licensure Largest partnership with the MS
eLearning for Educator Initiative Interim One-Year Alternate Route
Certification Online Professional Development
Institute (OPDI) was created State Board of Education has made
OPDI state policy Committed to training 1800 teachers
online January-May 2008
MS Teacher Center
Recruiting and Retaining Educators for America’s Children (REACH) Program.
E-Learning will provide on-line professional development course offerings to first year elementary and secondary teachers.
Incentives are contingent on completion of the online professional development workshop.
Innovative Support
School Improvement Division works collaboratively with School Support Teams to support LEAs with schools not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
71 MS schools not meeting AYP. E-Learning for Educator Initiative will be
utilized to meet the professional development mandate under NCLB for high need school districts
Research Study
Quick Facts MS has trained 36
facilitators and 24 workshop designers
115 workshops in 2007 90 workshops in 2008 2128 participants
completed 2007 2300 enrollments in 2008 Average 10 workshops
monthly Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) issued-1,657 Research Study-64 MS
teachers participating
Course Development- 9 courses(2007)
4 courses are currently in development Instructional Leadership Depth of Knowledge Fit, Healthy, and Ready
to Succeed Special Education:
Inclusion
Survey Outcomes
Pre-Post Differences statistically significant (p. < .0001)
Pre-FollowUp, Post-FollowUp Differences not statistically significant (p. = .37)
No stat. sign. interaction (p. = .07)
*State 8 shows a different pattern (T2-T3) than the other states, 1 stat. diff between states 1 and 8, p. = .04)
How Well did the Workshop Prepare you to: (Implementers N=506)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Implement new methods of teaching
Implement lessons focused on statestandards
Integrate instructional technology intoclass lessons
Integrate new student assessmenttechniques
Address the needs of students withdiverse cultural backgrounds
Address the needs of students withdiverse learning needs
Address the needs of students withdisabilities
Percents
NotWell@All
NotVWell
ModWell
Vwell
Student Reaction to eFE ContentImplementers (N = 504)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Students appeared more interested in theclasses
Students worked more cooperatively in theclasses
Students' diverse learning needs wereaddressed better in classes
Students showed better academicperformance in the targeted content
Students performed more difficult work inclasses
Students' products were of a higher qualityin classes
Percent Reporting
N/A
SD
D
A
SA
Quick Facts More than 50% of the teachers report
improvements in their instructional practices 90% agree that when they used the eFE
content in class, students appeared more interested in class
89% agree that when they use eFE content, students had their diverse learning needs met
84% agree that when they use eFE content, students showed better academic performance in content areas
Quick Facts
Testimonials
I have really enjoyed this class. I hope that the State Department continues to offer opportunities like this. My lesson plan will actually be carried out this year, as much as possible. I want to do the full plan next year. I changed it a little due to some exciting developments. I actually found someone who is going to provide us with Luna Moth eggs. I'm not sure who is going to enjoy this more. Thanks to everyone for all of the great input. I know that what I have learned will have a great impact on how I instruct my future students. I hope that everyone's upcoming summer is very relaxing for you!
I really enjoyed this class. I learned a lot of new ideas on how to teach and assess different learning styles for students. I enjoyed all of the post and all of the responses. I especially want to thank Ms. Patterson and MDE for sponsoring this course. I hope we get the opportunity to continue these workshops.
I have really enjoyed this online class and the ideas and activities others have introduced. It has made me rethink many of the activities from the classroom and peaked my interest in finding new ways to help my special education students. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the school year and your summer.
I have enjoyed this workshop/class. It has refreshed my memory of learning styles. I learned them while going through school, but that has been many years ago. I had forgotten about some of them. I plan to use them in my teaching now that I have been reminded of them. My special needs students can not always learn by using the traditional ways of teaching. I will be using many of the ideas I have learned in this class with my students.
Questions
Katrina MerriwetherMississippi
Department of Education
Division Director [email protected]