Presented at Keystone AEA TIC conference, 6/16/15. An overview of ways Iowa districts are utilizing AEA PD Online's services to deliver online professional development.

1. Moving Your District’s
Professional
Development Online
Iowa 1:1
April, 2016
Evan Abbey –
eabbey@aeapdonline.org

2. Consider this...
What challenges do
you have with
delivering professional
development?
What AEA PD Online
services are you
familiar with?

3. PersonalizedTraditional
Personalized
 “Individual” centered,
choice/autonomy
 Often not an instructor presence
(serves more as mentor/advisor)
 Independent pacing
 Data & Student Choices = curriculum
driver
 Learner driven assessment
 Application/Creation Learning
 Modular
Traditional
 “Class” centered
 Instructor led
 Structured, set timeframe and
pacing
 Set curriculum = driver
 Teacher driven assessment
 Transactional Learning
 Holistic
Traditional PD
 “Whole Staff” centered
 Presenter led
 Structured, set timeframe and
pacing
 Set content = driver
 Administrator driven assessment
 Transactional Learning
 Holistic

10. Case Study #1
Atlantic & Griswold
Early-out inservice/flexibility
needed
Individualized Teacher PD
Plans
Providing choice and
accountability

13. Case Study #2
Van Buren
Professional development and
PLC work regarding the
Universal Constructs
Wanting staff to have basic
understanding before PD time
Wanting to provide flexibility in
time for staff to get that
foundational understanding

14. Case Study #2a
Panorama
Focusing on Digital Citizenship
Looking to support a new 1:1
initiative, especially at lower
elementary/ms
Having difficulty finding time to
offer professional development
face-to-face

15. Introduction to SPCs
Digital Citizenship: Overview
Cyberbullying & Online Safety
Digital Literacy
Digital Netiquette
Digital Security
Conclusion (Final Activity)
Self-Paced =
$70/credit license
renewal

16. Case Study #3
North Scott
Received a fine for OSHA non-
compliance
Needed to customize a
statewide training
Can be used for district
policies, contacts, tie-in with
district initiatives

18. Case Study #4
Chariton
Looking to require staff to read
the staff handbook, code of
ethics, acceptable use policy
Wanting to avoid paper
collection and wasting face-to-
face professional development
time.

20. Case Study #4a
Prairie Lakes AEA
Looking to require staff to take
certain trainings for Human
Resources requirement
Having some specific
processes and agency items
not met by current trainings,
but too time consuming to pull
people in for a face-to-face
training

22. Case Study #5
Woodward-Granger
Looking to provide
professional development to
non-teachers
Like PLAEA, needing to meet
certain areas specific to their
district

23. Case Study #6
Guthrie Center
Similar to Woodward-Granger,
wanting to create district-
specific professional
development modules
Wanting to add online
implementation activities
Wanting to offer credit

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25. Case Study #7
TLC Statewide Comm.
Looking to offer professional
development support for
individuals
Wishing to supplement formal
learning opportunities with
informal ones

27. Case Study #7a
Iowa Christian School
Collaborative
Similar to TLC committee
Promote non-outcome-based
professional learning through
conversations and sharing
opportunities

28. Case Study #8
Cedar Rapids
Looking to offer blended and
online learning to students
Wanting to offer facilitated
fully-online courses providing
flexibility for delivery
Needing a train-the-trainer
environment

30. Putting it all
together
How can we
personalize online
learning with our
employees?
1. Contact Evan –
eabbey@aeapdonline.org
2. Make sure that you can login and
have admin/developer access
3. Peruse the catalog to know what is
available
4. Think about your end outcomes and
what are some do-able first steps
5. Visit with AEA PD Online to put forth
a plan for the future