DELC XI
Digital Teaching and Professional Development
October 4, 2011
Albuquerque, NM
DCPS Demographics
• 20th largest district in US
• 170+ schools
• 123,000+ students
• 8500 teachers
• 15% NTs (55% Alt. Cert.)
Student Ethnicity
• 44%
African American
• 40%
Caucasian
• 8%
Hispanic
• 8%
Asian/multi-racial
DCPS Professional Development
School-Based
(Lesson Study/
PLCs)
Learning
Academies
Online/FtF
Courses
Results Driven
Standards Based
Content Rich
School Centered
Job Embedded
Tech. Integration
Leadership
Institute
Mentoring/
Teacher
Induction
DCPS Structures Supporting IT PD
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District Technology Specialists
Professional Development Coaches
School Technology Contacts (STCs)
School IT Integration Teams
Model IT Classrooms
DCPS IT Systems Supporting PD
FtF/On-line & Learning Academies
• Tandberg (videostreaming)
• Blackboard
• PD 360
School-based PD - Lesson Study/PLCs & TIP
• Teachscape Reflect cameras
• Flip Cameras
• Adobe Connect
Curriculum & Instruction
• Riverdeep
• Pearson Limelight – assessment/reporting system
DCPS On Line Courses
FL Required Courses (Bb)
• Reading & ESOL (300 hrs.), Teacher Induction
DCPS Virtual Instructional Academy
Other
• Core and Academies -Bb Follow through
• How to Master (diversity, sexual harassment,
paras-step pay)
• ESE
Ten Top Tips for Integrating Technology
into Professional Development
1. Align professional learning with standards.
(LF/ ISTE)
2. Model effective IT strategies. Access experts.
3. Provide coaching/mentoring support.
4. Integrate technology into daily instruction.
5. Connect teachers with technology. Harness
social networking tools.
Ten Top Tips for Integrating Technology
into Professional Development
6. Support school learning communities where
students and teachers learn together.
7. Emphasize teachers as facilitators and mentors
with students directing and collaborating.
8. Encourage project-based learning.
9. Scale pockets of IT excellence across schools/
district.
10. Shift the perception of instructional technology
from “extra” to “essential.”
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