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ERIC Number: EJ1181281
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0276-928X
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Remote Possibilities
Melton, Beth
Learning Professional, v39 n2 p28-32 Apr 2018
This article describes a project initiated to address the challenges of providing high-quality professional development to teachers in rural schools. Spread over the vast northwest corner of Colorado, where it takes over two hours to drive from one end of the region to the other, the Northwest Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NW BOCES) was awarded a U.S. Department of Education Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to address the challenges which include inadequate access due to remoteness, limited resources available to individual school systems, and small school sizes leading to teacher isolation. Named the System for Educator Effectiveness Development (SEED), its ultimate goal is to improve student outcomes. The project plans: (1) Using teacher evaluation data, teacher needs, and evidence-based practices to drive the content of professional learning; (2) Addressing the needs of teachers by leveraging technology to engage them in professional learning opportunities; (3) Embedding professional learning organically within the teacher evaluation process; (4) Providing teachers options for professional learning; and (5) Giving teachers the support they need to apply their learning in unique classroom settings over time. By designing professional learning that meets these criteria, it is expected that teachers' knowledge of best practices will increase, principals will become more engaged in the professional learning of those they supervise, teachers will regularly apply what they have learned in the classroom, and student engagement will increase, thus leading to improved student achievement.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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