2012-2013 National Professional Development Programs

2012-2013 National Webinar ProgramsWebinars can be an efficient and cost-effective delivery system for quality professionaldevelopment programs that can accelerate your improvement efforts and build yourcapacity to sustain them over time.During the 2012-2013 academic year, SREB will offer several National WebinarPrograms focused on the new, rigorous core state standards for literacy and mathematics.Each Webinar Series will offer strategies through a standards-based planning process tocollaboratively develop high-quality, intellectually demanding assignments and assessments.NATIONAL MATHEMATICS WEBINAR SERIESSeries 1: Embedding Mathematics into Career/Technical StudiesSeries 2: Improving Mathematics Instruction Using the Common Core State or OtherRigorous Standards for Middle GradesSeries 3: Improving Mathematics Instruction Using the Common Core State or OtherRigorous Standards for High SchoolNATIONAL LITERACY WEBINAR SERIESSeries 4: Embedding Literacy into Career/Technical StudiesSeries 5: Improving Literacy Instruction Using the Common Core State or Other RigorousStandards for Middle GradesSeries 6: Improving Literacy Instruction Using the Common Core State or Other RigorousStandards for High SchoolWHO SHOULD ATTENDWe encourage team participation when registering for a National Webinar Program.Each participating team should include district leaders, school leaders, an instructionalleader and several teacher-leaders. The expectation is that Webinar participants willimprove their instructional leadership skills and serve as professional developers for theirdistricts, schools and technology centers. Individuals representing state agencies, regionalconsortia, school districts and other organizations are also welcome to participate withthe understanding that they will redeliver the professional development experience forthe organization they represent. Participants are required to have a computer, as well as amicrophone/headset or telephone to access the conference audio line.HOW TO PARTICIPATEEach Webinar series is a year-long professional development experience that includes upto eight online meetings with an established Webinar leader. Webinars typically beginin October and conclude in May, but can be developed to accommodate your team’splanning schedule.The first session is an orientation to the Webinar technology and the content of the series.The final session includes time to reflect upon and evaluate the Webinar experience, sharethe “Big Ideas” learned and present an action plan for implementation. During the interimbetween each online session, Webinar participants will collaborate with one anotherelectronically and at their work sites to complete assignments and engage in implementationactivities, including designing and delivering instruction in their classrooms and/or sharingWebinar content with other faculty in face-to-face professional learning meetings.TECHNOLOGYParticipants are required to have access to an Internet connection — with cable modem,DSL or better — to experience an optimized Webinar online environment. We recommendthe following Internet browsers: Internet Explorer ® 7.0 or newer, Mozilla ® Firefox ® 3.0 ornewer, or Google Chrome 5.0 or newer (JavaScript and Java enabled) to improvethe performance of the Webinar program. Participants will be able to communicatethrough integrated audio using VoIP (computer speakers and microphone) or using atelephone conferencing connection. SREB will provide technical assistance to registeredindividuals and teams.PRICING AND REGISTRATIONEach National Webinar Series will offer Webinar Seats for less than $400 per participantregistration. Discounts will be available for school and district teams based uponparticipation size. To receive a customized quote, please contact profdevprograms@sreb.orgfor more information.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITAs each level of a Webinar series is successfully completed, SREB will issue a certificateindicating the amount of time spent online and the documented time spent for offlinestudy, action research and planning, and development of instructional materials. Webinarleaders will review required projects and determine successful completion. The certificatemay be acceptable by the school district and/or state to satisfy professional learningrequirements for licensure renewal.* The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and the Mathematics Design Collaborative(MDC) is a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. LDC and MDCprovide schools with a framework that balances the structure needed to help teachers embedthe new Common Core State Standards into instruction with the fl exibility to select topicsand adapt assignments to specific instructional plans while increasing student engagement.11