...Professional Development Across Disciplines Tommy Sickels University of Phoenix March 11, 2015 Professional Development across Disciplines The purpose of the new school is to promote lifelong learning as one of its primary functions. As a new learning center, our goal is to promote positive and innovative ways in which to promote education. Our educational programs are not traditional in the sense that students are to duplicate each other others academic yardstick in order to graduate. Students, who attend this facility, are provided with various opportunities to graduate. They are able to graduate under non-traditional conditions. Mission Our institution is founded in non-traditional values with a flare to enable students to enjoy varying degrees of seeking their educational pursuits. As an educational organization, a primary goal will be to increase educational access through an array of innovative programs that will push students beyond the 21st Century. As a higher educational organization, membership to the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) will be essential in order for us to meet our educational objectives. UCEA membership is necessary because it allows both public and private colleges and universities. It has a commitment towards professional education. Council member institutions may provide post baccalaureate level education to degree seeking student’s assistance seeking professional...
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... GIFTED CHILD TODAY Features Avenues to Professional Learning Online Technology Tips and Tools for Professional Development in Gifted Education Catherine A. Little1 and Brian C. Housand2 Abstract: The use of online methods for professional development activities is on the rise, with more schools exploring creative ways of providing teacher learning opportunities. Online professional development offers a promising direction for providing increased learning opportunities, promoting professional collaboration, and supporting teacher facility with technology resources. In gifted education, online activities may present effective ways of connecting gifted education professionals across multiple schools and districts and providing professional learning experiences in gifted education for colleagues in general education. In this article, the authors discuss key features of professional development and considerations for applying them in an online learning context. The authors emphasize the importance of coherence with the curriculum, active engagement, sustained attention, and administrative support. They then discuss five avenues or approaches for implementing online professional development, representing a range of interactive elements and opportunities for blending live and online components. Within each avenue presented, the authors share specific resources that would support implementation in the professional learning context. “ Online activities may present effective...
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...APPLICATION OF e-LEARNING IN TEACHER EDUCATION Abstract The increasing demand for education at all levels of learning poses a major challenge on the quality of education being offered. This paper discusses the growing popularity of e-Learning and how this mode of learning can enable teacher trainees across the globe to benefit from the best of education from regions that pride in the high quality of education offered by their institutions. This paper further shows how e-Learning, has made immense contributions in bridging the gap in the quality of teacher education. Finally, proposals on the way forward are made. The Author Mr. Robert Masinde, [B.Ed (Arts) University of Nairobi, M.Phil in Educational Communication and Technology Moi University]. Currently pursuing D.Phil in English Education at Moi University and lecturer Department of Communication Studies with research interests in e-Learning and New Media. Moi University, P.O Box 3900 Eldoret Email: robjuma2001@yahoo.com Introduction In many less developed countries, the quality of education has been compromised by lack of trained teachers, insufficient learning materials, and poor infrastructure. The cost of teacher training is also prohibitive due to poverty. There are also limited chances in teacher training institutions whereas many high school graduates meet the minimum requirements for admission. Most teacher education institutions are understaffed thus compromising the quality of teaching and research. They...
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...Role of an employee in a Self-development is directed related to the will of the Department or agencies to have professionals, highly educated and trained professional working for them. A fewer agencies, departments or business will leave the employee by himself, without the necessary support to grown professionaly Some Agencies will leave the process of professional evolution under the motivation and thirst to manage the obstacles of time, and financial support on the hands of the Employee. It will be up to the employee to arrange and plan his professional development, by the way this system of management is an invitation for failure and professional stagnation, due to external factor that will prevent professional to looking for improvements, and being satisfied with the job that he or she has. Modern Departments or agencies will be the employees’ partner; they will invest and plan the individuals development, just leaving the rest for the employee own will to succeed. Nowadays promotions and raises are based on the most developed and competent candidates. Naturally it is expected that the employee will initiate the process of self-improvement. Because professional stagnation will lead the individual to less important positions, fewer promotions and most important less money or a poor resume. Below it is described three organizations and their view about the topic on employee self-development. Researching at the Department of interior website, it is expected...
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...Issues in Professional Learning & Development [pic] Module code EPD 304 Being Professional Adult Education expects you to be professional in your work and expects you to maintain high standards of teaching, but how do we measure high standards of teaching. Can we expect different levels of professionalism with experience, looking at Dreyfus (1986)Benner (1984), what makes a Professional Practitioner and at what level. As a group we answered this and came up with many reasons (with some crossing over). This is shown below with title and bullet points. The Beginner • Limited experience of teaching • Limited knowledge of strategies • Can be over/under prepared • Tunnel vision • Under/over estimate time allocated to subjects • Limited practical knowledge Competent • Can organise to an acceptable level • Not a great deal of deviation • Know what to do • No added value (no enrichment) • The syllabus with nothing more than what is needed Advanced Practitioner • More willing to hand over control teaching/coaching role • Effective manager • Helping role • Monitoring the quality of practice • Organisational and work role competence • More able to look at the bigger picture Expert • Will see the need to improve • Innovative • In depth knowledge with add on’s • Analysis needs • Reflective practitioner • Shares knowledge and best practice ...
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...at all education levels and environments throughout the nation. 1. Active Learning 2. After-School Opportunities 3. Alternative Schooling 4. Career and Technology Education (CTE) 5. Early Childhood Education 6. Early Literacy Development 7. Educational Technology 8. Family Engagement 9. Individualized Instruction 10. Mentoring/Tutoring 11. Professional Development 12. Safe Learning Environments 13. School-Community Collaboration 14. Service-Learning 15. Systemic Renewal School and Community Perspective Safe Learning Environments A comprehensive violence prevention plan, including conflict resolution, must deal with potential violence as well as crisis management. A safe learning environment provides daily experiences, at all grade levels, that enhance positive social attitudes and effective interpersonal skills in all students. What Is A Safe Learning Environment? It is difficult to create a balance between a safe school and a welcoming, caring environment. It is important to create a school climate that does not tolerate bullying, intimidation, and terrorism. Students who are afraid often stay away from school. A safe learning environment is focused on academic achievement, maintaining high standards, fostering positive relationships between staff and students, and encouraging parental and community involvement. Resolving conflict and preventing violence are important factors in creating a safe learning environment...
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...BIBLIOGRAPHY: Special Education Resources Special Education Foundations and Framework UNV-529N Dr. Mendez March 26, 2014 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Special Education Resources The national center for learning disabilities website. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.ncld.org/ The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides resources and details on the different types of learning disabilities in both children and adults. They are dedicated to providing an opportunity to an education to every child diagnosed with a disability. By having this opportunity, the child may obtain valuable educational and life skills that will benefit them for their entire lives. The NCLD connects educators and parents with guidance, resources, educational services, programs, and professional developments that strive to promote public awareness, advocacy, and advance student growth. Information about federal laws that have affected and strengthened this organization is also available. The national dissemination center for children with disabilities website. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://nichcy.org/ The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) is a resource that is filled with information for parents and educators related to particular disabilities from birth to age 22. The website contains an excess of resources in relation to educational rights and laws, interventions, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), the special education process and services...
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...Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children’s learning in early childhood settings: Best Evidence Synthesis July 2003 Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children’s learning in early childhood settings: Best Evidence Synthesis October 2003 This report is one of a series of best evidence syntheses commissioned by the Ministry of Education. It is part of a commitment to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand. It aims to contribute to an ongoing evidence-based discourse amongst policy makers, educators and researchers. The best evidence synthesis approach is being developed in collaboration with researchers. It draws together in a systematic way the available evidence about what works to improve education outcomes, and what can make a bigger difference for the education of all our children and young people. Prepared for the Ministry of Education Authors Linda Mitchell and Pam Cubey Copyright © Ministry of Education PO Box 1666 Wellington ISBN 0-478-18773-4 Web ISBN ISBN 0-478-18774-2 www.minedu.govt.nz Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children’s learning in early childhood settings Best Evidence Synthesis Report prepared for the New Zealand Ministry of Education Linda Mitchell and Pam Cubey July 2003 New Zealand Council for Educational Research P O Box 3237 ...
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...Professional Associations Paper Alvin Calahan University of Phoenix Professional Associations Paper In the field of Information Technology there are numerous associations and professional organizations that are there to assist its members with knowledge and education on various topics in the industry. This paper will provide information on these professional organizations that provides me with insight into what the organizations can do for me as I advance my knowledge in my chosen profession of interest. This paper will discuss some the associations and professional organizations that I feel will best assist me as I pursue a career in information technology and further that career into the teaching arena. The first association that will give a good insight into the field of information technology is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (IEEECS). This association was chosen because it is the computing professional’s single-most, unmatched source for technology information, inspiration and collaboration. The IEEECS lists the most up-to-date and advanced information in the computing world, and makes its sources easily accessible to its members by using state-of-the-art information that is available on-demand. The Association also provide members with a range of technical conferences, publications and digital libraries that enable the top minds in the industry to come together to develop, validate, and disseminate the highest quality information...
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...Qualification | Unit number and title | Edexcel BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Business | Unit 4 Personal and Professional Development L/601/0943 | A | | Assignment title | Personal and Professional Development | In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. a Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found. | Criteria reference | To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to: | Task no. | Evidence | 1.1 | Evaluate approaches to self-managed learning | 3 | 4 | 1.2 | Propose ways in which lifelong learning in personal and professional contexts could be encouraged | 3 | 8 | 1.3 | Evaluate the benefits of self-managed learning to the individual and organization | 3 | 9 | 2.1 | Evaluate own current skills and competencies against professional standards and organizational objectives | 1 | | 2.2 | Identify own development needs and the activities required to meet them | 2 | | 2.3 | Identify development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs | 2 | | 2.4 | Devise a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs | 2 | | 3.1 | Discuss the processes and activities required to implement the development plan | 2 | 3 - 8 | 3.2 | Undertake and document development activities as planned | 2 | | 3.3 | Reflect critically on own learning against original aims and objectives set in the development plan | 2 | | 3.4 | Update the development plan...
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...Running head: Professional Organization and Association Participating in Professional Organizations and Associations Walden University Quintina W. McKnight Dr. Joann Susko EDUC 6610: Teacher as Professional July 19, 2015 Abstract Collaborating with group of people that shares the same vision is an essential component in a profession. These groups of professional’s are called professional organizations and associations. Having an affiliation with a professional organization and association in one’s specific area of expertise would be beneficial to a successful career. Participating in Professional Organizations and Associations Professional education organizations and associations, provides a unity for educators to network. It is important as educators to participate in an organization that offers professional relationships with others who are supportive, helpful and can be trusted. Connecting with peers who shares the same common career goals can be rewarding. “A framework for teaching provides a structure for discussions among teachers and also serves to sharpen the focus for professional development” (Danielson 2007). Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities (Danielson 2007), has identified me as a professional because I welcome a cooperative and respectful relationship with all stakeholders. It’s a routine to maintain regular communication with parents, rather it through parent-teacher conferences, emails, phone contacts, written correspondence in the mail or with teacher...
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...Philosophy The philosophy of the nursing faculty at the College of Nursing is congruent with the missions of the College of Nursing and the University of Missouri—St. Louis. Faculty and staff are dedicated to providing nursing education that prepares graduates as professionals to practice in generalist nursing roles, advanced nursing roles, and as nurse scientists in all health care systems. All academic programs reflect the faculty’s beliefs about nursing, clients, health, environment, and nursing education. The faculty believes that nursing is a profession and an academic discipline possessing a scientific body of knowledge that requires critical thinking, problem solving, and informatics. The primary function of nursing is to educate and assist the client to promote, protect, maintain, restore, and support health, or, to provide for a peaceful death. As a profession, nursing encompasses moral, ethical, legal, and scientific dimensions. Nurses are accountable to society for their practice and responsible for functioning within economic, legal, and moral/ethical parameters. Nursing practice is both theory and evidence based, using theories from nursing and other related disciplines. Nurses synthesize and apply knowledge from the arts, sciences, and humanities in nursing practice utilizing interpersonal communication to meet the complex and multidimensional needs of the client in a variety of health care settings throughout the metropolitan area and beyond. Through leadership...
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...Implementing Change through Professional Development Implementing Change through Professional Development As the instructional leader of the organization, I believe that the implementation of professional learning communities (PLCs) will be the most promising path for sustained and substantive improvement of our school. According to DuFour, DuFour, and Eaker (2008), leaders can take comfort in knowing that there is abundant research to support PLCs. The function of the instructional leader is to teach the employees what the characteristics of a learning organization are and how to achieve these characteristics within the organization. A true leader uses their power for good and gets their faculty on their side not by manipulation, but by taking the personal power route to gain full support and trust from his or her employees. Culture for organizational culture is a set of values, norms, and practices that prevail in an organization transformation-based direction of turnaround. This means enhancing the coordination between the people and to match resources with environment and capabilities. Cultural values are often embedded in people through their direct experience with family, most important, and thereafter in social groups of which they often perceived to be associated with. DuFour et al. (2008) stated that a leader could present the following findings from researchers both inside and outside education to convince those who find research persuasive. Schools should...
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...Chapter 5 Summary There is wide spread agreement in education regarding the purpose of ongoing teacher professional development. It intends to qualitatively and quantitatively extend an educators’ skill set so that they are continually effective in the classroom. Like any other profession teachers must keep their skills sharp and updated as the educational system is only as good as its players. The key to this quality education for all students is the classroom teacher, but not just any classroom teacher (Killion & Harrison, 2006). Students must have skillful, highly effective teachers who have consistent access to ongoing professional development (Sparks & Hirsch, 2000; Guskey, 1997; Guskey, 1998; Maldonado, 2002). NCLB offers broad guidelines for effective professional development acknowledging the integral nature of ongoing professional development that seeks to insure teachers continually possess the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully perform their duties (Lauer & Dean 2004). NCLB requires all 50 states to provide “high-quality” professional development that will ensure every teacher is both highly qualified and highly effective. The federal government’s definition of high-quality professional development includes activities that improve and increase teachers’ academic knowledge, are part of school and district improvement plans, provide teachers the knowledge to meet state content standards, are sustained, intensive and classroom focused, support...
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...Cane Mill Rd. City, State, Zip: Albany, Ga. 31721 Phone: 478-225-6233 E-mail: mike109@yahoo.com Instructor: Ron Dougall Abstract The purpose of this project is that I continue to promote an effective professional learning curriculum for my students, so that they will continue to improve their enduring understanding of strategies and concepts that I implement to help improve learning. The prospect of having these teaching communities for my students will keep them active and involved in classroom, and they will continue to reduce learning gaps as a whole because the better the enduring understanding; leads to the likelihood of a successful learning student. Demographics • Attendance roughly 800 students (85 special needs) ; 55 teachers; 5 administrators • 94% Black; 3% White; 3% Other • 254 6th graders; 246 7th graders; 302 8th graders • 46% Male; 54% Female We have made AYP the past two years, but our administration is not satisfied with that accomplishment. They are continuously researching ways to continue to improve our schools learning efforts. So in saying that, I think that they are very willing to change, and that they are always open to programs and strategies that can help our students to have success in learning. Success brings drive, so when you have some success in collaborating the teachers and administration, you want to continue to get better. I think that the teachers are more of a problem in buying into to change then the administration...
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