Transcript welcome_introductions

WELCOME
PBS TeacherLine
Annual Fall Station Meeting
October 27-28, 2008
Arlington, VA
Introductions
• Your name, station and station location
• How long you have been working with
PBS TeacherLine
• And one piece of information that you are
hoping to gain from this meeting.
Buckle Your Seat Belts
… And, Blast Off!
Meeting Goals
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Share lots of information about the TeacherLine service that will be
useful when you are back in your home state working to promote
PBS TeacherLine;
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Engage you in our new paradigm – that is – that we are now a
service with two incredibly valuable products – PBS
TeacherLine online courses and PBS TeacherLine Peer
Connection; and
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Reunite you with your TeacherLine colleagues across the system
so that you have full access to the whole TeacherLine network for
ideas, support and collaboration.
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Answer any questions that you might have about TeacherLine and
achieving success.
Brand Study
 PBS TeacherLine is the benchmark among online
professional development providers. While
educators are favorable towards most online PD
providers, PBS TeacherLine is the top-rated provider
with 8 in 10 believing it to be “good” or “excellent” –
more so than competitors such as Scholastic RED,
Pearson LessonLab, and Teachscape.
Perceptions of “Excellence” – Online PD Providers
Overall, educators are favorable to most online PD providers, but PBS TeacherLine is rated highest, followed closely
by several providers all rated very similarly (suggesting perhaps little differentiation in the minds of educators).
Believe Online PD Brand is “Excellent” or “Good”
Among Those Aware of Brand (based on a 4-point scale), Base Sizes Vary
Scholastic RED
Pearson LessonLab
Teachscape
OnlineLearning.net
Classroom
Connect–Connected
University
Annenberg
Laureate Education
80%
20%
PBS TeacherLine
16%
73%
Elementary
School
Middle
School
High
School
80%
81%
79%
74%
71%
69%
11%
69%
71%
69%
64%
9%
69%
70%
72%
62%
12%
68%
70%
70%
61%
9%
68%
69%
67%
67%
10%
64%
63%
62%
66%
7%
62%
62%
65%
61%
Excellent
Good
Q5. And, thinking specifically about online professional development for teachers (e.g., online
workshops, online courses, online training, etc.), how would you rate the following providers?
Significantly higher than at least one other subgroup
BOLD = higher than all other subgroups
GPRA Review
PBS TL Peer Connection
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“Coaches using this tool will be able to find the content they need.”
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“There is strong evidence that the product accesses and uses the
latest research-based content in the module presentations.”
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“Strong search interface.”
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“Teachers can practice new pedagogical skills upon reading the
articles suggested by coaches.”
ELL Online Course
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“Well designed interface with redundancy and attention to detail.”
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“There were vast webs of additional links and research.”
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“Best practices employed to allow teachers to demonstrate
mastery.
Capstones Moving the Needle!
• JRTE Article – efficacy study proving a
positive difference in teacher competence
and teacher confidence in tech
integration
• PBS TeacherLine is the ONLY
organization to have earned both the
ISTE Seals of Alignment
Partnerships
Around the Courses
Around Education
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ISTE – HP
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National School Boards
Association
Council of Chief State School
Officers
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National Education Association
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National Commission on the
Teaching of America’s Future
Around Peer Connection
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New Teacher Center at Santa
Cruz
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National Staff Development
Council
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Just Ask Publications
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School Improvement Network
Global Climate Change Education
(GCCE)
PBS Proposal:
Teaching Climate Change (TCC):K-12 Online
Professional Development from PBS and NASA
Sharon J. Harris
Program Manager, Ready to Teach
U.S. Department of Education, OII
Technology in Education Programs
(TEP)
Station News!
ILLINOIS
WSIU, Carbondale –Vicki Devenport
WEIU, Charleston – Jeni Huckstep, Michelle Lassak
FLORIDA
WSRE, Pensacola – Jill Hubbs
WEDU, Tampa – Sartura Smith
MICHIGAN
WKAR – East Lansing – Susie Elkins
PENNSYLVANIA
WITF, Harrisburg – Marnie Johnson
WVIA, Pittston – Andrea O’Neill
New Local Course Provider:
WQLN, Erie – Traci Teudhope
CALIFORNIA
KQED, San, Francisco – Robin Mencher
WASHINGTON, DC
WHUT – Jennifer Lawson, Lena Jackson, Luma Haj