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Power point presentation: Growth, Management and PD of Teachers in an Online Program · Give principals and dept heads direct access to eLearning Leadership · Form an Advisory team · Develop a professional development plan · Grow course offerings, student handbook and student orientation Support level: · Always a data driven model for decision making (successes and failures; why kids left the school, etc.) develop a system to gather the data—good to have when asking for money · DeLC role refined · eLearning registrar role created (eLearning counselor?) · communication out to eLearning teachers, students, guidance counselors refined

At the school level · support students directly in their school · orientation f2f in every school · develop eLearning teams · interventions for eLearning students at risk Teacher selection background · eLearning courses selected ased on student needs · contract teaching sections are allocated to eLearning pror to school allocations · staff eLearning teachers from schools ahead of surplus transfer process · each year we release all eLearning teachers and open interviews to all secondary teachers · creates a pool of teachers from which the VHS can draw from Teacher selection · Elluminate interview process · check and build teacher’s technology capability · check the school’s technology infrastructure · eliminates the travel distances for interviews (anytime, anywhere) Looking for: · teachers who connect with students · teachers comfortable with virtual engagements · demo of solid teaching strategies using technology · teachers who are considered to be leaders or innovators within their school in learning (10% of each campus are innovators and leaders in their field) PD get video “the book” from YouTube · virtual staff meetings · mentorship · augmenting school infrastructure · virtual/f2f staff meeting o program support (course design, logistics) o new tech training o professional development on the 21st century learning paradigm shift New Tech Training · supporting student engagement through Angel—class discussion areas for students on course topics including assignments, exams, resources · orginazational tips for using the LMS to better focus student learning—don’t overwhelm the students by showing them the entire course at once—release a bit at a time. · Synchronous discussions · Web 2.0 technologies embedded in the course PD  · Collaborative deelo9pment of expectations and future PD with eLearning teachers · Book study · Assessment and evaluation—growing success · Tie your PD to district initiatives and student success online eLearning teacher mentor program · eLearning experience is the main factor in the program · new eTeacher assigned experienced mentor with release time for both teachers · eLearning teachers have evolved into a team which has allowed for more creative problem solving within and sharing between program · a free flow of ideas and solutions for common challenges to all eLearning courses for meeting system goals Augmenting school infrastructure · tech support for eLearning teachers · school computer to student ratio is adjusted to support students enrolled in eLearning courses Reaching forward · student orientation program · further development of consistent practices · organizations that support our learnibg · program extensions Support for Teachers · iNACOL · Angel · TxVSN · Aventa · Local