Greetings Directors, Coordinators, & Evaluators:
To start off the New Year we invite you to attend one (or more!) of our seven scheduled online webinars or PLC sessions. Interestingly, the first three sessions are focused on Evaluation. Scroll down to view the details for each event. Those planning to attend the Jan. 12, Directors' Webinar: Models of and Evaluating Professional Development, are strongly encouraged to review Carol Trivette's PowerPoint presentation (Feb. 2010) on effective adult training methods and one of the two journal article links found at: http://tacsweb.uoregon.edu/content_pages/66. The information will provide a good foundation to participate in our on-going PD Series conversations. Directors' & Evaluators' Webinars SPDG Implementation Conversations Date: January 11, 3:00-4:00pm ET Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern / 2:00 - 3:00pm Central/ 1:00 - 2:00pm, Mountain/ 12:00 - 1:00pm Pacific Join Link: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/zrkbsfb Dial-In: 1-888-447-7153 Passcode: 899594 Description: Alan Wood & Li Walter will provide an in-depth presentation of California's PBS and Early Reading Interventions Academy on implementation rubrics. Presenters: Cheryl "Li" Walter, Ph.D., and Alan Wood, California SPDG Evaluators, CALSTAT Materials Link: http://tacsweb.uoregon.edu/content_pages/144 SPDG Directors' Webinar: Models of and Evaluating Professional Development Date: January 12, 3:00-4:30pm ET Presenters: Julie Morrison, Alan Wood, Li Walter, Join Link: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/ysttppz <https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/ysttppz> Dial In: 1-888-447-7153 Passcode: 899594 Description: Jennifer Coffey will begin the session presenting highlights from Carol Trivette and Carl Dunst's research on adult learning methods. Next, Julie Morrison will explore how NIRN's implementation drivers framework has prioritized staff competence as essential for effective programs and practices, and examine how Guskey's five critical levels for evaluating professional development can be used as a framework in designing effective professional. To finish the session, Li Walter and Alan Wood, will present an overview of California's Early Reading Interventions Academy (ERIA) and the resources they've developed (program guide & implementation rubric) to effectively implement ERIA. Presenters: Jennifer Coffey, Ph.D., OSEP; Julie Morrison, Ph.D., Ohio SPDG Evaluator, University of Cincinnati; Cheryl "Li" Walter, Ph.D., and Alan Wood, California SPDG Evaluators, CALSTAT Materials Link: http://signetwork.org/content_pages/151 SPDG Evaluators' Webinar: Fidelity of Implementation Checklists Date: January 18, 2011 Time: 2:00 - 3:30pm Eastern / 1:00 - 2:30pm Central/ 12:00 - 1:30pm Mountain/ 11:00 - 12:30pm Pacific Join Link: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/tzmpysp Dial-In: 1-888-447-7153 Passcode: 899594 Presenters: Jose Castillo, Ph.D., and Clark Dorman, Ph.D., University of South Florida, Tampa Materials Link: http://tacsweb.uoregon.edu/content_pages/143 Professional Learning Community (PLC) Sessions Behavior & School Climate Date: January 4, 2011 Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET Login: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/ywzttyp Dial-in: 1-888-447-7153 Passcode: 899594 Description: This presentation outlines four areas of behavioral science that can be used to guide the implementation of school-wide positive behavioral support systems (PBSS) as related to students' social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. These involve: (a) a definition of social competence and self-management; (b) the underlying scientific principles that facilitate social competence and self-management; (c) a three-tiered approach to school-wide PBSS implementation with an emphasis on the Tier 1-Preventative system; and (d) the seven "high hit" reasons why students don't respond to Tier 1 approaches such that they have difficulties with social competence and self-management. Presenter: Howard M. Knoff, Ph.D., Director, Arkansas State Personnel Development Grant, Arkansas Department of Education Link to Presentation (PDF): http://signetwork.org/wiki_page_assets/wiki_page_146/SPDG%20PBS%20PLC%20 P%20Handout%20111.pdf Adolescent Literacy Date: January 13, 2011 Time: 3:00-4:00pm ET Login: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/ywzttyp Dial-in: 1-888-447-7153 Passcode: 899594 Description: Presentation of Arkansas' Adolescent Literacy Intervention Project Presenter: Lisa Haley, Literacy Coordinator, Arkansas SPDG Grant Management Date: January 24, 2011 Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET Login: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/ywzttyp Dial-in: 1-888-447-7153 Passcode: 899594 Description: Topic to be determined Presenter: TBD Secondary Transition Date: January 24, 2011 Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET Login: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/ywzttyp <https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/ywzttyp> Dial-in: 1-888-447-7153 Passcode: 899594 Description: Web tour of Wisconsin Transition Initiative Website Presenter: Mary Kampa & Linda Maitrejean, Director, Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative Audrey Desjarlais Signetwork Coordinator 1268 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97405 541.346.0373 office 541.954.8870 mobile adesj...@uoregon.edu http://www.signetwork.org
