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Professional Development Strategies for Promoting the Use of Online Career Information Systems
CEW Cream series: title slide
Presentation Objectives• Using Professional Learning Communities to
facilitate system change
• Use of project management systems to manage resistance to change
• Just in time resources to keep system moving
Action Plan
Skills
Vision
Resources
Incentives
Change
Based on Knoster, 1991
Change Readiness
Change Readiness Areas
Question Indicator
Vision Why should I do it? Confusion
Skills Can I do it? Anxiety
Incentives What rewards do I receive?
Resistance
Resources Do I have the time to do it?
Frustration
Action Plan What exactly are we doing?
Treadmill
Establishing Professional Learning Communities
• Create shared vision• Identify skills to develop• Advocate for internal and external
incentives• Advocate for resources• Design and implement action plans
Research Study
• Identify promising career development practices related to using ILPs/ePortfolios
• Provide technical assistance to schools to support engagement in career development activities
Purpose of the Study
• Describe the impact of the professional learning community on engagement in career development
Research Plan
• Examination of usage rates among educators and number of students served
• Focus group interviewers with key stakeholders – students, teachers, and parents
Usage Rates• 23% of Educators used the system
(148/253)
• Usage rate ranged from 1 - 110 logins (Median = 4)
• Students served: Ranged from 70% - 100%
Focus Group Results
• Overall• Student responses (n = 57)• Staff responses (n = 59)• Parent responses (n = 40
Research Background• Providing technical assistance to 15
schools from four U.S. states
• Intervention level on the creation and support of a professional learning community within each to support career development activities
Method• School teams made of up 5 – 7 educators
• Met for two days of professional development and received monthly webinar support
• Used the CEW Project Management System to organize activities
CEW Project Management System
• Establish vision using data-based decision-making to define the problem
• Design action plan strategies that articulate goals, action strategies and timeline
• Manage the implementation• Evaluate student outcomes
Project Management SystemChange Readiness Indicator
Project Management System
Vision Defining the problemEstablishing SMART goalsCommunication Plans
Skills Technical Resources
Incentives Resource Needs
Resources Time AllocationBudget
Action Plan Establish Action Plan StrategiesImplementation PlanMeeting NotesMatters of Concern
SMART GoalsS/N SMART Goal
Goal 1A total of 95% of the students will complete the ILP/ePortfolio during the 2009 school year.
Goal 2A total of 95% of the students will engage in five career lessons that use the ecareers.sg system during the 2009 school year
Goal 3A total of 75% of the educators will be trained and demonstrate use of the ecareers.sg system by 15 May 2009.
Action Plan StrategiesGoal 3 A total of XX% of the educators will be
trained and demonstrate use of the ecareers.sg system by 15 May 2009.
Action Plan 3.1
Educators will engage in staff training/demonstrations for ecareers.sg.
Action Plan 3.2
Educators will receive information regarding capabilities of the site and goals for students.
Project Management PlanGoal/Activity
Description Planned Start Date Planned Start Date
Planned End Date
Responsibility
Goal 3 A total of XX% of the educators will be trained and demonstrate use of the online career information system by 15 May 2009.
Sept. 2008
May 2009
Action Plan 3.1
Educators will engage in staff development for the online career information system within the first month of the academic year.
Sept. 2008
Oct. 2008
Task 3.1.1 Schedule date for 2-hour training and reserve computer lab
Sept. 2008
Sept. 2008
Task 3.1.2 Communicate to all staff about the staff development goals and schedule
Sept.2008
Sept.2008
Task 3.1.3 Conduct professional development Oct. 1 2008
Oct. 15 2008
Evaluation Plan
Goal 3 A total of XX% of the educators will be trained and demonstrate use of the ecareers.sg system by 15 May 2009.
Action Plan 3.1
Each educator will engage in staff training/demonstrations for ecareers.sg within the first month of the academic year.
Action Plan 3.2
Educators will receive information regarding capabilities of the site and goals for students.
Evaluation Educators will record the number of staff receiving training.Monthly aggregate usage rates among staff will be charted.
Objective Audience Delivery Method
Introduce Career Development model
Provide information on progress of career development activities
Help all educators learn about and become involved in using ecareers.sg
Teachers and staff Powerpoint PresentationPeriodic evaluation reportsThe Guide eNewsletter ½ day training using training manual
Communication Strategy
Project Management PlanGoal/Activity
Description Planned Start Date Planned Start Date
Planned End Date
Responsibility
Goal 3 A total of XX% of the educators will be trained and demonstrate use of the online career information system by 15 May 2009.
Sept. 2008
May 2009
Action Plan 3.1
Educators will engage in staff development for the online career information system within the first month of the academic year.
Sept. 2008
Oct. 2008
Task 3.1.1 Schedule date for 2-hour training and reserve computer lab
Sept. 2008
Sept. 2008
Task 3.1.2 Communicate to all staff about the staff development goals and schedule
Sept.2008
Sept.2008
Task 3.1.3 Conduct professional development Oct. 1 2008
Oct. 15 2008
Resource NeedsAction Plan
Description Technical Resources
Time Allocation
Financial
Action Plan 3.1
Educators will engage in staff training/ demonstrations for the online career information system within the first month of the academic year.
Access to computer lab
Scheduling None
Action Plan 3.2
Educators will receive information regarding capabilities of the system and goals for students.
Access to computer lab
Scheduling None
Other resources
• Summer Institute – wisconsincareers.wisc.edu/decdc/
• Afternoon Tea– Cew.wisc.edu/tea
V. Scott Solberg, Ph. D. Associate Director of Research and Director of
Wisconsin Careerscew.wisc.edu
ssolberg@education.wisc.edu
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