Professional Development Strategies for Promoting the Use of Online Career Information Systems

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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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