ProviderSurvey October 27, 1999

Project Director:

Ted Kraver, 225 W. Orchid Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85021 602-944-8557 (off)

The ALTP has mounted a statewide study called the Teacher Professional Development Project (TPDP). The goal is to develop a plan to deliver continuous professional development to all K-12 teachers and staff. The focus is effective integration of information technology into classroom curriculum and teaching practices. The goal is to dramatically improved student learning performance to Arizona Academic Standards. The continuous development program will serve 50,000 teachers, librarians, media specialists, technology specialists, support technicians, staff and administrators. The plan is to reach full proficiency in four years.

TPDP expects the distribution of development will be 20% in the training area, 65% in the educational and practice area and 10% in leadership professional development for school administration, technology directors, mentor teachers, instructional designers and curriculum developers. Ongoing annual investment is expected to be in the $1000 per individual range.

Three separate TPDP teams are working on:

1. A curriculum framework for teacher professional development based on multiple studies done by ISTE, Milken Foundation, CEO forum, Apple Corp., universities, leading districts and other states [Finished];
2. A "demand" study based in the needs 50,000 teachers based on the Milken-Arizona Department of Education survey this spring of 95% of Arizona K-12 districts [Done];
3. A "supply" study based on the capability of providers (over 100 identified) that will deliver this professional development [This survey].

The results will be integrated into a gap analysis and a cost analysis with the study completion date targeted for November 30, 1999. The results will be used for statewide advocacy and to design legislation for the Arizona 2000 legislature. It will also support design of a statewide system that will provide the high level, continuous professional development required to transform Arizona’s classrooms for the age of information.

We believe that you are a provider of training and/or professional development. ALTP would appreciate it very much if you answer a one page general survey and then fill in the appropriate one page surveys for your offerings. We also need copies of your brochures, materials and price sheets to supplement the survey. Mail them (email, postal or faxed) to Ted Kraver above.

Provider Survey

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Provides Professional Development in one or more of the five ALTP categories:

Basic Technical Support Professional development in this area builds in an individual the skills to provide basic support of technology used within a school. After training, this individual is capable of completing basic hardware and software installations as well as some support and troubleshooting. This individual will gain a basic, comprehensive understanding of technology and its operation. This individual is ready to advance his/her skills through industry recognized certification programs.

Advanced Technical Support Professional development for this area builds in an individual the skills to master advanced areas of technology through industry recognized certification programs, associate or bachelor level degree programs or additional vendor specific workshops or training. After training, this individual is capable of completing basic technical support tasks as well as support of advanced technologies such as LANs, WANs, Internet, networks, operating systems, server installation, etc..

Fundamentals Professional development in this area builds in an individual the skills required to use common software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, simple graphics, email, web browsers, etc. This individual is capable of using most productivity software with little or no assistance.

Integration This professional has student contact responsibilities and requires the skills necessary for effectively and efficiently participating in developing curriculum, instructional activities, assessments and evaluations of technology in the learning and teaching process within the scope of that individual’s teaching environment. This individual effectively uses curriculum specific software and multi-source and multi-media information resources while transforming teaching practice to improve student performance. This individual transforms teaching practice to take advantage of learning technology.

Leadership Professional development in this area allows an individual to manage the integration of technology within a classroom, school or school system. This individual is capable of providing leadership and/or staff support in the areas of technology integration, professional development, mentoring, curriculum/instructional development, technology planning, support, staff development, assessment and/or evaluation.

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