Tracy Lampley and Jason Pearson, Williamson County School System, 2005

Use MERLOT to Meet Faculties’ Personal and Professional

Development Needs

Tracy Lampley and Jason Pearson, Williamson County School System, 2005

Adult Learners

• Adult learning for educators affects their effectiveness as instructors when they experience self-discovery through simulations of real life that presents a problem to solve. This opportunity internalizes a sense of satisfaction on both a personal and professional level (Sparks & Loucks-Horsley, 1989).

Tracy Lampley and Jason Pearson, Williamson County School System, 2005

Professional Development Targets

• Content

• Assessment

• Teaching Strategies

• Classroom Management

Tracy Lampley and Jason Pearson, Williamson County School System, 2005

Content

• Strengthen content knowledge through interactive encyclopedias

• Differentiate for grade level content needs through visual and tactile learning experiences

MathWorld

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

Tracy Lampley and Jason Pearson, Williamson County School System, 2005

Assessment• Understand and create authentic

assessments through on-line tutorials

• Differentiate for tactile learners at their own pace

Authentic Assessment Toolbox

http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/index.htm

Tracy Lampley and Jason Pearson, Williamson County School System, 2005

Teaching Strategies

• Learn to diversify teaching strategies through video workshops

• Differentiate for visual and auditory learners

Anneberg/CPB: Teacher Professional Development

http://www.learner.org/channel/channel.html

Tracy Lampley and Jason Pearson, Williamson County School System, 2005

Classroom Management

• Develop classroom management skills though online video presentations connected to internet resources

• Differentiate for beginning and experienced teachers

Foundations of Classroom

Managementhttp://lightbridge.sonoma.edu/lightbridge/lessons/publish/53/main/introduction.html

Tracy Lampley and Jason Pearson, Williamson County School System, 2005

References

Sparks, D., & Loucks-Horsley, S. (1989). Five models of staff development.

Journal of Staff Development, (10)4, 1-26.

MERLOTwww.merlot.org