Technical Assistance Revolution

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Technical Assistance (R)evolution

• Pam Winton
• FPG Child Development Institute

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Context
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Needs that Led to Using Web 2.0

• Products needed to meetneeds of target audience
• We wanted to provide information and TA support
  to states who were not selected

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(R)evolution
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Traditional TA - Web 2.0 Framework
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Mapping from Traditional TA to Web 2.0
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Example
The Need for a Definition of Professional
Development
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Resources Needed

• Expertise
• Open access software
• Content management system (CMS)
• PD for ourselves
• Investment of total staff

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Challenges

• Inexperience
• Stability of platform
• Time involved in learning and bringing staff
  up to speed

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Analytics

• With Web 2.0 web evaluation is not an
  afterthought

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Key Ingredients

• Expertise
• Resources
• Patience
• Shift in thinking

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Credits
Practical Approaches to Early Childhood
Professional Development Evidence, Strategies
and Resources

• Thanks to Jonathan Green for inspiration and
  slide production

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References

• Buysse, V., Winton, P. J., Rous, B. (2009).
  Reaching consensus on a definition
• of professional development for the early
  childhood field. Topics in Early Childhood
• Special Education, 28 (4), 235-243.  
• National Professional Development Center on
  Inclusion. (2008).What do we mean by
• professional development in the early childhood
  field? FPG Child Development Institute.
• Winton, P., Rush, D., Lara L., Kenney, M.
  (December 5, 2008). Practical Approaches
• to Early Childhood Professional Development
  Evidence, Strategies and Resources.
• Presentation at 29th Annual Zero to Three
  National Training Institute, Los Angeles, CA