Requirements For the 21st Century Teaching and Learning Series

Classrooms for the Future Professional Development Requirement

Districts participating in the 2007-08 school year of CFF must complete 30 hours of professional development (or the graduate credit equivalent) by August 08. The building administrator and teachers involved in or impacted by Classrooms for the Future including teachers who will be getting fully equipped rooms (teacher laptop, projector, cart with student laptops, white board, all other equipment), and teachers who receive some equipment (fully equipped rooms, but not student laptops) are required to take a 30-hour course per year.

The eMBEDDED LEARNING Academy brought to you by Learning Sciences International provides districts with a powerful professional development platform to determine course beginning and ending times, enroll their teachers in the series, manage the learning, facilitate online study groups, monitor coursework, and view data in reports. Plus, it automatically reports Act 48 professional education hours to PDE for all learners. Teachers may elect to take all the courses for graduate credit and enroll in the Master's program MSEd: 21st Century Teaching & Learning, offered through Wilkes University.

Six State Wide Training Sessions for PD System

Learning Sciences International will hold six required one-day statewide technical trainings to provide districts the professional development platform, training on how to use the tools and features, training on how to facilitate study groups, and tools for district administrators to plan for implementation with sample models.

Training Dates and Locations: Online Registration

October 16, 2007- Harrisburg PaTTAN
October 24, 2007- Pittsburgh PaTTAN
October 25, 2007- Intermediate Unit 5
October 29, 2007- Intermediate Unit 19
October 30, 2007- Penn Stater Conference Center State College (Session Full)
October 31, 2007- King of Prussia PaTTAN

Please register by October 15 for all session except Harrisburg PaTTAN, registration due October 1.

Required Team Members:

• Central office representative for staff development
• High school principal from each participating high school
• Facilitator(s) designated by the district who will facilitate the first study group and be responsible for training all other district facilitators
• Person designated by the districts to set up study groups using the online system (can be the same as the facilitator)

Supports for Getting Started:

As your district beings to plan for the implementation of the series, please remember that there are already supports in place and available to you to aid in the planning process.

21st Century Website

• Registration for all trainings
• Series information and FAQS regarding all aspects of the professional development system
• Access to LMS login page
• News articles featuring districts and highlights of the grant
• Graduate degree and credit information

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