Computer-Mediated Professional Development
The
face-to-face event is followed by computer mediated
professional development (CMPD) sessions that provide
project support to a single team or an opportunity for
multiple project teams to come together to learn from
one another (McLaughlin & Talbert, 1993). For example,
these follow-up work sessions provide a vehicle for
the teams and SERVE staff to review and discuss progress
being made toward completing the project evaluation
plans or for teams to share their successes, challenges,
and lessons learned (Loucks-Horsely, Love, Stiles, Mundry,
& Hewson, 2003). The CMPDs also provide an environment
for the teams to acquire additional information that
will help them implement their evaluations, e.g., how
to manage the implementation of the evaluation, how
to collect baseline data, how to maximize school buy-in
and community support, and how to analyze and interpret
data.
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