The Model
Thanks
to funding from the U.S. Department
of Education and the Microsoft
Corporation’s Partners in Learning program, SERVE
is currently able to provide professional development on the CAPE Evaluation
Framework for school and district teams responsible for
Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grants that
are supported by the No Child Left Behind legislation. Project
teams who participate in the CAPE professional development
program not only create and implement a formative evaluation
plan for their specific project but also acquire knowledge
and skills they can use in evaluating any educational program
or project.
The CAPE
Professional Development model is based on national standards
and best practices of professional development for educators
(National Staff Development Council,
2001) and is consistent with the guidelines of the Partnership
for 21st Century Learning (2006). SERVE staff work closely
with state education agency (SEA) staff to determine how the
CAPE framework can best be tailored to the needs and contexts
of the district and school teams. SERVE then designs a targeted
evaluation support program based on those identified needs
(Speck & Knipe, 2001). As shown in the following chart,
a typical CAPE professional development program begins with
an intensive face-to-face event where educators work in teams,
with guidance from SERVE staff, in developing evaluation plans
for their projects (Joyce & Showers, 1995). This approach
engenders buy-in and furthers a cohesive understanding of
how the project and the evaluation work (Lieberman & Miller,
1999).
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