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Staying Ahead in Education being paid to accountability and closing the achievement gap,” he says. “They are essentially CEOs in the school system.” But professional development does not have to be a doctoral program at an Ivy League school. Administrators can attend programs that cover everything from integrating technology into a curriculum to improving English-as-a-second-language courses. Professional development has become so valuable that even Boston Public Schools has created its own in-house professional development institutions to Programs to Bolster Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y. program title: Non-Credit Continuing Education Course description: University College partnered with faculty members from the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education to offer a noncredit professional development program for K12 administrators. The program covers contract negotiations, human resources, board of education meetings and electronic records management. Upon completion, a noncredit certificate is given. Format: Online and classroom academics.adelphi.edu/universitycollege/noncred/ schooladmin.php practices in education reform leadership. Format: Weekend sessions broadacademy.org/about/overview.html chApmAn University, Irvine, Calif. description: Professional development credits used for professional advancement. Offers follow-up seminars, independent study courses, and workshops for administrators. Format: Online, workshops and conferences www.chapman.edu/exed/k-12 college BoArd, New York, N.Y. program titles: Building an AP Program: A Workshop for Administrators, Pre-AP Instructional Leadership Through AP Vertical Teams description: Workshops for K12 administrators touch on topics related to developing, managing, coaching and coordinating an AP program, pre-AP strategies, AP vertical teams, and the PSAT/ NMSQT. Participants learn leadership and administrative techniques and tactics. Format: Online and classroom professionals.collegeboard.com/prof-dev/ workshops/k-12 colUmBiA University, New York, N.Y. description: Provides professional development in integrating technology into the classroom for K12 technology coordinators, principals and superintendents. Includes a combination of essential hands-on and theoretical work and is designed to make use of new technologies. Format: Online ci.columbia.edu/ci/ecourses/education.html AssociAtion For sUpervision And cUrricUlUm development, Alexandria, Va. description: Classes for administrators cover various topics, including contemporary school leadership, conflict resolution and effective leadership. Interactive, self-paced courses provide flexibility. Courses are up-to-date with instructional strategies and learning theories and include video and audio clips, tips from experts and actual classroom examples, as well as instructional strategies and learning theories. Format: Online www.ascd.org/professional_development/ PD_Online_Courses.aspx the BroAd FoUndAtion, Los Angeles, Calif. program title: The Broad Superintendents Academy description: Prepares executives who have successfully led large organizations and have a passion for public service and places them in urban districts to dramatically improve the quality of education. Operates like an executive training program. Participants attend weekend sessions over 10 months while continuing to work in their current jobs. Sessions cover CEO-level skills and the best ed2go Offered through the University of Wisconsin, Black Hills State University, and North Dakota State University, among others program titles: Leadership, Podcasts in the Classroom description: Offers a range of highly interactive courses online and geared toward professional development. Courses are designed to help administrators improve professional skills as well as learn about new technology and processes. Format: Online www.ed2go.com edtech leAders online, Newton, Mass. description: Offers high-quality online professional development workshops for K12 administrators focused on specific subject areas and grade levels. Standards-based, project-based workshops are kept up-to-date by leading experts in educational technology. They include six sessions and an online overview to learning. Format: Online www.edtechleaders.org/programs/workshops/ catalog.asp K12 administrators sit with professors at Seton Hall University, which offers options for administrators who are interested in professional development and master’s degrees. develop management skills among staff. And the Association of School Business Officers International will launch a new certification program for school business officials next fall. It is designed in part to strengthen careers and show stakeholders that such officials have the know-how to support them. “The need for continuing education is as great or greater than ever before,” says Tim Sloate, director of research at the University Continuing Education Association. “As baby boomers retire, employers will have a harder time finding administrators who are as ready. Professional development can help.” The Programs The University of Washington’s professional development programs in leadership offer the skills to maneuver around the complicated job of administrator, which in the 1960s was viewed as 56 November/December 2009 District Administration http://broadacademy.org/about/overview.html http://www.chapman.edu/exed/k-12 http://academics.adelphi.edu/universitycollege/noncred/schooladmin.php http://academics.adelphi.edu/universitycollege/noncred/schooladmin.php http://professionals.collegeboard.com/prof-dev/workshop/k-12 http://professionals.collegeboard.com/prof-dev/workshop/k-12 http://ci.columbia.edu/ci/ecourses/education.html http://www.ascd.org/professional_development/PD_Online_Courses.aspx http://www.ed2go.com http://www.ascd.org/professional_development/PD_Online_Courses.aspx http://www.edtechleaders.org/programs/workshops/ http://www.edtechleaders.org/programs/workshops/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - November 2009

District Administration - November 2009
Contents
Advertiser Index
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
Facilities & Construction
Stimulus Monitor
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Conversations
Mobile Learning Guide
The New Writing Pedagogy
Staying Ahead in Education
Tightening the Purchasing Process
Minding Your E-mail
New Books
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
Problem Solution
New Products
Professional Opinion
Crisis Response

District Administration - November 2009