Professional Development Course

Opportunities: The faculty were not trained in the specific skills being assessed by the SACS site team, and there was insufficient time to provide structured face-to-face training. To accomplish this I…

  • Designed ELEOT training in preparation for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS/AdvancED).
  • Used Articulate, Powerpoint, Camtasia, PaintPro, Audacity, and custom video..
  • Created the first ELEOT course in the nation that was designed specifically to train teachers
  • Designed seven-weeks of intensive coursework that was integrated into the evaluation system
  • With permission from AdvancED, each week’s training module contained five videos of teachers performing live classroom duties, with reflections on whether or not they met AdvancED standards.
  • Each teacher had a reflection survey required response that went to their evaluator and was included in their summative evaluations.
  • This resulted in re-accreditation by SACS/AdvancED