Voting 2020 BPS

Individualizing Professional Learning to Provide Equitable Access

To guarantee equal access the Puerto Rico Department of Education put out a request for proposal after Hurricane Maria to supply equipment, assess competencies, design an individualized plan and deliver professional development for over 25,000 educators. Various competitors where evaluated and it was not until 2020 that the project was granted to three different providers. One handled equipment, another for professional development and Global Education Exchange (GEEO) teacher assessment, individualized techno pedagogical plans and micro-credentials.

The participants will learn:
(1) How data from the technology uses and perception survey was analyzed to generate categories to ease interpretation and design an individualize techno pedagogical plan. 

(2) How school state, school and teachers had equal access to information, technology and training synchronic, a synchronic and self-directed. 

(3) The impact of one-year implementation.

Technologies

The implementation started in April 2020 during the 2020-2021 school year to improve teachers’ perception and competencies to teach and learn with technology in grades k-16. In collaboration with the University of South Florida’s Center for Instructional Technology, and Digital Promise GEEO administered the Technology Uses and Perception Survey (TUPS), designed specific metrics for the analysis from which to generate the individualized professional development plans and the micro credentials. During this panel, the participants will learn challenges, outcomes from the first year, and next steps to support teachers in each of the three levels to ensure all students have equal access to learning.

Explain project results

To guarantee equal access the Puerto Rico Department of Education put out a request for proposal after Hurricane Maria to supply equipment, assess competencies, design an individualized plan and deliver professional development for over 25,000 educators. Various competitors where evaluated and it was not until 2020 that the project was granted to three different providers. One handled equipment, another for professional development and Global Education Exchange (GEEO) teacher assessment, individualized techno pedagogical plans and micro-credentials.

Why it should be considered best practice?

This project can be replicated in any scenario. We have deliverables for each month that shows all data and accomplishments achieved.

Highlights of your proposed presentation and lessons learned

You can see more in https://www.geeopr.com/de-innova/

Name of the Evaluation Board Member *

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2. Meaningful use of technology - demonstrates not only how technologies were put in place but also how effectively those technologies were to achieving the goals in performance in online or traditional environments *

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3. Demonstrated benefit to overall student success and institutional effectiveness *

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7. Quality of the proposal *

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8. Hispanic focus *

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9. Lessons learned or expected (in case it is a project proposal) *

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