FOR-PD Presentations

The following is a list of presentations from conferences and advisory board meetings FOR-PD has attended. All presentations require Adobe Reader to be viewed. We have also created presentations for you to use while promoting FOR-PD!

National and International Conferences

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
The impact of a statewide online reading professional development on mathematics, science, reading and language arts teachers’ knowledge and practice in middle and high schools.
March 24-28, 2008 - New York, NY

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Monitoring the effectiveness of professional development through quality assurance. [PDF: 24 slides / 168kb]
March 24-28, 2008 - New York, NY

American Reading Forum (ARF)
Content Area Teachers’ Understanding of Comprehension Development and Instruction. [PDF: 66 slides / 0.99mb]
December 5-8, 2007 - Sanibel Island, FL

National Reading Conference (NRC)
A Study of the Impact of Online PD on 2,000 PreK-12 Teachers’ Reading Knowledge and Instructional Practice [PDF: 37 slides / 611kb]
November 27 - December 1, 2007 - Austin, TX

Sloan-C International Conference
Implementing a System of Quality Assurance Checks in a Large-Scale Online Professional Development Course [PDF: 27 slides / 524kb]
November 7-9, 2007 - Orlando, FL

Sloan-C International Conference
Sustaining online facilitator knowledge and skills. [PDF: 34 slides / 517kb]
November 7-9, 2007 - Orlando, FL

Sloan-C International Conference
Key factors affecting student satisfaction of course facilitators in a large-scale online professional development context.
Paper [PDF: 83kb] & Presentation [PDF: 21 slides / 95kb]
November 7-9, 2007 - Orlando, FL

North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) Virtual School Symposium
Changing the Course of Education through Online Teacher Professional Development: The Tale of Large-Scale Statewide Project. [PDF: 44 slides / 803kb]
November 4-6, 2007 - Louisville, KY

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Evaluating the quality of asynchronous online discussions in a statewide reading professional development project. [PDF: 41 slides / 9.55mb]
October 23-27, 2007 - Anaheim, CA

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) E-Learn Conference
A 21st century perspective: Using a client-centered/responsive approach to evaluating large-scale online teacher professional development. [PDF: 6 pages / 94kb]
October 15-19, 2007 - Quebec City, Quebec

National Evaluation Institute (NEI)
The role of targeted evaluation process on a statewide professional development project's success. [PDF: 40 slides / 4.27mb]
October 4-6, 2007 - Orlando, FL

International Reading Association (IRA)
Literacy Within Content Area Boundaries: A Model for Building Content Area Teachers' Literacy Knowledge, Instruction, and Student Learning [PDF: 88 slides / 1.56mb]
May 13-17, 2007 - Toronto, Canada

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
Online Professional Development with 25,000 K-12 Educators: Reality, Myth, or Just Mere Madness? [PDF: 53 slides / 923kb]
March 26-30, 2007 - San Antonio, TX

AACTE Annual Meeting
Vision and large-scale action: Building and sustaining the teacher expertise of 20,000 educators in reading [PDF: 35 slides / 371kb]
February 24-27, 2007 - New York, NY

Southeast Evaluation Association (SEA)
Implementing a system of quality assurance checks in a large-scale online professional development course [PDF: 25 slides / 189kb]
January 20, 2007 - Tallahassee, FL

Sloan-C International Conference
Can an Online Professional Development Project Impact Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement? [PDF: 39 slides / 771kb]
November 9, 2006 - Orlando, FL

Sloan-C International Conference
How difficult is it to facilitate? Facilitator experiences and practices from the education field.
Poster [PDF: 626kb] & Presentation [PDF: 26 slides / 365kb]
November 9, 2006 - Orlando, FL

National Evaluation Institute Annual Meeting
Excellence in Online Reading Professional Development [PDF: 34 slides / 382kb]
July 7, 2006 - Dallas, TX

Sloan-C International Conference
Supporting and Transforming Powerful Online Learning through Quality Assurance [PDF: 24 slides / 202kb]
November 17-19, 2005 - Orlando, FL

National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
Technology and Preparation of PK-12 Teachers of Millennial Students [PDF: 31 slides / 1.1mb]
June 27-30, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA

Sloan-C International Conference
Online Staff Development: Lessons Learned [PDF: 20 slides / 906kb]
November 12-15, 2004 - Orlando, FL

Southeastern Association of Teacher Educators/Florida Association of Teacher Educators conference
Teachers' Knowledge of Reading & Reading Instruction as a Determinant of Grade Level [PDF: 11 slides / 375kb]
October 14-16, 2004 - Clearwater Beach, FL

International Reading Association (IRA)
Educating Teachers of Reading Through the FOR-PD Project [PDF: 32 slides / 376kb]
May 1-6, 2004 - Reno, NV

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
Facilitation with Felicity - Building a Community of Online Mentors [PDF: 41 slides / 267kb]
March 1-6, 2004 - Atlanta, GA

National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
FOR-PD: Lessons Learned [PDF: 31 slides / 1.2MB]
Online Staff Development - Lessons Learned
June 27-July 2, 2003 - Seattle, WA

Local Conferences

College of Education Faculty Professional Development Series
Exploring the Impact of a Statewide Teacher Professional Development on Teachers' Reading Knowledge, Instructional Practices, and Student Achievement [PDF: 47 slides / 575 kb]
January 5, 2007 - Orlando, FL

FOR-PD Facilitator Meeting
FOR-PD Reading Specialist - How can I help you facilitate? [PDF: 18 slides / 483kb]
December 12, 2006 - Orlando, FL (UCF)

FOR-PD Facilitator Meeting
Tech Time [PDF: 7 slides / 63kb]
December 12, 2006 - Orlando, FL (UCF)

FOR-PD Facilitator Meeting
FOR-PD project update [PDF: 7 slides / 111kb]
December 12, 2006 - Orlando, FL (UCF)

FOR-PD Facilitator Meeting
Course closing information & facilitator records [PDF: 8 slides / 334kb]
December 12, 2006 - Orlando, FL (UCF)

FOR-PD Facilitator Meeting
Keeping FOR-PD in a continuous loop of improvement and measuring the impact of change: Sharing results from Phase IV evaluation [PDF: 43 slides / 813kb]
December 12, 2006 - Orlando, FL (UCF)

FOR-PD Facilitator Meeting
The essential piece: Facilitation [PDF: 21 slides / 409kb]
December 12, 2006 - Orlando, FL (UCF)

FOR-PD Facilitator Meeting
Content Changes [PDF: 9 slides / 68kb]
December 12, 2006 - Orlando, FL (UCF)

College of Education Faculty Development Series "Conversations about Scholarship, Teaching and Learning 2006-2007"
An examination of the impact of a state-wide teacher professional development on teachers' reading knowledge, instructional practice, and student achievement. [PDF: 48 slides / 689kb]
September 13, 2006 - Orlando, FL

FOR-PD & Community College Collaboration Meeting
An examination of the impact of a state-wide teacher professional development on teachers' reading knowledge, instructional practice, and student achievement. [PDF: 85 slides / 1.14mb]
January 20, 2006 - Orlando, FL

Orange County Public Schools North Learning Community Literacy Leadership Conference
From Facts to Understanding: Reading in Florida [PDF: 46 slides / 862kb]
July 24-26, 2003 - Orlando, FL

September 2002 Advisory Board Meeting
It's About Time! Project Overview [PDF: 20 slides / 97kb]
Program Evaluation by Pat Moskal [PDF: 12 slides / 128k]

June 2002 Advisory Board Meeting
Welcome and Project Overview [PDF: 30 slides / 253kb]