An Affordable Solution for Sustaining High-Quality Professional Development
The Strategic Partnering Program is designed to assist districts build the internal capacity needed to deliver, support, and sustain high-quality professional development. The program is comprised of four (4) comprehensive professional development service bundles that use licensing and an innovative pricing structure to make investment affordable. Below are examples of our base and high-end service bundles and an estimated cost for most districts.
| Base Teacher Model
(would cost most districts less than $300 per teacher for entire bundle) |
Smar²tel Professional Learning System
(would cost most districts less than $550 per teacher for entire bundle) |
|---|---|
• SB 472—Initial Training (SRA Open Court 2002 or Houghton Mifflin, Reading California), or newly adopted reading/language arts program • SB 472 English Language Professional Development • SB 472 Compliant—Introduction to Pedagogical Content Knowledge—Bridging the Program • Three (3) Trainer Development Institutes Special Note: Districts will have the option of selecting which version of the SB 472 and AB 430 (Administrator Training Program) training curriculum (current or new adoption) they want included in their service bundle |
Teachers (140 hrs.) • SB 472—Initial Training (SRA Open Court 2002 or Houghton Mifflin, Reading California), or newly adopted reading/language arts program • SB 472 English Language Professional Development • SB 472 Compliant—Introduction to Pedagogical Content Knowledge—Bridging the Program, or a selected training institute from our “Beyond the Program Series” • Three (3) Trainer Development Institutes • Access to on-line professional development courses Administrators (250 hrs.) Site-Based Resource (240 hrs.) |
Key Program Features
Affordability of Service
new pricing structure significantly reduces training cost of SB 472, AB 430, and SB 472 compliant training curriculum.
Fee based on a single negotiated price (all average per teacher pricing based on estimated total fee)
program lessens the fiscal constraints of SB 472 training, thus creating the opportunity to train a greater number of teachers, and also to retrain teachers when appropriate
Management and Economic Flexibility
new standard five-year licensing agreement with an unlimited use provision
the unlimited use provision does not have a recurring charge—districts are able to train and retrain teachers at no additional cost (applies to all training curriculum included in any selected service bundle)
unlimited use provision provides districts with financial, scheduling, and management control over the training and retraining of teachers
positions districts to strategically maximize the adoption waiver
Training Curriculum Design
redesigned the SB 472 and AB 430 training curriculum for SRA, Open Court 2002, and Houghton-Mifflin, Reading California to include the three most significant instructional elements identified in the 2007 Reading Language Arts Framework
extra support for struggling readers
extra support for English Learners
intensive vocabulary instructional support
seamlessly integrates new pieces with the routines, processes and procedures that support the implementation of the adopted reading program
supports multiple professional learning outcomes for those districts who elect to use the adoption waiver
Diversity of Content
provides districts with SBE compliant professional development at a fraction of today’s cost
positions districts to conduct multiple 40 hour training institutes during the summer
new SB 472 compliant training curriculum—Beyond the Program Series
The Beyond the Program Series supports teachers already familiar with and effective in using the district’s adopted reading program and who would benefit from the acquisition of pedagogical content knowledge. Reading, like mathematics and science requires specialized content and pedagogical knowledge. The series consists of four (4) modules:
Introduction to Pedagogical Content Knowledge—Bridging the Program
Intervention and the Struggling Reader
Oral Language Development & Vocabulary
The Reading Process–A Foundation for Research-Based Literacy Instruction
New Delivery Model
Smar²tel Professional Learning System— is a contextual LEARNING CONSTRUCT that is the centerpiece of Smar²tel’s new Strategic Partnering Program
The new learning system incorporates a variety of research-based professional development models and learning strategies into a systematic, coherent, sustainable, learning continuum that supports the development of site-based literacy teams (site administrators, classroom teachers, and specialists) trained to have the pedagogical content knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to:
utilize the Reading/Language Arts Framework, and the adopted Reading/Language Arts program to maintain the ongoing improvement of high-quality, rigorous English-language arts instruction
seamlessly extend learning from the 40 hour professional development institutes into the classroom for extended practice, reflection and refinement
support the implementation and use of core academic content and pedagogy
establish the foundation for a self-sustaining learning organization
Learning System is foundationally linked to the new standards for professional learning as identified by the National Staff Development Council
The system is continuous and implemented over a two year period
Ancillary Services
On-Line Services:
newly trained district trainers will have access to Smar²tel’s on-line professional development library so that they might work independently to fill gaps in knowledge and improve training skills
trainers will participate in Smar²tel’s virtual learning community where they will be exposed to inquiry-based learning and needs-based learning opportunities
Custom Training Curriculum Design
Smar²tel will partner with LEAs to develop and write training curriculum that:
supports instructional materials aligned with the state content standards and the curriculum framework specific to the needs of the districts
Can either be content based; rooted in routines, processes, and procedures; or a unique blend of both
Is fully compliant with SBE adopted guidelines that support the development of reading language arts training curriculum.
All custom training curriculums will include a trainer’s module
Smar²tel has developed the tools needed to support collaborative planning, that will also assist LEAs in being able to appropriately identify areas of need
Smar²tel will monitor and measure the effectiveness of the beta training curriculum and when appropriate make adjustments and/or revisions
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CONTACT INFORMATION
CEO
Smarētel Learning Links, LLC
P.O. Box 9460
Marina Del Rey, CA 90295
Telephone: 310-419-8996
Fax: 310-419-0594
e-mail: rrsteverson@smartel.net
