Online Professional Development
The Department has been piloting online teacher professional development courses since 2006, using MassONE as the delivery system. All courses follow the guidelines in the Massachusetts Recommended Criteria for Distance Learning Courses  .
Technology Enhancement Competitive Grants
The purpose of this one-year grant is to support districts in implementing the technology literacy standards recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The program requires school districts to partner with other school districts to provide either face-to-face or online professional development to promote successful instructional strategies for integrating technology into classroom instruction. All of the online courses are taught using Moodle, an open-source course management system.
 | Online Professional Development Projects - Technology Enhancement Competitive Grants - 2008-2009 |
Partnership for Online Professional Development
The Partnership for Online Professional Development (POPD) was a 16-month, grant-funded pilot program designed to improve teaching practices, promote student learning, and provide capacity-building solutions through the use MassONE and other innovative practices. Courses were taught using Moodle, an open-source course management system. Eight districts were awarded competitive grants to work with curriculum specialists and online learning experts, in cooperation with the Department, to develop and teach these courses. The courses focused on improving student learning of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and K-12 Instructional Technology Standards. The courses were offered statewide on a space-available basis, with preference given to educators from the districts receiving the POPD grants.
  | Six Partnership for Online Professional Development Grants Awarded |
| | Two Partnership for Online Professional Development Grants Awarded |
| | Summer 2008 Online Professional Development Courses |
| | Partnership for Online Professional Development (POPD) Summary of Findings - Spring 2008 |
| | Partnership for Online Professional Development (POPD) Summary of Findings - Summer 2008 |
Partnership for Technology Professional Development
The Partnership for Technology Professional Development (PTPD) was a 15-month federal grant program offered in 2006-2007. It was designed to support districts across the state in working collaboratively with three service providers (Virtual High Schools, CAST, and the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals' Association) to provide high-quality technology professional development using MassONE and/or in the use of MassONE, the state's online learning system. The goal of the professional development was to promote student learning, improve teaching practices, and provide districts with capacity-building solutions through the use of innovative educational practices and the use of MassONE.
| | Partnership for Technology Professional Development (PTPD) Project Final Report |
| | Partnership for Technology Professional Development (PTPD) Evaluation Report - December 2006 to February 2007 |
| | Partnership for Technology Professional Development Grant Awarded |
last updated: July 13, 2009
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