1. PROVIDING LAPTOPS IS NOT ENOUGH MAINE’S ARRAY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

2. MLTI = MAINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

3. MAINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE Lunch meeting in 1999. Angus gives us the details.Angus gives us the details RFP was announced.

4. FROM BEGINNING: Vendor – basic skills Design Team Teacher Leader Regional Content Specialists Interactive Websites

5. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT PD? 1. Curriculum-Centered 2. Sustained and intensive 3. Oriented towards classroom 4. Professional Development Community

7. KEY FACTORS The long-term commitment of administrators in the PD process leads to sustainable integration of technology.

8. EXAMPLES OF PD (NOVEMBER) If you are an Administrator: Webinars Principal Leadership Webinars – Starting December 12, 2011 and then every 4th Tuesday of the month http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/

9. EXAMPLES OF PD (NOVEMBER) If you are a Teacher: MLTI Fall Meetings: MLTI - The Next Stage: Designing Classrooms for Learning Beyond School Walls" November 7 - 17, 2011, Regional Locations from 8:30am - 3:00pm November 10, 2011 at St John Valley Technical Center from 10:00am - 3:00pm Webinars Weekly Thursday Webinars – every Thursday at 3:15pm & 7:15pm Nov. 3 - Digital Information – The New Normal Nov. 10 - Digital Citizenship in the School Nov. - Assessment 1: What Do They Really Know and What Can They Really Do? Maine Arts Assessment Initiative webinars – schedule varies Nov. 2 - Building an Online Arts Education Community with You iLife in Action: From Storybooks to Podcasts to Movies December 7, 2011, TBD from 9:00am - 3:00pm iWork at Work: Writing, Analysis and Presentation December 6, 2011, TBD from 9:00am - 3:00pm

10. EXAMPLES OF PD (NOVEMBER) If you are an Tech Lead: MLTI Technical User Group Meetings November 2, 2011, Freeport High School from 9:00am - 11:00am November 16, 2011, TBD from 9:00am - 11:00am MLTI Introductory Custom Technical Training November 7 - 9, 2011 at Narraguagus HS, Harrington from 8:30am - 3:30pm November 17, 2011 at William Cohen School, Bangor from 9:00am - 3:00pm

12. KEY FACTORS Successful programs manifested the recognition that learning takes time, practice and meaningful interaction with colleagues.

16. IMPROVING MATH PERFORMANCE RCT Study Rationale Interrelated PD Components

17. RESULTS

18. REFERENCES Silvernail, D. L. (2007) The impact of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative on teachers, students and learning. Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation. USM. Silvernail, D. L. & Buffington, P. J. (2009). Improving mathematics performance using laptop technology: The importance of professional development for success. Maine Education Policy Research Institute & Maine International Center for Digital Learning.

19. RESOURCES Center for Educational Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluationhttp://www.usm.maine.edu/ceparehttp://www.usm.maine.edu/cepare Maine International Center for Digital Learning: http://www.micdl.org/http://www.micdl.org/ Maine Learning Technology Initiative: http://maine.gov/mlti/http://maine.gov/mlti/ Maine Netbook Consortium Wiki: http://maineschoolwikis.wikispaces.com/ http://maineschoolwikis.wikispaces.com/ Reaching the Tipping Point: Eight Years of MLTI Research: http://k12blueprint.com/k12/blueprint/story_MLTI_research.php http://k12blueprint.com/k12/blueprint/story_MLTI_research.php

20. CONTACT INFORMATION abigail@umit.maine.edu 108 Shibles Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469