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E R & D |
| Educational Research and Dissemination program Pam Dahl Lou D'Amico Christie McWilliams
ER&D Program Goals
Increase staff effectiveness in order to improve student performance Grow the union using the power of professional issues What is ER&D? ER&D is a union sponsored (AFT), research based professional development program. It was created by practitioners and researchers to
encourage educators to improve their practice and their students’ achievement by becoming users of research. Distinguishing Features of ER&D Improves student achievement by improving classroom practice Represents union-sponsored professional development Improves teacher quality by increasing teacher knowledge Presents research (level 3) based instructional strategies and discourages quick-fix education fads Promotes teaching classroom educators through a training-of-trainers model Represents researcher-practitioner partnerships and collaboration ER&D is an ongoing process rather than an in-service event that provides credible research (level 3) based information that is essential
to our teachers as they carry out their professional responsibilities. The ER&D program is committed to: offering a non-threatening, non-judgmental learning environment; providing opportunities for thoughtful discussion about teaching and learning with colleagues and researchers; providing opportunities for self reflection and collegial inquiry; making a process available that allows for individual understanding and implementation of strategies that result in real change in practice; providing opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and validation of existing practice; and offering a program that builds a sense of pride in the quality of a union service. ER&D Trainers Local Site Coordinator (LSC) Attends training offered by AFT Develops Local Action Plan Manages/coordinates all local ER&D activities Trains Research Dissemination Coaches Identifies Individual Strand Coordinators and coordinates their activities Regularly convenes the ER&D Leadership Team ISC & RDC Attend training offered by AFT in a specific strand Coordinate integration of their strand into overall Local Action Plan Oversee plan implementation in their strand Research Dissemination Coaches (RDCs) Trained by Local Site Coordinator and/or Individual Strand Coordinator Disseminate information at their schools or other district sites Provide on-site support to program participants, when possible, as they begin the process of changing their practice Course--30-45 hours, in-depth, training program that covers most, or all, of the material provided in the ER&D manual Mini-Course--Highly specialized E&D offering provided for a specific audience, sessions are 10-15+ hours of concentrated
training in a specific critical section of an ER&D course Workshop--A one-time presentation of a small portion of material in one of the ER&D manuals or developed locally from an
ER&D manual Awareness Session--Session that provides an overview of what an ER&D course/strand is about |
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