Weatherproofing+Your+Staff+Development

Bob Lamons - FCPS - Robert.Lamons@fcps.edu Sandy Todd - FCPS - Sandy.Todd@fcps.edu
 * Concerns about setting up an inservice event
 * Location
 * Rooms
 * Travel time
 * Parking
 * Refreshments
 * Weather
 * Online solutions respond to all these concerns
 * NOTE: unless all teachers have accounts in the LMS, that needs to be done!
 * Can schedule this so that the teachers participate from their own classrooms or can come together in small groups within the school
 * Can use discussion forums to open the event and guarantee more participation than you would get in a large meeting
 * Surveys can be responded to by everyone and the data is gathered automatically.
 * "Handouts" can be viewed electronically, printed by individuals if desired, and updated online as needed.
 * New teachers, or others who miss the event itself, can log in to get the information whenever possible.
 * FCPS likes to open the event over several days.
 * Use groups (sorted by specialty, discipline, etc,) for more specific discussions. These discussions remain for later analysis.
 * Materials and instruction can be focused to specific groups, and whether for a small group or everyone, it remains available for the entire year.
 * Fairfax uses Bb, but doing this on D2L would allow us to create reports detailing who did not complete the features of the training