GOING VIRTUAL! 2007-2010 Research Series

Studying Professional Development for K-12 Online Teachers

• 2010: The Status of Professional Development and Unique Needs of K-12 Online Teachers
  

• 2008: The Unique Needs and Challenges of K-12 Online Teachers
  
  

• 2007:  The Status of Professional Development of K-12 Online Teachers

• The Status of Professional Development for K-12 Online Teachers: Insights and Implications,
  Journal of Technology & Teacher Education (2009).

IMPACT ON POLICY
Dawley, L. & Rice. K. (2011). Informing Idaho's online learning requirement: A survey of states, models & critical questions. Report prepared for the Idaho State Board of Education.

Dawley, L. (2010). In T. Carroll & P. Resta (Chairs), Redefining teacher education for digital age learners. Summit report from the Invitational Summit on Redefining Teacher Education for Digital-Age Learners, Austin, Texas. Retrieved from http://www.redefineteachered.org/

Patrick, S. & Dawley, L. (2009). Redefining teacher education: K-12 online--blended learning and virtual schools. Brief prepared for the Summit on Redefining Teacher Education for Digital Age Learners, Austin, TX: The University of Texas.

Idaho State Board of Education. (2009). Idaho Standards for K-12 Online Teachers.

IMPACT ON PRACTICE
Dawley, L. (2010). Research roundup: online learning, a quick reference on the science behind virtual schooling. Report prepared for Edutopia, George Lucas Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/stw-online-learning-research-roundup.

PD: Participatory Learning. Workshop roundtable leader at the NROC Network Member meeting, Monterey Institute for Technology & Education, March 2012.

Boise Online & Blended Teachers Winter MeetUp: 6 in 60! http://www.meetup.com/Boise-Online-Blended-Teachers/, January 2012.

Powerful Professional Development in Your PLN! Archived at http://edtech.na5.acrobat.com/p49627980/, October 2010.

Interview of Dr. Sabine Reljic: Leading 2D and 3D Social Networks. Archived at http://edtech.na5.acrobat.com/p81174729/October 2010.

IMPACT IN THE PRESS
October 24, 2011, Education schools playing online PD catch-up, Education Week.

Journee, M. (2010, December 12). Boise State research helps set national agenda for online teaching. Boise State University Update. Retrieved from http://news.boisestate.edu/update/2010/12/13/boise-state-research-helps-set-national-agenda-for-online-teaching/

Vander Ark, Tom. (2010, October 6). States adding mandatory cert for teaching online. EdReformer. Retrived from http://edreformer.com/2010/10/states-adding-mandatory-cert-for-teaching-online/

Ash, K. (2010, September 22). Virtual teacher training seen to lack consistency. Education Week. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/dbBReb

Markus, D. (2010, August). The brave new breakthrough of online learning. Edutopia. George Lucas Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/stw-online-learning-new-breakthroughs

Dawley, L. (2010, August). Research roundup: Online learning. Edutopia. George Lucas Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/stw-online-learning-research-roundup

Laster, J. (2010, March). Colleges of education are urged to focus more on online learning. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Colleges-of-Education-Are/21862/

Ash, K. (2009, June). Characteristics of "highly qualified" online teachers. Digital Directions. Retrieved on August 5, 2009: http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2009/06/17/04characteristics.h02.html

Desoff, A. (2009, February). The rise of the virtual teacher. District Administration. Retrieved on August 5, 2009: http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1884&p=2

Primary Investigators