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North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC) is proud to provide through the Just Read, Florida! Office, an online professional development to help teachers meet the requirements for the Reading Endorsement Competency 3, called Applied Data Analysis for Principals and Teachers (ADAPT). This 15-week online professional development will provide teachers and principals with skills and knowledge in using the results of screening, diagnosis, progress monitoring, and outcome reading assessments to guide instructional decision-making in grades K-12.
This 60-hour professional development, delivered completely online, meets the full requirement of Competency 3, Foundations of Assessment, of the Reading Endorsement Add-on Certification Program.
The ADAPT online course consists of nine instructional units, each containing a number of lessons. Instructional materials, applications, and tests are delivered seamlessly via the Internet with minimum system requirements for participants. The online instructor is the guide for participants to discover and synthesize content while providing feedback and reinforcement. Participants have 24/7 access to the course content and receive timely feedback from the online instructor. Technical assistance through online tutorials and a NEFEC technical support contact is also provided to ensure participants are successful. Microsoft Excel is needed to complete some assignments. Review the ADAPT Goals and Objectives.Assignments and Training Schedule: The ADAPT professional development is NOT self-paced. ADAPT offers flexibility to work at your convenience during the week but assignments are due each Sunday. Each week participants will spend approximately 4-6 hours to complete a unit with two or more lessons. New lessons are released automatically each Friday which gives participants 10 days to complete the lesson. All assignments should be completed by the given due date. Because threaded discussions are used throughout this professional development, it is important for participants to stay current each week so communication is maximized and discussions develop fully between participants.
In order to successfully complete the ADAPT professional development, participants must complete all assignments, score 80% on the post-test, submit the final action research project, and communicate regularly online with classmates as well as the online instructor. To earn 60 inservice points, all assignments must be completed by the ending date of the course. For those sessions running through November and December, the course will be suspended for one week for Thanksgiving and two weeks for Christmas vacation. No new assignments will be given during that time. Review a sample ADAPT Training Schedule.
Required Textbook: The textbook for this professional development is 'Developing and Using Classroom Assessments, 3rd Edition,' written by Albert Oosterhof (ISBN: 0130942049). Please contact your district (Contact List) for a copy or order one from NEFEC for a fee of $40. To order a book from NEFEC, submit payment of $40 to the address below. Shipping charges are included in the book fee. Once payment is received it will be shipped to the address provided. Send payment with request to purchase an ADAPT book to Heather Symonds' attention at NEFEC at the address below.
NEFEC
Attn: Heather Symonds
Distance Learning Program
3841 Reid Street
Palatka, FL 32177
Orders will be processed and shipped within 24 hours of receiving payment. The textbook is needed beginning the third week of the ADAPT course. Contact Stephanie Saxby, NEFEC Secretary, for additional information about book orders.
Inservice Points: Upon successful completion of all assigned tasks, a certificate of completion will be provided within two weeks following the end date of the professional development. This certificate should be turned in to one’s district staff development office to receive 60 inservice points for this professional development. Follow-up activities are incorporated in the professional development and no additional work is needed in order to receive inservice points. Participants will submit the certificate of completion along with a district-specific inservice credit form to the staff development office to be awarded 60 inservice points.
College Credit with FSU: Educators who complete the ADAPT online course offered through the North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC) can receive three (3) graduate course credits at Florida State University (FSU) if a grade a grade from NEFEC of 80% or above is earned. Refer to FSU's policy for NEFEC course completers.
Registration for the ADAPT Course: Online registration will be implemented through the NEFEC Regional Training Calendar and Registration System. Registration for Online Training's will end on Monday, one week prior to the course start date at 11:59 p.m. Priority will be given as follows:
- Tier 1 is for teachers who are currently teaching reading courses in grades 6-12 during the 2007-2008 school year and are required to earn the reading endorsement, because they are "out of field".
- Tier 2 is for all other Florida Educators.
Teachers on leave of absence from their school districts can register as well but would initially go on a waiting list to ensure all educators are served first. Use the links on the right to access the registration for the desired session.
When the link to a session is clicked, a page with additional information about the professional development will appear. At the bottom of the page is a link to register by creating a MyNEFEC account. Follow the registration prompts through the next series of screens to provide contact information. When asked for payment information, if you fall into one the tiers as explained above please indicate payment type of “Other” and enter the payment number of Tier 1 or Tier 2. A series of questions will be asked as part of the registration to determine and verify the priority level. For those who do not qualify for one of the Tiers, indicate payment type of “Other” and enter the payment number of “Other.” Once registration is complete, a confirmation will be sent by email indicating registration has been received. After registrations are processed and approved based on the priorities, a final confirmation will be sent no later than one week before the start date of the professional development.
Getting Started with ADAPT: Three days (Friday) before the scheduled start date of the course (Monday), an email will be sent to each participant with login information and directions for accessing the ADAPT professional development through Blackboard, NEFEC's course management system, at http://bb.nefec.org. Sometimes legitimate email messages are filtered by Spam filters within an email program. If you have not received login information by the close of business on the Friday before the professional development starts, please check first to see if the message is in a junk or spam mail folder within your email program. If you do not find it, contact Heather Symonds, NEFEC Secretary, to verify your email and to have the information resent.
Cancellation Period and Policy: There is a two-week cancellation period during which participants can withdraw from a course without penalty and receive a full refund if a professional development fee has been paid. If you wish to cancel your registration, please email Heather Symonds, NEFEC Secretary, with your request by the 14th day of the professional development (end of the second week). Cancellations can be requested anytime but refunds will only be given if one cancels by the end of the second week of the professional development. Please Note: Participants who have not logged into the professional development and completed all assignments during the first week will be dropped from the professional development by the end of the second week. Participants who have not completed all assignments through Week 2 will be dropped from the professional development at the end of the fourth week. The ADAPT professional development is NOT self-paced and participants are expected to stay on schedule and submit assignments by the given due dates as outlined on the professional development schedule. Participants who are dropped may register for another session only if space is available.
Code of Professional Conduct for Online Participants: Commitment to ethical and professional conduct is expected of every participant in a NEFEC online professional development. Before access is given to the ADAPT online professional development, participants must agree to abide by NEFEC's Code of Professional Conduct for Online Participants.
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ADAPT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Reading Endorsement Information from Just Read, Florida!
NEFEC Online professional developments for Reading Endorsement (Competency 1 and 4-5)
- Competency 1 - FOLAC: Foundations of Language and Cognition
- Competency 4 and 5 - FADI: Foundations and Applications of Differentiated Instruction
Distance Learning Technical Support Information
Questions?
Email your questions to the contacts below.
ADAPT Contact:
Garnette Knapp, Distance Learning Program Specialist
