Title: 2013 Annual Certification and Program Officials Drive-in Conference Session C3: Teaching and Assessing Ethics November 12, 2013
12013 Annual Certification and Program
OfficialsDrive-in ConferenceSession C3
Teaching and Assessing EthicsNovember 12, 2013
2Resources
3Website
- Code of Ethics Test
- 5 Most Violated Standards-power point by Marjorie
Bazluki as a project for her Ed. Specialist
degree at UGA - Generic Code of Ethics Power Point
4Darkness to Light
- Georgias Sexual Abuse
- Prevention Initiative
5WHAT are we doing ABOUT IT
- Statewide Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Initiative led by the Georgia Center for Child
Advocacy - Train Georgia adults to prevent, recognize and
react responsibly to child sexual abuse - Core values
- Prevention
- Adult Focus
- Community Engagement
- Cultural Change
6PRIMARY TOOL
- Stewards of Children
- Created by Darkness to Light, this is the only
adult-focused material that has been shown to
change the protective behaviors of adults. - Training takes 3 hours and cost 10
- Facilitator-led or online
7Contact Information
- Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
- Tiffany Sawyer-Director of Prevention
- Tiffanys_at_gacfca.org
- 678-904-2880 ext.215
8Mazin EnCompass Software
- Tracking System for Students-At-Risk
9Early Identification, Referral and
MonitoringMental Detectors, Not Metal Detectors
- Dropout prevention
- Behavioral management and bullying prevention
- Mental health, physical health, family service
and academic intervention provider referral and
monitoring - Ensure the effectiveness of existing programs and
services - Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS)
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
(PBIS)
10Implementing an Identification and Referral
Infrastructure
- Mazin EnCompass (www.mazineducation.com)
- Predict which students are likely to drop out
based on multiple research-based indicators - Automatically flag students with indicators of
dropout risk, or who are exhibiting signs of
emotional or mental health problems - Automate referral and monitoring to make sure
vulnerable students are actually connecting to
and benefiting from needed services. - Manage school- and community-based programs and
assess program efficacy, response time, and
capacity - Streamline communication between teachers, staff
and service providers - Deliver real-rime, interactive reports for
behavioral incident tracking, student progress
monitoring, program evaluation, and referral
management.
11Mazin EnCompass Pilot Results
Mental Health BEFORE Year 1 (2008-09) Year 2 (2009-10) Year 3 (2010-11) Year 4 (2011-12)
of Referrals 61 143 376 423 465
Contacted Not tracked 111 302 369 426
Served 44 106 275 320 373
Conversion Rate 72.13 74.13 73.14 75.65 80.22
Avg. Time between Referral and Initial Contact Not tracked 24 days 37 days 25 days 26 days
Information from 2008-09 was tracked from
multiple sources as the online referral system
was not available until 2009.
12EthicsGame in partnership with Pioneer RESA
Professional Learning
13Evolved out of the Georgias Educator Ethics
Taskforce whose mission was to
- To review status of educator ethics violations in
GA - Too consider current practices in ethics training
and maintain ethics awareness of Georgia
Educators - To recommend steps for improving ethics
understanding and ethics behavior of Georgia
Educators
14One of the recommendations of the Taskforce was
- The PSC and RESAs should continue and expand the
development and delivery of ethics training
content, resources and offering. - Because of this Taskforce recommendation
- One online PLU course in ethical decision-making
based on the Georgia Code of Ethics
15GEORGIA ETHICS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING UNIT (PLU)
- This one-of-a-kind program is delivered online
and provides educators with the following tools
to build an ethical culture with their class and
community - The ability to identify ethical criteria that
provide the foundation of professional ethics - The ability to understand and apply standards in
a model Code of Conduct for Educators - The ability to practice real life ethical issues
using a repeatable decision model in a virtual
environment
16- TEACHERS
- Develop ethical career dispositions. These
engaging exercises let you experience and
practice ethical decision-making in a virtual
environment at your own pace. - PRINCIPALS
- Build an ethical community with a common
language. Provide your team with skills for
resolving ethical conflicts while validating
their completion of this critical learning
experience. - SUPERINTENDENTS
- Raise the bar and create an ethical culture with
this program. Be proactive and provide your
Educators powerful tools to face the ethical
challenges of today.
17Contact information can be found atGAPSC Ethics
Division Resource page and www.pioneerresa.org
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19- Web-based, online training and records management
system which helps systems manage their critical
compliance related activities available 24/7 - Maintain legal records of all successful training
completers for your school system
20- Meet annual mandated training requirements
- Free up administrator and staff time
- Train new hires anytime
- Provide legal database documentation of each
training - Offer potential customization for unique system
training
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22- Web Traffic July 2013 October 2013
More than 163,000 trainings completed using
ComplianceDirector modules!
23- "Pioneer RESA is a wonderful group to work with!
The quality of service is impeccable! They are
quick to respond to any and all concerns and go
out of their way to make sure you are satisfied
with their product. ComplianceDirector is
incredibly easy to manage and monitor!" - --Holly Boykin - Screven County School System--
24Contact information can be found atGAPSC Ethics
Division Resource page and www.pioneerresa.orgw
ww.compliancedirector.org
25EthicsGame in Partnership with Pioneer RESA
Professional Learning
- Understanding Educator Ethics for Georgia School
Board Members
26This transformational course is delivered online
and provides board members with the following
tools to build an ethical culture within their
community
- The ability to understand your own ethical
perspective along with the ethical perspectives
of others, highlighting overall ethical diversity - The ability to comprehend real-life ethical
issues that school administrators face when
enforcing the Georgia Educator Code of Ethics - The ability to better support school
administrators to improve educator ethics
27COURSE BENEFITS
- Online access provides flexibility for the
learner work from the coffee shop or the kitchen
table - Engaging content holds learners attention
through experiential exercises - Consistency in message and language supports
building an ethical culture - Practical application brings insight into
everyday issues faced by educational leaders and
developed with the support of current GA school
superintendents.
28Contact information can be found atGAPSC Ethics
Division Resource page and www.pioneerresa.org
29EthicsGame
30Semester Course
- Online
- Developed by Dr. Catharyn Baird
- Provides Profile
- Can be customized to needs of professor
- Cost less than a textbook
- Suzanne Taylor-staylor_at_ethicsgame.com
31Contact information
- Paul A. Shaw
- paul.shaw_at_gapsc.com
- 404-232-2635
32Policy and Program ImplicationsGeorgias
Educator Ethics Assessment
33Policy and Program Implications
- State policy changes
- 505-3.01
- Multi-tiered certification
- Statewide Educator Ethics Assessment
34GaPSC Rule 505-3-.01
- Georgia GaPSC-approved educator preparation
providers (EPPs) shall ensure that candidates - Complete a well-planned sequence of courses
and/or experiences in professional studies that
includes knowledge about and application of
professional ethics and social behavior
appropriate for school and community, as well as
specific knowledge about the Georgia Code of
Ethics for Educators - Demonstrate knowledge and dispositions reflective
of the standards and requirements delineated in
the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators
35GaPSC Rule 505-3-.01 (contd.)
- Provide information to each candidate on
professional ethical standards, the Georgia Code
of Ethics for Educators, the process for
completing a background check, and application
procedures for certification and employment - Assess candidates knowledge of professional
ethical standards and the Georgia Code of Ethics
for Educators either separately or in conjunction
with assessments of dispositions - Rule 505-3-.01, paragraph (3) (e) 7.
36Draft Tiered Certification
37Opportunities
- Ethics remediation
- LEAs and in-service educators
- Customization
- Pre-service
- In-service
- Leaders
- Other school personnel
- Use of data
38Georgias Educator Ethics Assessment
- Looking for a well-planned sequence of
experiences based on the 11 standards in the Ga.
Code of Ethics that - Establishes solid knowledge among the educator
community (beginning with pre-service teachers
and new teachers) of the Code of Ethics and the
regulatory, dispositional, and ethical frameworks
it represents - Elevates behavior and encourages compliant,
ethical actions and decisions - Promote student safety and welfare
- Assist teachers with decisions
- Bear public scrutiny
- Inspire public confidence
39Recap Broad Goals of Project
- Methodology
- Asynchronous e-learning for training and
assessment - Courseware and platform built by ETS vendor
- ETS/GA team to guide, provide expertise,
supervise - Modular approach to learning
40Approaches
- Theme and Center Point
- The Professional Educator
- Like other professions, with special values,
rules, duties, and public responsibilities - All of which have to be balanced
- All of which have to be learned and practiced
41Approaches (contd.)
- Tone Peer-to-peer, professional-to-professional
- NOT lecture, superior-to-underling
- High attention to engagement
- Use video scenarios, storytelling
- Favor shorter modules
- Positive modeling
42Approaches (contd.)
- Establish and rely on shared and balanced
normative values - Care for every student but thats not the only
value - Balanced, in part, with firm and detailed
approach to regulatory requirements - Balancing short- and long-term consequences
- Explored in collaborative workshop
43Outline of Modules
- 1. Introduce Interest The Professional Educator
- 2. Introduce Awareness Overview of the Georgia
Professional Educator - 3. Introduce Knowledge The Professional Educator
and the Student - 4. Introduce Knowledge The Professional
Educator, the School, and the Community - 5. Advance Knowledge The Georgia Professional
Educator - 6. Experience Knowledge Ethical Decision Making
for the Professional Educator
.
44Contact Information
Email annemarie.fenton_at_gapsc.com Phone
404-232-2654 Skype annemarie_fenton_2654
45The ConnectionDispositions and Ethical
Behaviors
46Professional Dispositions Defined
47Professional Dispositions The End Goal
- To support student learning and development.
48A Balancing Act Dispositions Ethical Behavior
49A Balancing Act Dispositions Ethical Behavior
50Thank You!
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