Professional+Development

**__Welcome to the Professional Development Committee!__**
__Who we are:__ Laurie, Jackie Francoeur, Charles, David Haglund, Steve Glyer, Bob Hiles, Nori Murphy

__What we do:__ The Professional Development Committee focuses on planning quality staff development opportunites to meet the needs of present and future online teachers. We will also be active in the legislative process should there be additional requirements for online teachers in California.

__What we have done so far:__ March 2008 - Jackie Francoeur, Steve Glyer, and Bob Hiles attended the CUE conference in Palm Springs. At our SIG meeting, we introduced ourselves and Jackie stated the goals for our committee. The next day, Bob and Kip Leland presented a workshop on Blended Instruction, one of only several presentations about online classes.

April 2008 - Submitted a proposal for elSig members to participate in a panel discussion speaking on "The State of Online Learning in California" at the VSS Conference in October, 2008. (See VSS Proposal page.) Still waiting to hear if we have been selected.