Learning Point Associates

Blueprints: A Practical Toolkit for Designing and Facilitating Professional Development (CD-ROM)

NCEMSC served as the lead agency in this cross-consortia collaborative CD-ROM development effort. The Blueprints CD-ROM is designed to help experienced as well as aspiring facilitators learn how to create effective professional development programs for mathematics and science educators.

As they explore the CD-ROM, facilitators will use and adapt over 80 activities designed to assist groups of mathematics and science professionals in learning about four content areas: Planning Professional Development, Crafting Curriculum, Refining Instructional Practice, and Making Assessment Decisions. The activities model the use of approximately 22 interactive group processes that, together with the content and a template for creating a professional development plan, will serve as a computer-based toolkit for facilitators.