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Welcome to the PDAS Online Annual Review for Teachers website!
PDAS Annual Review for Teachers is now online and easier than
ever to administer!
100% Compliance…quickly and easily
100% of your teachers can complete the 60 minute course online - and satisfy the
new requirements in the commissioner’s rules …all with minimal effort by your administrative
& training staff.
TAC 150.1007.(a)(3) At least three weeks
prior to the first formal observation, all teachers to be
appraised under the PDAS shall be provided
an annual review of this subchapter and district
policy regarding teacher appraisal.
Easy to Setup, Your teachers could start today!
Just purchase seats and send a registration code to your teachers. They can then
immediately begin taking the course at their convenience. The course takes about
60 minutes to complete.
Anywhere, Anytime, Available All Year Long
Participants can take the course from anywhere. All a participant needs is a broadband
internet connection, a computer with a modern web browser and some speakers or headphones.
Lots of Interactivity - This is not your typical "Sit-N-Get" Training!
The course is filled with interactivity, video, and engaging learning methods. This
is not just watching a video or reading online text!
Accountability and Tracking
One button click reporting for District Administrators to monitor & ensure 100%
compliance.
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What Teachers and Administrators are saying about our courses:
“Thank you! And thanks also for making this course available.
It has made my life and the principals lives so much easier at this time of year!”
– Assistant Superintendent East Texas
(Sept 2009)
“…It was wonderful for our district. I really appreciate
the responsiveness to questions and concerns.”
– Administrator of a mid-sized district
in Texas (Aug 2009)
“I just wanted to take a minute to let you know how WONDERFUL
the finished product looks. I’m really impressed!!! It will be a pleasure to recommend
this product to the schools. Well done!”
– Administrator in Region 8 (Sept
2009)
“The course was well presented... I had been teaching for the
last 14 years and hadn't been trained since PDAS was available to teachers,
but this training was an excellent refresher.”
– Texas Teacher (Sept 2009)
“It's better than live training…”
– Texas Teacher (Sept 2009)
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Online vs Face to Face Comparison
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Online Delivery Method
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Traditional Delivery Method
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Content
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Content is standardized directly from the source: The experts at TEA, Region 13
and the curriculum team.
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The information is interpreted by the individuals giving the training. Information
is often left out or communicated incorrectly.
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PD Days
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Optional: Some districts have participants take the course over several sessions
on their own time.
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Requires one PD day.
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Cost
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$250 per campus for all teachers from the campus.
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Given the teachers' time, the trainer's time, the cost of delivering the
PDAS review using traditional methods is around $1,200 per campus.
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Accountability & Tracking
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Assesses learning, measures progress and reports results via downloadable PDF reports.
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The traditional face-to-face delivery provides a record of attendance, but no measure
of learning or understanding. It's typically a "Sit-and-Get" approach.
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Training Coordination
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District sign up and teacher registration is fully automated and very easy to manage.
Teachers can take the course on their own schedule as needed at any time in the
year.
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Face-to-face delivery requires significant time for preparation of materials, coordination
of location, and communication to teachers. If teachers start late, they need to
attend a make-up training that is additionally difficult to coordinate.
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Access to Training
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Using the assigned username and password, teachers can access the course and all
the resources presented for the whole year at any time. All the videos are viewable
at any time online.
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The training is a one-time event. Teachers have to rely on the manual and the notes
they took during the orientation.
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Accessibility
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Teachers can access and complete the course 24/7. The only requirement is an internet
connection.
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Teachers are required to attend a training, using a PD day. If they are absent,
they need to attend a make-up session on a different day (resulting in additional
set-up cost and hassle.)
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