Multi-tiered Spring/Summer 2024 MA Model PD Opportunities

Trainer: Helen C. O’Donnell, Ed.D,    Inquiries: helenod@att.net

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Opportunity #1 — Select your Independent Study Offering

• Series #1 -Be Informed (FREE)
  Register and a welcome email will include links to free webinars.
• Register and a welcome email will include links to free webinars.
• Series #2 — Be Prepared (Guided mentoring available with registration)
  15 MASCA PDP's — Cost $ 80, 
• 15 MASCA PDP's — Cost $ 80, Resources here
• Earn PDP's while independently exploring the MA Model 3.0, completing a self-study audit to assess your progress implementing the MA Model and identifying target program growth areas, and preparing for/organize the academic year by developing your annual school counseling department calendar.
• Series #3 — Be Accountable and Data Informed (Independent PD, but guided mentoring available.)
  20 PDP's — $125 
• 20 PDP's — $125 Learn More
• Through Action Research school counselors can document the need for school counseling programs and show the effectiveness of a specific counseling practice, program, or intervention. After reviewing MA Model 3.0 ASSESS webinar and completing the MA Model 3.0 self-study audit, you will: identify a growth area to strengthen or one component of your program to assess. define a SMART student end-goal; Identify alignment to student learning standards; write your research question; gather and assess student progress towards end goal achievement; identify barriers faced; write a next steps action plan. Capstone: complete your MARC Jr. document.

Opportunity #2 — NEW! Hybrid PD Opportunity #2 — "Digging Into DATA"
Document Your Success with Data and a MARC Jr.!
25 PDP's, Cost: $150, PD registration
PD registration confirmation provides PDP requirement plus resources link including I Love My Data   Webinar and other MA Model webinars.
PD requirements include Zoom sessions by arrangement, webinar viewing, independent study, peer collaboration, and guided individualized project mentoring to develop and complete your MARC Jr., the capstone project.  In this PD, participants will identify and collect relevant program data to assess your program to identify data-supported answers to your program question/s by:

Digging into your collected data to determine program or learning gaps, review the MA Model 3.0 and MA Accountability Report Cards (MARC Jr.) template, and write your SMART research question.
Assessing if your lessons and curriculum are standards-aligned, data-driven and Apply action research strategies and the Cycle of Inquiry for on-going initiative assessment.
Targeting strategic interventions and gather inclusive participation, perception, and outcome data.
Analyzing compiled formative and summative data in the aggregate and in disaggregated formats to assess impact of instruction and inform/guide decision-making initiative continuation or data-driven modifications, and how to answer your research question.

Learn about colleague action research Success Stories documented in their MARC Jr. documents.

Opportunity #3
MA Model Graduate Classes: Syllabi Summaries available on request helenod@att.net
Academic year courses. Spring/Summer courses open.
(Registration $450 includes 45 MASCA PDP's. Additional $295 for 3 Graduate Credits from Fitchburg State University).

• MA Model Introductory Institute
• MA Model 2: Next Steps
• Counselors in K-12 Classrooms: Delivering Curriculum That Supports Academic Achievement & CCR
• Counselors in K-12 Classrooms: Action Research and Program Assessment