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Workshop plus virtual consultation practice-based professional development for rural teachers

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Description

This professional development pattern compresses in-person practice-based PD into a 1-day summer workshop delivered to school teams at a central location, then extends support through virtual consultation. The article states that "Virtual consultation was considered a critical element in reinforcing and extending what was learned during in-person training," with one-on-one on-demand video consultation plus two mandatory 90-min video-conferencing sessions reviewing completed lesson plans. The in-person session was subdivided into four learning phases covering learning theory, strategy instruction, SRSD for POW + TREE, and the writing manual.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • School teams including teachers, specialists, and administrators participate together in a team-based approach
  • Ongoing follow-up support is provided, since teachers with no follow-up support are unlikely to implement a new practice successfully

Constraints

  • Treatment fidelity verification was limited by the large geographic area and remote location of the rural schools
  • Access to broadband Internet is limited in many rural settings

Target Learners

  • General education teachers, classroom support specialists, and administrators in low-wealth rural schools

Learning Goals

  • Teachers' knowledge and delivery of SRSD persuasive writing instruction

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Linda H. Mason, Anne Mong Cramer, Justin D. Garwood, Cheryl Varghese, Jill Hamm, and Allen Murray. (2017). Efficacy of Self-Regulated Strategy Development Instruction for Developing Writers With and Without Disabilities in Rural Schools: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 36(4), 168–179. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756870517723617
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id pbpd-virtual-consultation-rural-pattern
title Workshop plus virtual consultation practice-based professional development for rural teachers
description This professional development pattern compresses in-person practice-based PD into a 1-day summer workshop delivered to school teams at a central location, then extends support through virtual consultation.
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generated by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-02
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