2013 Annual Certification and Program Officials
Drive-in Conference
Session C3: Teaching and Assessing Ethics
November 12, 2013
Resources
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Website
Code of Ethics Test
 5 Most Violated Standards-power point by
Marjorie Bazluki as a project for her Ed.
Specialist degree at UGA
 Generic Code of Ethics Power Point
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Darkness to Light
Georgia’s Sexual Abuse
Prevention Initiative
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WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT
 Statewide Child Sexual Abuse
Prevention Initiative led by the
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
 Train Georgia adults to prevent,
recognize and react responsibly to child
sexual abuse
 Core values
 Prevention
 Adult Focus
 Community Engagement
 Cultural Change
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PRIMARY TOOL
 Stewards of Children
 Created by Darkness to Light, this
is the only adult-focused material
that has been shown to change the
protective behaviors of adults.
 Training takes 3 hours and cost $10
 Facilitator-led or online
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Contact Information
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Tiffany Sawyer-Director of Prevention
Tiffanys@gacfca.org
678-904-2880 ext.215
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Mazin EnCompass
Software
Tracking System for Students-At-Risk
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Early Identification, Referral and Monitoring
“Mental Detectors, Not Metal Detectors”
 Dropout prevention
 Behavioral management and bullying prevention
 Mental health, physical health, family service and
academic intervention provider referral and monitoring
 Ensure the effectiveness of existing programs and
services
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Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS)
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Implementing an Identification
and Referral Infrastructure
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Mazin EnCompass (www.mazineducation.com):
– Predict which students are likely to drop out based on
multiple research-based indicators
– Automatically flag students with indicators of dropout risk, or
who are exhibiting signs of emotional or mental health
problems
– Automate referral and monitoring to make sure vulnerable
students are actually connecting to and benefiting from
needed services.
– Manage school- and community-based programs and assess
program efficacy, response time, and capacity;
– Streamline communication between teachers, staff and
service providers
– Deliver real-rime, interactive reports for behavioral incident
tracking, student progress monitoring, program evaluation,
and referral management.
Mazin EnCompass Pilot Results
Mental
Health
# of Referrals
# Contacted
# Served
% Conversion
Rate
Avg. Time
between
Referral and
Initial Contact
BEFORE
Year 1*
(2008-09)
Year 2
(2009-10)
Year 3
(2010-11)
Year 4
(2011-12)
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Not tracked
143
111
376
302
423
369
465
426
44
106
275
320
373
72.13%
74.13%
73.14%
75.65%
80.22%
Not tracked
24 days
37 days
25 days
26 days
* Information from 2008-09 was tracked from multiple sources as the
online referral system was not available until 2009.
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EthicsGame
in partnership with
Pioneer RESA
Professional Learning
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Evolved out of the Georgia’s
Educator Ethics Taskforce whose
mission was to:
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To review status of educator ethics
violations in GA
Too consider current practices in ethics
training and maintain ethics awareness of
Georgia Educators
To recommend steps for improving ethics
understanding and ethics behavior of
Georgia Educators
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One of the recommendations
of the Taskforce was:
“The PSC and RESAs should continue and
expand the development and delivery of
ethics training content, resources and
offering.”
Because of this Taskforce recommendation…
One online PLU course in ethical decisionmaking based on the Georgia Code of Ethics
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GEORGIA ETHICS PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING UNIT (PLU)
This one-of-a-kind program is delivered online and
provides educators with the following tools to build
an ethical culture with their class and community:
 The ability to identify ethical criteria that provide
the foundation of professional ethics
 The ability to understand and apply standards in a
model Code of Conduct for Educators
 The ability to practice real life ethical issues using
a repeatable decision model in a virtual
environment
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TEACHERS
Develop ethical career dispositions. These engaging exercises let you
experience and practice ethical decision-making in a virtual
environment at your own pace.
PRINCIPALS
Build an ethical community with a common language. Provide your
team with skills for resolving ethical conflicts while validating their
completion of this critical learning experience.
SUPERINTENDENTS
Raise the bar and create an ethical culture with this program. Be
proactive and provide your Educators powerful tools to face the
ethical challenges of today.
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Contact information can be found at
GAPSC Ethics Division Resource page
and
www.pioneerresa.org
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Web-based, online training and records
management system which helps systems
manage their critical compliance related
activities; available 24/7
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Maintain legal records of all successful training
completers for your school system
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Meet annual mandated training requirements
Free up administrator and staff time
Train new hires anytime
Provide legal database documentation of
each training
Offer potential customization for unique
system training
Web Traffic July 2013 – October 2013
More than 163,000 trainings completed
using ComplianceDirector modules!
"Pioneer RESA is a wonderful group to work
with! The quality of service is impeccable! They are
quick to respond to any and all concerns and go out
of their way to make sure you are satisfied with their
product. ComplianceDirector is incredibly easy to
manage and monitor!"
--Holly Boykin - Screven County School System--
Contact information can be found at
GAPSC Ethics Division Resource page
and
www.pioneerresa.org
www.compliancedirector.org
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EthicsGame in Partnership with
Pioneer RESA Professional Learning
Understanding Educator Ethics for
Georgia School Board Members
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This transformational course is delivered online
and provides board members with the following
tools to build an ethical culture within their
community:
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The ability to understand your own ethical
perspective along with the ethical perspectives of
others, highlighting overall ethical diversity
The ability to comprehend real-life ethical issues that
school administrators face when enforcing the
Georgia Educator Code of Ethics
The ability to better support school administrators to
improve educator ethics
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COURSE BENEFITS
Online access provides flexibility for the learner –work from
the coffee shop or the kitchen table
Engaging content holds learner’s attention through
experiential exercises
Consistency in message and language supports building an
ethical culture
Practical application brings insight into everyday issues
faced by educational leaders and developed with the support
of current GA school superintendents.
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Contact information can be found at
GAPSC Ethics Division Resource page
and
www.pioneerresa.org
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EthicsGame
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Semester Course
Online
 Developed by Dr. Catharyn Baird
 Provides Profile
 Can be customized to needs of professor
 Cost less than a textbook
 Suzanne Taylor-staylor@ethicsgame.com
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Contact information
Paul A. Shaw
 paul.shaw@gapsc.com
 404-232-2635
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Policy and Program Implications:
Georgia’s
Educator Ethics Assessment
Policy and Program Implications
• State policy changes
– 505-3.01
– Multi-tiered certification
• Statewide Educator Ethics Assessment
GaPSC Rule 505-3-.01
• Georgia GaPSC-approved educator preparation
providers (EPPs) shall ensure that candidates
 Complete a well-planned sequence of courses and/or
experiences in professional studies that includes
knowledge about and application of professional ethics
and social behavior appropriate for school and
community, as well as specific knowledge about the
Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators
 Demonstrate knowledge and dispositions reflective of
the standards and requirements delineated in the
Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators
GaPSC Rule 505-3-.01 (cont’d.)
 Provide information to each candidate on
professional ethical standards, the Georgia Code
of Ethics for Educators, the process for completing a
background check, and application procedures for
certification and employment
 Assess candidates’ knowledge of professional
ethical standards and the Georgia Code of Ethics for
Educators either separately or in conjunction with
assessments of dispositions
Rule 505-3-.01, paragraph (3) (e) 7.
Draft Tiered Certification
Opportunities
• Ethics remediation
• LEAs and in-service educators
• Customization
– Pre-service
– In-service
– Leaders
– Other school personnel
• Use of data
Georgia’s
Educator Ethics Assessment
• Looking for a well-planned sequence of experiences
based on the 11 standards in the Ga. Code of Ethics that:
– Establishes solid knowledge among the educator
community (beginning with pre-service teachers and
new teachers) of the Code of Ethics and the
regulatory, dispositional, and ethical frameworks it
represents
– Elevates behavior and encourages compliant, ethical
actions and decisions
• Promote student safety and welfare
• Assist teachers with decisions
• Bear public scrutiny
• Inspire public confidence
Recap: Broad Goals of Project
Methodology
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Asynchronous e-learning for training and assessment
Courseware and platform built by ETS vendor
ETS/GA team to guide, provide expertise, supervise
Modular approach to learning
Approaches
Theme and Center Point:
“The Professional Educator”
•Like other professions, with special values, rules,
duties, and public responsibilities
•All of which have to be balanced
•All of which have to be learned and practiced
Approaches (cont’d.)
• Tone: Peer-to-peer, professional-to-professional
– NOT lecture, superior-to-underling
• High attention to engagement
– Use video scenarios, storytelling
– Favor shorter modules
• Positive modeling
Approaches (cont’d.)
• Establish and rely on shared and balanced normative
values
– Care for every student – but that’s not the only value
– Balanced, in part, with firm and detailed approach to
regulatory requirements
– Balancing short- and long-term consequences
– Explored in collaborative workshop
Outline of Modules
1. Introduce Interest: The Professional Educator
2. Introduce Awareness: Overview of the Georgia
Professional Educator
3. Introduce Knowledge: The Professional Educator and
the Student
4. Introduce Knowledge: The Professional Educator, the
School, and the Community
5. Advance Knowledge: The Georgia Professional
Educator
6. Experience Knowledge: Ethical Decision Making for the
Professional Educator
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Contact Information
Email: annemarie.fenton@gapsc.com
Phone: 404-232-2654
Skype: annemarie_fenton_2654
The Connection:
Dispositions and Ethical
Behaviors
Professional Dispositions Defined
Attitudes
Values
Beliefs
Students
Families
Colleagues
Communities
Verbal
Non-Verbal
Professional
Dispositions
Professional Dispositions:
The End Goal
To support student
learning and
development.
A Balancing Act: Dispositions & Ethical
Behavior
Disposition
Ethical
Behavior
A Balancing Act: Dispositions & Ethical
Behavior
Disposition
Ethical
Behavior
Demonstrates
tenacity and
self-reliance
in pursuit of
solutions
Submit
fraudulent
requests or
documentation
for
reimbursement
of expenses or
for pay
(including
fraudulent or
purchased
degrees)
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