Professional Efficacy Committee: Follow-up Questions Please use the following questions as prompts to provide additional feedback on the committee’s initial discussion in October. Feel free to provide input on either or both of the committee’s charges, regardless of what breakout group you joined in October. Any general input that does not correspond with the questions can be provided at the bottom of the form.Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Charge 1Develop and recommend to the OEA Board of Directors a comprehensive policy for remote learning that will be used as a framework for political advocacy, collective bargaining, and local organizing strategies. The policy should reflect research, existing OEA and NEA resolutions and policies, and new member experience and learning from the COVID-19 pandemic to chart a course that protects members and meets student needs.What was your experience with remote learning during the pandemic? Did you see any benefits to remote learning? What were the drawbacks of remote learning?Do you have any suggestions for best practices on the engagement of students in a remote learning environment? Are there additional resources that your district could have provided that would have helped you engage students in a remote learning environment? How could remote learning be improved to better encourage student engagement?Charge 2Develop, monitor, and where possible, participate in a series of “learning lab” pilot projects to test theories related to trauma-informed social/emotional teaching and learning strategies and share feedback with OEA governance and staff to inform strategies for implementing member-led professional learning initiatives on a wider scale.Has your district implemented a Social & Emotional Learning program (SEL)? If so, what SEL program is your district implementing? What is most effective about the implementation of this program? What is least effective about the implementation of this program?When considering member-led professional development, what structures and/or supports would be needed to develop and maintain member-led professional development programs for OEA members?Do you have any other input related to the committee’s charges?Upload File Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 256 MB, Max. files: 5. Δ
