IDEA数据中心:COVID期间的创造性协助

One of the signature technical assistance (TA) offerings of 趣赢平台’s IDEA数据中心 (IDC) is the Interactive Institute designed to help states develop and sustain a culture of high-quality IDEA data. 该中心由美国政府资助.S. Department of 教育’s Office of Special 教育 Programs (OSEP), 提供TA以提高状态收集能力, 报告, 和使用 the high-quality data required for the Individuals with Disabilities 教育 Act (IDEA). 韦斯特大学的朱莉·博尔默博士.D.副主任Tom 菲奥雷，博士.D.，副总裁，是IDC的联合董事.

“IDC clients eagerly anticipate these annual institutes that bring together state teams and TA providers from across the country to network about data quality challenges and solutions,博士说。. Bollmer. IDC typically hosts 2 in-person regional institutes each year; however, 应对新型冠状病毒肺炎的现实, IDC取消了第二个2020研究所, reformatted content from 12 popular sessions from the in-person event, 并于6月23日至25日举办了为期3天的全国性虚拟活动, 2020.

随着新型冠状病毒肺炎限制措施的继续, it was clear that IDC needed to design and deliver an online event in 2021 that would offer, 甚至超越, the depth of content and networking opportunities that participants valued during the in-person institutes. IDC held the 2021 Interactive Institute on April 13–15, 2021. “IDC built on the creative elements of the 2020 virtual event, such as using Mentimeter and Padlet to increase participant engagement during presentations,” Dr. 菲奥雷解释道. 最喜欢的音乐播放列表和主持人, 在2020年的虚拟活动中很受欢迎, 再次欢迎大家参加2021年的研讨会.”

他补充说，挑战是把事情带到下一个层次. Bollmer, the team brainstormed with staff across 趣赢平台 to deliver an institute that would provide invaluable content as well as give participants opportunities to make personal connections with IDC staff and colleagues from other states. A sample of the innovative ways that IDC encouraged networking and idea sharing and kept virtual meeting fatigue at bay includes:

• Facilitators used the polling feature in the institute app to ask 3 fun ice breaker questions and revealed the responses during the Day 1 welcome.
• The gaming and leaderboard features in the institute app allowed attendees to track points they earned for completing activities within the app.
• Participants won daily prizes based on leaderboard scores.
• Institute hosts held an orientation session for the virtual networking platform where attendees could get to know one another while becoming familiar with navigating the site.
• Fifteen-minute informal networking breaks throughout the 3-day event gave attendees the opportunity to move among different virtual spaces to chat in a cozy clubhouse, 在寒冷地带放松, 或者在公园散步时参观.
• Virtual lounge spaces were the setting for 20- to 30-minute relaxing activities, 比如椅子瑜伽, 芝加哥艺术学院的虚拟之旅, 还有一个伟大的音乐测验.
• Each state’s delegation gathered in a private room to debrief at the end of the day.

“IDC teamed with 趣赢平台’s Shawn Petty and Liz Davis to combine technology with our staff’s creative facilitation skills to create and deliver an engaging and meaningful institute within a virtual environment,博士说。. 菲奥雷. Mr. Petty served as the Technology Support Team Leader and Virtual Engagement Planner for the event; Ms. 戴维斯是会议策划和活动专家. “Attendees left with a strong personal support network, 新鲜的想法, and actionable solutions to help each state improve its data collection, 验证, 报告, 数据分析, 和使用.“

了解更多关于IDC及其工作的信息，请访问 IDEA数据中心. The 2021 institute session descriptions and materials are available at ii2021 | IDC - IDEA数据中心.