Beth Ponder,
Director of Professional Development
Phone: 979-847-7319
E-mail: baponder@tamu.edu |
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Graduate coursework in Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Experience
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Associate Director and PD Center Specialist, TCALL – since 2015
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Associate Director, Center for Literacy, Education & Employment (CLEE), University of Tennessee
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Supervisor of Circulation, Lawson McGhee Library, Knoxville, TN
Past Service
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Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD)
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The Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee
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Fort Sanders Community Development Corporation
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Historic Fort Sanders Neighborhood Association – Vice President
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Friends of Literacy – Vice President/ Secretary
Current Duties/Roles with TCALL
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EVALUATION
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Provides professional development instructional design support to PD Center leadership
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Assists in the evaluation of contract trainers
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Participates in ongoing Professional Development initiatives
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Supports other objectives of the PD Center, including research activities as approved by funder
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PD COORDINATOR SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
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Schedules, plans content, and makes staff assignments for monthly PD Coordinator WebEx meetings
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Moderates PD Portal Community of Practice and Email discussion list for PD Coordinators
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Identifies and recommends TCALL Library acquisitions and website content features related to professional development for continuous program improvement
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Manages TEAMS data entry of PD activities, including liaison with TWC to obtain appropriate TEAMS access for TRAIN PD staff who need it
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FIELD SERVICES MANAGER
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Quality Management, Time Management, and Scope Management for PD Field Services provided by all TRAIN PD Center Specialists, including:
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Development of PD Recommendations for their assigned programs PD Continuous Improvement Plans
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Delivery of Concentrated Support to AEL Programs with special needs in consultation with state office
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Review and approval of PD Specialists recommended PD Events and trainers
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Coordination of training of PD Center Specialists for all Field Service functions
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PROJECT LEADERSHIP TEAM & LIAISON TO NATIONAL INITIATIVES
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Coordinates with Executive Director and Directors to manage overall project performance
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Supports Directors in development of project and budget planning and oversight
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Monitors spending in Professional/Contracted Services budget category
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Supervises, establishes and monitors performance goals for, and evaluates staff as assigned by Directors
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Manages special initiatives and short-term projects as assigned by Directors
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Serves as TCALL liaison to national adult education and literacy professional development and resource projects and initiatives
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