Welcome to PD Forum FY 11

1. Welcome toPD ForumFY 11

2. Professional Development Support Structure

3. Protocol Review • Train U Course • Interviews October 7th • Support Available

4. PROTOCOL STANDARDS The model employs a basic systems approach to professional development addressing these general questions: • Planning: What planning occurs to organize and support the professional development for teachers? • Learning: How and how well is the professional development delivered to teachers? • Implementing: What follow-up is provided to ensure that teachers use the skills and knowledge gained through the delivered professional development? • Evaluating: What evaluation occurs to ensure that the professional development resulted in teacher use in the classroom and improvements in student learning as a direct outcome?

5. Protocol – District level Planning Evaluating • Needs Assessment • Generating a PD System • Research-Based • Content Standards • Integration of Initiatives • Leadership Development • Non-Instructional Staff • Professional Learning Facilitators • Implementing the System • Implementation of Learning • Changes in Students • Evaluation Measures • Use of Results • Fiscal Resources • Student Gains N S D C Best Practice Research (ongoing) Learning • Learning Communities • Content Focused • Learning Strategies • Sustained Professional Learning • Use of Technology • Time Resources • Coordinated Records • District Support • Learning Organization S t a n d a r d s Implementing • Implementation of Learning • Coaching and Mentoring • Web-Based Resources and Assistance

6. FORMULA FOR HIGH QUALITY Professional Development A B C Impact & Value + + = The Learning Episode(s)Transfer of Knowledge Assessment of Learning • Documentation of learning is trainer’s assessment of participant’s mastery. • Live Workshop • Book Study • Online Learning • Collegial Dialogues • Learning Community • Documentation of implementation verifies that learning transferred to the participant’s job. • Written Reflections • Assignments • Summary notes • Projects • Products • Student Products • Professional developer provides support and assistance as needed. • Documentation of impact on job performance is an analysis of participant’s implementation. • AND • Documentation of impact to student achievement is an analysis of student data. • Review of intended results • Recommendations for continuous improvement • Follow-up evidence should be kept by the participants, after it has been assessed and documented by the professional developer. • Documentation is submitted to Staff Development for entry of learning value (inservice points). • Sign-in Sheets • Component Evaluation • Sign-in Sheets and Component Evaluations are kept on file at the school site or department for 5 years in case of audit.

7. Component Procedures • Train U • Website

8. New Language Professional Development Professional Learning Trainer Facilitator Teacher Educator Delivery Learning Follow-Up Implementing

9. Dates to Remember • Proposals for FY 11 – due October 1st • New Components – due February 1st • Sign-in Sheets & – due May 6th • Component Evaluations