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Department Profile Created by Laura E. McDuffie

Department Profile Created by Laura E. McDuffie. HISD Professional Support & Development. What We Do!.

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Department Profile Created by Laura E. McDuffie

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  1. Department ProfileCreated by Laura E. McDuffie HISD Professional Support & Development

  2. What We Do! • Welcome to Professional Support and Development department!  We're working hard to ensure that all HISD teachers have access to a powerful professional development network that meets their individual needs. Over the past year, we've reorganized and developed several key strategies for delivering the kind of relevant and useful support our teacher's need to effectively reach their students.

  3. PD Operations Team Design, Media and Online Learning Team Responsive teaching and rigorous learning every day, in every classroom. Effective Teacher Fellowship (ETF) ACP Teacher Development Specialists New Teacher/Mentor Team We Succeed as ONE Team

  4. Our Core Values • People-Driven: We believe that people are our most important asset. • Service: We help people reach their goals. • Continuous Improvement: We assess, reflect, adjust, and grow. • Focus on Results: We go above and beyond, and take responsibility for getting things done. • Determination:We sustain the intense energy required to overcome obstacles.

  5. HISD Professional Support & DevelopmentPositioning Statement • Houston ISD Professional Support and Development • is the best source of accelerated professional learning and • support forteachers on prioritized campuses • because we provide: • Responsive instructional TDS coaching that includes, observation, goal setting, modeling, practice, and feedback aligned to the HISD Instructional Practice Rubric and the effective implementation of the HISD Curriculum; • Support and facilitation of collaborative Professional Learning Communities to build campus capacity. • High-quality and ongoing face-to-face, online, and blended learning opportunities for teachers that result in immediate and practical classroom application.

  6. PSD Theory of Change When we coach for and facilitate high-quality professional learning that results in the planning and implementation of rigorous instruction that includes reading, writing, questioning, high expectations, and formative assessment, teacher capacity and student achievement will dramatically increase.

  7. PSD Theory of Change Aligned to the IP Criteria • PL-2/I-2 Checking for Understanding---Formative Assessment • I-4 Higher Ordering Thinking—Questioning • I-9/I-7 Positive Classroom Environment—High Expectations • PL3/I-1 Objective Driven Lessons---Rigor of the Standard/High Expectations • Reading/Writing

  8. Establish and maintain a positive teacher-coach relationship Collaboratively reflect, debrief, and re-examine goal Conduct a formative observation TDS COACHING MODEL Observe and generate rubric-aligned feedback Facilitate a teacher-coach conversation to identify teacher goal Model and practice the strategy Select an instructional strategy and co-plan PSD Coaching Model The HISD coaching model is grounded in the research and practice of Jim Knight http://www.instructionalcoach.org/

  9. HISD Video Exemplars and Effective Practices to Establish Expectations http://www.houstonisdpsd.org • Short and full- • length Video Exemplars • featuring HISD • Teachers (elementary and secondary versions) • Reflection questions that can be used in PLCs, coaching conversations, etc. A short biography of the teacher featured in each video • Links to Effective • Practicesfeatured • in the video • Indicators from the • Instructional Practice Rubric

  10. HISD Professional Support & Development2013-2014Goal : Teacher Development Specialist (TDS) Impact • 90% of all teachers on prioritized campuses will agree that their TDS serves as a useful resource in their ability to grow as a teacher.

  11. HISD Professional Support & Development 2013-2014 Goal: PSD Training and Resources • 85% of users will find the PSD Video Exemplars and Effective Practices highly useful to impact and change teaching practices. • 85% of teachers participating in PSD facilitated professional development will find the training meaningful and useful to impact their teaching practices.

  12. HISD Professional Support & Development 2013-2014 Goal:New Teacher Development/Retention • Retain 90% of first year teachers that are rated as Level II or above. • 85% of new teachers will respond that their mentor has helped them to effectively improve their instructional skills and teaching strategies. • At least 95% of ETF ACP teachers will be certified at the end of their 2013-2014 internship year.

  13. HISD Professional Support & Development 2013-2014 Goal: Student Performance Goal • Every prioritized campus served by content TDS will increase student performance as measured by STAAR Stanford/Aprenda. • The number of TEA improvement required campuses will be reduced by 50%.

  14. HISD Professional Support & Development 2013-2014 Goal: PSD Staff Satisfaction • Professional Support & Development team members will indicate an overall 90% or better level of satisfaction on the End of Year research-based Gallup all staff survey as an indicator of team orientation and retention.

  15. Connected! Twitter: HISDPSD

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