PD Plan Agenda
August 26, 2008
•PBTE Indicators
•Track
•PD Requirements/Options
•Documentation
•Principal Involvement in Development & Review
•Sample Ideas
Due Date: Oct. 1, to the Principal
Purpose of the PD Plan
• To encourage and support continued
professional growth with resulting
applications in the classroom.
PBTE
Indicators Related to Professional Development
V. Professionalism
B. The teacher seeks professional development and applies
knowledge gained.
• The teacher participates in course-work, workshops, conferences,
and other activities appropriate to professional growth, which are
consistent with personal growth and district identified needs.
• The teacher will work cooperatively to develop and
implement a professional development plan.
• The teacher uses self-assessment and evaluation feedback to
improve performance.
• The teacher builds professional relationships with colleagues that
foster increased student learning.
• The teacher explores and applies knowledge and information about
effective educational methods.
Tracks
Track I.a.
Track I.b.
Track II
General
Timeline
Years 1-3
Years 4-5
Years 6 on
Exceptions to
General
Timeline for
Experienced
Teachers New
to District
1st Year;
1 year minimum
2nd Year;
1 year
minimum
Successfully
completed Tracks
I.a. & I.b.
PD Plan
Yearly
Yearly
Yearly
Track I. a.
Professional Development Expectations:
Inexperienced Hires
New Teacher Institute
2 Year Mentor Program
District & Building Professional Development
(PD Day, PLCs, etc.)
Technology Training
Experienced Hires
District & Building Orientations
Technology Training
District & Building Professional Development
BOTH
Develop an individual professional development plan based on interest
and needs. (The above activities may be used as strategies to achieve
your individual goal.)
Track I. b.
PD Plan Expectations:
• Participate in PLCs
• Participate in District & Building Professional
Development
• Develop an individual professional development plan
based on interest and needs that may include one or
more of the following
--Peer Coaching Team
--Support through the Staff Development Center
--Working with a tenured teacher
--Serve as a Mentor
--Serve as a PLC Facilitator
--Other Individualized/Collaborative Professional Activity
Track II
PD Plan REQUIREMENTS:
Select from the following options:
 Mentor Teacher which includes
• Mentor Training
• 2 years work with new teacher and associate how this experience has
affected the teacher’s own practice
 Individualized/Collaborative Professional Activity around any of these
• Instruction
• Curriculum
• Assessment
• Program Development
• Technology
• Other
• Has a relationship with specific PBTE indicators and school
improvement goals
 PLC Facilitator which includes
• Facilitator Training
• Serve as PLC Facilitator and associate how this experience has
affected the teacher’s own practice
MAY BE A MULTI-YEAR DESIGN
MAY INVOLVE COLLABORATION WITH COLLEAGUES
MAY REVISE OR CHANGE THE PLAN WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE
ADMINISTRATOR AT ANY TIME
Documentation
I.a. As identified in the PDP– options include certificates, logs, agendas
& reflections, summaries, action research data, parent communications,
I.b. student work, copies of documents, forms, portfolio ( lesson plans,
assessments, pictures, videos), grade reports, etc. that demonstrates
professional growth in an identified area.
II.
Mentor Option:
•Certificate agenda, sign
•Log of times & dates of observations & conferences
•Reflection paper of the experience and its effect on teacher practices.
Individualized/ Collaborative Professional Activity Option:
•As identified in the PDP– options include reflections, summaries, logs,
certificates, action research data, parent communications, student work,
copies of documents, forms, etc. that demonstrates professional growth
in an identified area.
PLC Facilitator Option:
•Certificate, agenda, sign-in
•Reflection paper of the experience and its effect on teacher practices.
Administrator Involvement
• Develop the PD Plan for their track prior
to Oct. 1.
• Turn the PD Plan in to their administrator
by Oct. 1 yearly.
• Yearly conference with the principal about
progress on the PD Plan at a time to be
determined.
Individual Professional Development Plan
Sample Ideas
When writing your goal for professional development consider
the following:
• Does it lead to student achievement?
• Can you provide evidence of attainment?
• Does it correlate to the Performance Based Teachers’
Evaluation?
Lebanon R-III School District
Individual Professional Development Plan
Teacher_________________________________________ School Year _________________
Type of Missouri Certification ______________________ Date of Certification___________
month/year
Track: IA____IB____ II____
Professional development goals should enhance student achievement and correlate to the
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and/or the Building School Improvement Plan.
Goal(s):______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_
Plan-of-Action Insuring Success:
Strategies:________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Timetable:________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Acceptable Evidence of Attainment*:
_________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
*Applicant must keep copies of evidence of attainment for documentation.\
FORM ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER PROF. DEV., PD CENTRAL
YOU ONLY NEED ONE GOAL
Examples of Individual Professional Development Goals:
• During the __________________ school year I will…
• Develop and implement teaching techniques and strategies that
address a variety of learning modalities (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.).
• Provide for individual differences among students by developing and
implementing remediation activities.
• Provide for individual differences among students by developing and
implementing meaningful enrichment activities.
• Develop and implement instructional strategies that encourage selfesteem and help to motivate students.
• Develop (mathematics) activities to encourage creative, critical
thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Use a variety of assessment techniques to evaluate student progress.
• Implement a behavior management program that promotes selfdiscipline and maintains appropriate student behaviors.
• Utilize technology as a tool to enhance student learning and
motivation.
• Correlate computer lab activities to classroom instruction.
• Integrate technology into the (science) curriculum.
• Incorporate cooperative learning strategies in my (social studies)
classes.
• Develop performance assessment tasks to use in evaluating student
progress in (language arts).
• Develop a program to communicate with parents on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to establish an alternate
discipline plan to improve students’ behaviors in the regular
classroom.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers on a regular basis to implement
instructional modifications for students with special needs.
• Implement a peer mediation program to assist students in
developing problem solving skills.
• Improve my understanding of the Accelerated Reader Program and
use it as one component of an integrated reading program.
• Establish an effective and consistent grading system that can be
easily communicated to students and parents.
• Develop a unit of instruction that integrates learning objectives from
(social studies and language arts).
• Develop performance-based assessment activities to prepare
students for the Missouri Assessment Program.
• Implement Reading Recovery techniques to improve the reading
abilities of selected first grade students.
• Other:
Lebanon R-III School District
Individual Professional Development Plan
Teacher_________________________________________ School Year _________________
Type of Missouri Certification ______________________ Date of Certification___________
month/year
Track: IA____IB____ II____
Professional development goals should enhance student achievement and correlate to the
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and/or the Building School Improvement Plan.
Goal(s):__________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Plan-of-Action Insuring Success:
Strategies:__________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__
Timetable:________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Acceptable Evidence of Attainment*:
_________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
*Applicant must keep copies of evidence of attainment for documentation.\
FORM ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER PROF. DEV., PD CENTRAL
Examples of Plan-of-Action Strategies:
• Observe other teachers using (cooperative learning) techniques
• Read books or articles about a specific topic.
• View a video about a specific topic
• Meet with mentor or other teachers to discuss, plan, collaborate, etc.
• Attend in-services, workshops, conferences, etc.
• Conduct action research to assess, develop or improve a practice.
• Record/log anecdotal observations
• Review data at specific intervals
• Present information to students’ parents
• Survey/contact students and/or parents
• Make personal reflection
• New Teacher Institute
• 2 Year Mentor Programs
Lebanon R-III School District
Individual Professional Development Plan
Teacher_________________________________________ School Year _________________
Type of Missouri Certification ______________________ Date of Certification___________
month/year
Track: IA____IB____ II____
Professional development goals should enhance student achievement and correlate to the
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and/or the Building School Improvement Plan.
Goal(s):__________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Plan-of-Action Insuring Success:
Strategies:________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Timetable:__________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__
Acceptable Evidence of Attainment*:
_________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
*Applicant must keep copies of evidence of attainment for documentation.\
FORM ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER PROF. DEV., PD CENTRAL
Lebanon R-III School District
Individual Professional Development Plan
Teacher_________________________________________ School Year _________________
Type of Missouri Certification ______________________ Date of Certification___________
month/year
Track: IA____IB____ II____
Professional development goals should enhance student achievement and correlate to the
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and/or the Building School Improvement Plan.
Goal(s):__________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Plan-of-Action Insuring Success:
Strategies:________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Timetable:________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Acceptable Evidence of Attainment*:
_________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
*Applicant must keep copies of evidence of attainment for documentation.\
FORM ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER PROF. DEV., PD CENTRAL
Examples of Acceptable Evidence of Attainment:
• Personal reflections of classroom visits/observations
• Written summary of an article or book
• Written summary of a video
• Log of dates and topics discussed with mentor, other
teachers
• Certificates of attendance
• Action research data
• Copies of letters/communications to parents or students
• Examples of student work
• Copies of documents, forms, etc.
Principal/Teacher Documentation
Annual Conference for the Professional Development Phase of the PBTE
Year 1: 20_ _ _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Principal/Teacher Documentation of Annual Conference for the Professional Development Phase of the PBTE
Year 2: 20_ _ ________________________________________________________________
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Principal/Teacher Documentation of Annual Conference for the Professional Development Phase of the PBTE
Year 3: 20_ _ _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Principal/Teacher Documentation of Annual Conference for the Professional Development Phase of the PBTE
Year 4: 20_ _ _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Principal/Teacher Documentation of Annual Conference for the Professional Development Phase of the PBTE
Year 5: 20_ _ _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Form on the School Website under Staff Resources, Intranet, PBTE Document
Ask your administrator