EDUCATE ALABAMA &
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN
Oak Mountain High School
2011-2012
Mission of AQTS
Pursuant to the mission of the academic achievement
of all students in the public schools of Alabama,
teachers will align their practice and professional
learning with the following standards:
Standard 1
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Content Knowledge
To improve the learning of all students, teachers master the
disciplines related to their teaching fields including the central
concepts, important facts and skills, and tools of inquiry; they
anchor content in learning experiences that make the subject
matter meaningful for all students.
Standard 2
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Teaching and Learning
To increase the achievement of every student, teachers draw
upon a thorough understanding of learning and development;
recognize the role of families in supporting learning; design a
student centered learning environment; and use researchbased instructional and assessment strategies that motivate,
engage, and maximize the learning of all students.
Standard 3
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Literacy
To improve student learning and achievement, teachers use
knowledge of effective oral and written communications,
reading, mathematics, and technology to facilitate and support
direct instruction, active inquiry, collaboration, and positive
interaction.
Standard 4
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Diversity
To improve the learning of all students, teachers differentiate
instruction in ways that exhibit a deep understanding of how
cultural, ethnic, and social background; second language
learning; special needs; exceptionalities; and learning styles
affect student motivation, cognitive processing, and academic
performance.
Standard 5
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Professionalism
To increase the achievement of all students, teachers engage in
continuous learning and self improvement; collaborate with
colleagues to create and adopt research-based best practices
to achieve ongoing classroom and school improvement; and
adhere to the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics and federal,
state, and local laws and policies.
Shelby County Schools Focus
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5.4 Promotes professional ethics and integrity
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Part of your PLP
Educate Alabama
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Alabama Quality Teaching Standards
Teacher Evaluation System
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Educate Alabama
Educate Alabama
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NO NUMERICAL SCORES
 Each
Standard has indicators of performance.
 5 Standards Contain 39 Indicators
 A teacher’s current level of practice in “?” will be
collaboratively identified by the evaluator and the
teacher using data and information collected by the
evaluator and supplied by the teacher.
Standards/Indicators (Example)
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Standard 1
 Key
Indicators
1.1
Demonstrates deep knowledge of subject-matter content and an ability to
organize related facts, concepts, and skills
1.2
Activates learners’ prior knowledge, experiences, and interests and uses
this information to plan content and to help individual students attain
learning goals
Standards/Indicators (Example)
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Standard 1
 Key
Indicators
1.3
Connects curriculum to other content areas and real-life settings
to promote retention and relevance
1.4
Designs instructional activities based on state content standards
1.5
Provides instructional accommodations, modifications, and
adaptations to meet the needs of each individual learner
5 Levels of Practice
Pre-Service and Beginning
 Emerging
 Applying
 Integrating
 Innovating
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Standards/Indicators/Levels of
Practice (Example)
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Standard 1: Content Knowledge
Indicator 1.1: Demonstrates deep knowledge of subject-matter
content and an ability to organize related facts, concepts, and
skills.
Sources of Data: Classroom Observations, Self-Assessment, Dialogues, and any
additional pertinent sources of information.
Standards/Indicators/Levels of
Practice (Example)
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Pre-Service and
Beginning
Knows the core concepts,
facts, procedures, and
skills comprising specific
curricular areas related to
teaching assignment.
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Emerging
. . . and
Uses knowledge of subject
matter to plan rigorous and
relevant units and lessons
appropriate to the age and
developmental level of all
learners.
Standards/Indicators/Levels of
Practice (Example)
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Applying
. . . and
Evaluates and uses a wide
range of text-based and
additional resources to
differentiate content to
motivate and academically
challenge all learners.
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Most teachers…
Will fall in the first three
levels of practice,
but…
Standards/Indicators/Levels of
Practice (Example)
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Integrating
. . . And
Uses expanded knowledge, including primary sources when
appropriate, to support student understanding of key concepts,
themes, multiple perspectives, and interrelationships. Works
with colleagues to plan units and lessons that immerse learners
actively in the discipline and to think analytically and creatively
about the content. Reads academic journals and other sources
to identify research findings and best practices related
to a specific discipline and shares these with colleagues.
Standards/Indicators/Levels of
Practice (Example)
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Innovating
. . . and
Uses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter and
student development to ensure that all students
understand related facts and concepts within and
across content areas. Collaborates with colleagues to
incorporate research findings into unit and lesson designs.
Writes for academic journals and other
outlets, including the Web, to report successful innovations
implemented by members of the school community.
FINAL STEP OF EDUCATE ALABAMA
You are ready to login to EDAL and begin your self assessment and
professional learning plan (PLP) for this school year.
Remember that we will meet again on September 15th to do our EDAL
Professional Learning Plans (PLPs) in the AR Lab if you do not have a
chance to finish today!
You do need to assign the following indicators to your PLP while
completing your self assessment:
2.8, 5.4, and one of your choice—we prefer you choose 3.8 (student
use of technology in the classroom) because we will be providing
continuous professional development in this area.
However, you have a choice on this third indicator for the PLP. If you
wish to choose a different indicator here, know that you are
responsible for scheduling PD training and expenses on your own
time.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN
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Goal Focus: Identifies the particular Standard and
Indicator(s) that will be the focus of attention and
states the objective to be accomplished by the
teachers. 2.8, 5.4, and one of choice (3.8)
Action Step/Activities: Lists the activities that will
be undertaken to accomplish and improve practice.
Outcomes: What will be the results of what we are
ascribing to doing?
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN (2.8)
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Goal Focus: Uses formative assessments to provide
specific and timely feedback and to adjust instruction
Action Steps/Activities:
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Job-Embedded Professional Development, PLU Supported
Monthly PD, monthly book study/journal article study, PLC
meetings, and data meetings
Outcomes
Increase our knowledge of the purposes, strengths, and
limitations of formative and summative assessment and
of formal and informal assessment strategies in order to
identify and recognize the relationships between
assessments and student learning.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN (3.8)
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Goal Focus
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Action Steps/Activities:
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3.8 Facilitates learners’ individual and collaborative use of
technology and evaluates their technology proficiency.
Job-Embedded Professional Development (Edmodo, Blogs,
Clickers Training, Google Docs, Wikis, etc.), Tech Tuesdays, and
PLU Supported Monthly Technology PD, School goes wireless
Outcomes
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Increased individual and collaborative use of technology for the
learners and evaluates their technology proficiency.
**Important to remember that this indicator asks the teacher to
document how the student self-reflects on his/her use of
technology as it is related to the educational setting.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN (5.4)
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Goal Focus: Promotes professional ethics and
integrity
Action Steps/Activities: Job-Embedded Professional
Development, PLU Supported Monthly PD
Outcomes:
Knowledge of appropriate professional behavior
and dispositions expected of professionals as
outlined in the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics
If you finish your self assessment and
PLP, what do you do next?
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You need to meet with your assigned administrator
BEFORE ELECTRONICALLY SIGNING YOUR PLP!!
Make sure it is what you want because once you esign it, we cannot make any corrections to your PLP
for the remainder of the school year.
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Educator: Fill in your official name
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Position: Fill in your official position
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Sign and Date on the first Educator Line.
Adding Evidence as you go along…
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We, the administrative team, encourage you to add
evidence as you go throughout the school year. This
will save everyone time at the end of this process
for the school year.
Example: You can go ahead and add your
duties/responsibilities in the database, and how you
believe that these assigned duties help you grow in
identified indicators from your PLP. This should
affect your ethics choice.