UW-Whitewater & CESA 2
Licensure
Renewal &
Support Center
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PI 34 Licensure Renewal
Requirements
After August 2004:
• Initial Educator (3-5 years, nonrenewable)
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Professional Educator (5 years)
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Master Educator (voluntary 10-year
renewable)
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New License Stages
Initial Educator
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(3-5 year non-renewable)
Develop Professional Development Plan (2
or more WES)
Approval and verification of completion of
PDP by Initial Educator Team:
administrator, IHE representative, peer
(not mentor)
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New License Stages
Professional Educator (5 year renewable)
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Develop Professional Development Plan
showing increased proficiency on
standards
Current educators are grand-parented as
Professional Educators & may renew
license using 6 credits or PDP
PD team reviews and verifies completion
of the PDP
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The Professional
Development Plan Components
• Self-refection before writing your Plan
• Writing your Plan - Components
• describe your school and position
• describe your goal
• provide rationale for your goal
• provide a plan for assessing and
• documenting the results of your goal
• develop a plan for how you will meet
your goal (objectives, activities,
timeline, & collaboration)
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The Professional
Development Plan Components
• Write annual review of your Plan
• Document the completion of your Plan
• include evidence illustrating results of the
goal and impact on student learning.
• summarize and reflect upon how you reached
your goal
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Initial Educator Licensure
Cycle Guidelines
Year 1:
Year 2:
Years 2-4:
Year 5:
Self-reflection
Approval of PDP goal by
review team
Document an annual review;
seek approval from review
team for major changes
Submit completed plan with
documentation to review team,
verification by review team, &
submit license application
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License Renewal Support Centers
DPI has designated 15 state centers to:
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provide related PI 34 license-related services to
educators in public and private schools and
educational organizations
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assist educators renewing their license using
Professional Development Plans (PDPs)
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PI 34 Licensure RenewalRelated Services
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Facilitation of ongoing orientation
and support seminars based on WES
Identification & training of mentors
Identification & training for initial
educator teams
Assist in creation of PDPs
Manage professional development
review process
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Additonal References
Mahaffey, D.; Lind, K.; & Derse, L.. (2005). Initial Educator Support
System: District Guide. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction.
Mahaffey, D.; Lind, K.; & Derse, L.. (2005). Professional Develop Plan:
Educator Toolkit. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction.
Mahaffey, D.; Lind, K.; & Derse, L.. (2005). Professional Development
Plan: Team Toolkit. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction.
Contacts: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsis/tel/html
Publication Sales
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Drawer 179
Milwaukee, WI 53293-0179
800-243-8782
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On-line Resources
For further information on on-line
resources for Professional
Development Plans contact:
Quality Educator Interactive
qei.wisconsin.edu
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How Can Educators Get Support for
the PDP Process?
Collaborative Program:
UW – Whitewater & CESA 2
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Professional Development Planning
Summer Institutes for Initial &
Professional Educators
Professional Development Planning
Process Graduate Certificate Program
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PDP Summer Institutes
Structured process for initial and professional educators to
receive mentorship and support to create, reflect, refine,
document, and verify successful completion of PDPs
including:
• direct training on all components,
• focused instruction on how to document evidence of student
learning outcomes;
• higher education representative serving as coaches and
review team members,
• learning communities to support the PDP writing process,
• creation and storage of on-line PDPs,
• direct assistance to establish PDP review team members, &
• stipends for PDP review team members during the approval
and verification cycles.
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PDP Summer Institutes
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Undergraduate/graduate credit options
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Graduate credits apply to PDP Certificate Program and MSE
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Scheduled in August for two days each summer.
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Includes classroom and on-line interaction
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Courses within the Institutes include:
EDUINDP 410/610: Creating Your PDP (1 credit)
(begins in 2006)
EDUINDP 411/611: Implementing Your PDP (1credit)
(begins in 2007)
EDUINDP 412/612: Verifying Your PDP (1 credit)
(begins in 2007)
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EDUINDP 410/610: Creating Your PDP
Prepares educators to complete:
Step 1: Preparing to Write the Plan
Step 2: Writing the Plan
Use self reflection tools to
gauge your current level of
performance on standards,
areas of interest, and needs.
Create goal, rationale,
assessment/documentation
plan, and plan of objectives,
activities, timeline, and
collaboration.
• Create an on-line PDP.
• Establish PDP Review Team members and submit PDP
for Team approval by Oct.1st .
• Submit PDP Approval Form to state by Dec.1st or or
submit revised goals to state no later than June 1st .
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EDUINDP 411/611: Implementing the PDP
Designed for educators to:
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Work independently or engage in learning communities
centered around common professional development goals
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Collaborate with content experts and colleagues
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Share and refine:
 content knowledge
 skills
 evidence-based strategies
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EDUINDP 412/612: Verification of Your PDP
Prepares educators to:
• Prepare Step IV: Documentation of Completion of Your PDP
• Select and organize evidence demonstrating:
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professional growth
effect on student learning
collaborative efforts
achievements
• Write reflection and summary statements
• Establish Review Team members and submit completed PDP
for Team verification by January 15th
• Receive guidance and support to revise plans not verified
• Submit verified PDP to state by June 1st
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Important Dates: PDP Institutes
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EDUINDP 410/610
Creation of the PDP
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1 ½ days in August on campus
with 4 additional hours on-line
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EDUINDP 411/611
Implementing of the
PDP
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1 day in August on campus
with remaining 8 hours on line
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EDUINDP 412/612
Verification of the PDP
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1 ½ days in August on campus
with 4 additional hours on-line
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Contacts for Summer Institutes
UW-Whitewater Licensure
Renewal Support Center
For registration assistance:
Marie Benson, Coordinator
bensonm@uww.edu
College of Education
Winther Hall, Room 4030
Website: www.edu/pdplsc
262-472-1680
Office of Continuing
Education
Carrie Lencho, Program
Assistant
lenchoc@uww.edu
Roseman Building, Room 2013
262-472-5208
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PDP Graduate Certificate Program
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targets experienced professionals
seeking Master Educator License
trains educators to serve as mentors,
PDP Team members, and IHE
representatives
prepares instructors for PDP summer
institutes
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PDP Graduate Certificate Program
12 credit program blending 50% inclass instruction with field-based and
on-line activities
• EDUINDP 710: Mentoring the Initial Educator: A
Performance Based Approach
• EDUINDP 711: The Professional Development Planning
Process
• EDUINDP 712: Serving as a PDP Initial Educator Team
Member
• Elective (3 credits)
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PDP Graduate Certificate Program
Site-based certificate program in districts
• Supports specific needs of districts
• Creates culture of professional growth and
learning
• Assists in the development of mentoring
programs, ongoing staff development, & the
professional development planning process
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EDUINDP 710: Mentoring the
Initial Educator
Content and learning activities focus upon:
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establishing and implementing mentoring programs for
initial educators
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engaging in strategic actions based on effective schools
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sharing a vision of quality based on standards
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developing collaborative environments for learning and
practice
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engaging in reflective practice and creating goals and plans
for professional development
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focusing on student learning outcomes
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EDUINDP 711: The Professional
Development Planning Process
Content and learning activities focus upon:
Guiding and coaching initial educators in the
process of developing & verifying PDPs through:
• self-reflection
• gathering & analyzing current data
• using WES to write, implement, and
document professional growth and
learning
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EDUINDP 712: Serving as a PDP Initial
Educator Team Member
Content and learning activities focus upon:
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preparing professional and master level educators to
approve and verify documentation of completion of PDPs
for licensure renewal
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embrace a philosophy and practice of review that promotes
educator’s growth
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use DPI checklists to insure PDPs address all required
components
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complete DPI approved training for Review Team Members
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Training Opportunities for Teams
UW-Whitewater Licensure Renewal Support
Center Reviewer Team Trainings
• approved by DPI
• offered 3-4 times yearly in fall, spring, and
summer
• contact LRSC for schedule of trainings,
applications, and information to arrange sitebased trainings
• Website: www.uww.edu/pdplsc
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Contacts for Graduate PDP
Certificate Program
UW-Whitewater Licensure
Support & Renewal Center
For admission assistance:
Marie Benson, Program
Coordinator
bensonm@uww.edu
College of Education
Winther Hall, Room 4030
Website: www.edu/pdplsc
262-472-1680
Sally Lange, Program
Assistant
langes@uww.edu
School of Graduate Studies
Roseman Building, Room 2015
262-472-5242
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