1. Project P.O.S.T. Preparing Outstanding Science Teachers A Partnership of GCS & UNCG A Partnership of GCS & UNCG

2. High School Performance Science EOCs

3. Middle School Math Performance

4. The Vision Provide relevant and engaging professional development for our middle school science teachers Purchase resources to assist our team leaders with reflection on their personal growth in the areas of inquiry and content knowledge Establish Professional Learning Communities in each school fostering collaboration among the science staff Ensure our teachers model safe lab procedures with our students P.O.S.T.

5. POST Participants   Teachers from the middle schools in Guilford County

6. Summer Courses Cohort 1   Physical science2007   Biology2007   Earth/Environmental2008

7. Summer Courses Cohort 2   Physics 2008   Biology2008   Earth/Environmental2009   Chemistry2009

8. Quarterly Academies  All the science staff at each POST school  Training in Inquiry based instruction

9. Quarterly Academies  Content instruction  Training with science equipment

10. Bi-weekly Meetings  POST Team Leaders  Develop Professional Learning Communities  Lesson Study

11. Lesson Study Cycle Analyze and Plan Teach & Observe Discuss & Revise Revise Teach & Observe Discuss & Revise Report on Goals Goals Set Goals

12. What now? What not to do…

14. Expectations of Teachers Commitment to actively participate for two Commitment to actively participate for two years in this project as a POST Team Leader for your school years in this project as a POST Team Leader for your school Successfully complete four 2-week summer courses at UNCG Successfully complete four 2-week summer courses at UNCG Attendance at Quarterly Academies (8) and Biweekly staff meetings, during the 2007/08 and 2008/09 school years Attendance at Quarterly Academies (8) and Biweekly staff meetings, during the 2007/08 and 2008/09 school years

15. Expectations of Teachers – cont. Provide data through peer observations, surveys, and content knowledge evaluations throughout the life of the project Provide data through peer observations, surveys, and content knowledge evaluations throughout the life of the project Develop, with support of the Project Coordinator, a professional development plan for your school, and a personal professional development plan for your individual classroom based on data from EOG and benchmarks Develop, with support of the Project Coordinator, a professional development plan for your school, and a personal professional development plan for your individual classroom based on data from EOG and benchmarks

16. Benefits of Participation 12 hours towards a graduate degree from UNCG, with tuition, textbooks, and stipend ($750/course) for courses provided 12 hours towards a graduate degree from UNCG, with tuition, textbooks, and stipend ($750/course) for courses provided Free science resources and equipment Free science resources and equipment Quarterly academies with free resources for all science teachers in your school Quarterly academies with free resources for all science teachers in your school

17. Benefits – cont. Substitutes to visit other science classrooms Substitutes to visit other science classrooms Learn Inquiry-Based Instruction methods and deepen content knowledge specific to the NCSCOS for middle school science Learn Inquiry-Based Instruction methods and deepen content knowledge specific to the NCSCOS for middle school science Develop leadership skills, and receive support from UNCG, GCS, and your principal throughout the project Develop leadership skills, and receive support from UNCG, GCS, and your principal throughout the project

18. Recruitment PPOST Website http://professional_development.gcsnc.com/ POST.html OOnline Teacher Application