Individual Professional Development Planning for Teachers School District of Lee County Individual Professional Development Planning for Teachers www.schoolofeducators.com

What is an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)? A personal plan which represents explicit learning goals Focuses on improving student learning as the overall goal Balances with the needs of the students, school, and district Provides structure for professional growth Emphasize bullet three – focus on student learning/improvement as the overall goal www.schoolofeducators.com

State Criteria for the IPDP Goal(s) Specific to the students to whom the teacher is assigned Measurable improvements in student performance Method of evaluation Strategies Clearly defined training objectives The State identifies in the PD Protocol Standards and these four criteria are identified as the four components that are to be included in a Teacher IPDP. www.schoolofeducators.com

Planned Improvements through Professional Development Identify Needs and Develop Plan Take and Implement Training Evaluate Training Impact The IPDP process is a PDSA/PDCA process that can be used to improvement your classroom systems and procedures to ensure that students are learning and that the strategies learned in training are having a positive impact on student learning. If they don’t have a positive impact, the strategies should be discontinued. Evaluate Student Learning www.schoolofeducators.com

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN The School District of Lee County PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Form is located on Personnel Services website: http://learn/dept/personnel/Forms/printableforms.htm ___________________________ _________ Teacher Name Signature Date School   Administrator Name Goal (s) Statement (Based on Student Achievement Needs and Accomplished Practices) Strategies Documentation Methods Dates END-OF-YEAR OUTCOMES: (Attach additional page if necessary) Our District IPDP Form is shown here. This form is posted on the CSDC Website under the Professional Development System link, Individual Teacher Level Information link, and also on Personnel Services website. The first section if for your basic information. The new form online allows you to type your document and then save to your location and print. Let’s look at how the four required components can be included in this form. ORIGINAL: Personnel CANARY: Assessor PINK: Teacher MIS 777 S(8/99)A www.schoolofeducators.com

Developing Your Goal(s) Goal (s) Statement (Based on Student Achievement Needs and Accomplished Practices) Strategies Documentation Methods Dates Write a SMART Goal S – Student-Focused M – Measurable A – Attainable R – Results-Oriented T – Timebound www.schoolofeducators.com

Writing Goal Statement(s) Goal (s) Statement (Based on Student Achievement Needs and Accomplished Practices) Strategies Documentation Methods Dates _____% or ______# of ______students will __________ as measured on _______ by _________. www.schoolofeducators.com

Writing Goal Statement(s) Goal (s) Statement (Based on Student Achievement Needs and Accomplished Practices) Strategies Documentation Methods Dates 95% of my 9th grade students will score a 3.5 or higher as measured on the School Mock Writing Assessment in March. Relates to my students’ learning Measurable Evaluation Method www.schoolofeducators.com

What’s Wrong With These Goals? My students will increase their scores in math. I will implement a Cooperative Discipline program in my class. 100% of my students will return their textbooks at the end of the year. Criteria for Goal Statements Specific to my students’ learning needs Measurable improvements in student performance Includes a method of evaluation www.schoolofeducators.com

Reading: Our District Priority Reading improvement is a priority for everyone Reading can be addressed in the IPDP A Reading Goal To improve student performance in reading Reading Strategies To improve student learning in another area or discipline Reading is a priority in our District and every teacher should consider the reading needs of their students. Since reading is the most important life-long learning skill, it is important to every content area and discipline. The District has contacted the DOE regarding the requirement of a reading goal on every teacher IPDP. The DOE and Just Read! Florida have indicated that, while a reading goal is not a requirement, consideration of a reading goal is strongly encouraged. www.schoolofeducators.com

Developing Strategies Goal (s) Statement (Based on Student Achievement Needs and Accomplished Practices) Strategies Documentation Methods Dates Consider reading or Marzano strategies Focus on SSS, subject content, instructional practices, technology, assessment and data analysis, classroom management, school safety Include specific outcomes from training that you will implement www.schoolofeducators.com

Writing Your Strategies Goal (s) Statement (Based on Student Achievement Needs and Accomplished Practices) Strategies Documentation Methods Dates Attend Six Traits Writing Training Implement Training Outcomes: Six Traits of Writing; Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions Six-Trait analytic rubric to assess writing Strategies of modeling and revision to improve student writing Monitor progress through monthly classroom assessments www.schoolofeducators.com

Identifying Documentation Methods & Dates Goal (s) Statement (Based on Student Achievement Needs and Accomplished Practices) Strategies Documentation Methods Dates Inservice Record (to document training attendance) Lesson Plans (to document implementation of training strategies) Pinnacle Classroom Grades/ Records Summer, 2004 Ongoing Pinnacle Report www.schoolofeducators.com

Plan, Deliver, Follow Up, Evaluate ___________________________ _________ Teacher Name Signature Date School   Administrator Name This is the planning part of the IPDP – do these sections now. Then implement your plan and track student progress throughout the year! Goal (s) Statement (Based on Student Achievement Needs and Accomplished Practices) Strategies Documentation Methods Dates END-OF-YEAR OUTCOMES: (Attach additional page if necessary) End of Year Outcomes are completed at the end of the year! ORIGINAL: Personnel CANARY: Assessor PINK: Teacher MIS 777 S(8/99)A www.schoolofeducators.com

To be completed at end of year prior to annual assessment End of Year Evaluation END-OF-YEAR OUTCOMES: On the school-wide writing assessment in March. 23% of my students received a 5.0 or higher 25% of my students received a 4.0 or 4.5 50% of my students received a 3.5 = 98% of my students scored a 3.5 or higher (Attach additional page if necessary) To be completed at end of year prior to annual assessment www.schoolofeducators.com

Reflecting on Results Once your IPDP is completed, it is important to: Reflect on the results of the evaluation (end of year outcomes) Use the results as part of the needs assessment process for next year’s IPDP development Modify or discontinue the use of the professional development strategies if they did not demonstrate improvements in student performance. www.schoolofeducators.com

CURRICULUM & STAFF DEVELOPMENT CENTER For more information . . . CURRICULUM & STAFF DEVELOPMENT CENTER http://www.lee.k12.fl.us/dept/curr/ Click on Professional Development System and look under Individual Teacher Level Information REQUIRED FORMS IPDP Form OPTIONAL FORMS IPDP Planning Checklist Self Assessment Planning Tool Form Individual Teacher Standards Checklist RESOURCES IPDP PowerPoint for Teachers Sample Plans Teacher Performance Assessment Guidelines (Rubric) To assist teachers in the development of their IPDP, we have an online tutorial program, sample plans and other planning tools. We are also creating a data collection tool for teachers to use to record their beginning of the year student data. www.schoolofeducators.com

Why focus on Teacher Professional Development? Research shows that each dollar spent on recruiting high-quality teachers and deepening their knowledge and skills nets greater gains in student learning than any other use of an education dollar. (Ferguson, Greenwald, Hedges, & Laine as cited in Darling-Hammond, 1997, p.1) Why is so much emphasis placed on teacher professional development? One reason - Teacher expertise, teacher quality, is the single most important determinant of student achievement. www.schoolofeducators.com