Seaside Elementary School

 This survey includes questions related to Professional Development (PD). This report is divided into sections, with findings from Professional Development questions presented.  Professional Development questions explored: ◦ Familiarity with a variety of Professional Development topics ◦ Level of interest in pursuing additional training for specific topics ◦ Preferred PD delivery format and scheduling ◦ Overall quality of PD program  Professional Development findings are presented for the Seaside Elementary School.

Fifty teachers were invited by to participate in the survey. Of those invited, twenty eight responded resulting in a 56% response rate. Responding Group Number of Responses Max Number of Responses Response Rate (%) Teacher285056% Grade of Respondent Number of Responses Percent of Total Respondents (%) K311% 1621% 226% 3518% 4415% 513% Other725%

Please rate your level of familiarity concerning this area. NoviceProficientProfessional Classroom Management7.14%28.57%64.29% Collaborative Teaching17.86%50.0%32.14% Conflict Resolution7.14%67.86%25.0% Student Engagement3.70%55.56%40.74% Curriculum Mapping21.43%53.57%25.0% Differentiated Instruction7.14%57.14%35.71% Implementation of IEP14.29%39.29%46.43% Discipline Enforcement3.57%46.43%50.0% Diversity7.14%46.43% ESOL32.14%42.86%25.0% Technology and Instruction7.41%70.37%22.22%

 What topics/applications would you like to see demonstrated during Staff Development? ◦ Motivating students ◦ SmartBoard use ◦ Reading and writing strategies ◦ How to use Google Docs with students ◦ Blended learning ◦ Preparing for ASPIRE ◦ Understanding relationships between academics and arts ◦ Increasing engagement  What other topics not listed above would you be interested in learning more about? How can Staff Development at Seaside be improved? ◦ Visit other schools ◦ Grade level planning ◦ Staff development should be more relevant, specific, and applicable to our students ◦ Strategies to teach vocabulary, math skills, and small groups ◦ Separate primary from elementary when discussing content

 Invite ESOL teacher to staff meeting to present informational PowerPoint and discuss Language and Content Objectives with teachers (32% stated that were not comfortable in this area).  Collaborate with other schools to discuss content and technology use. This can be done through Edmodo groups, Google classroom, or school visits.  If you have multiple administrators during after school meetings, break the teachers into groups to discuss content, technology, etc. based on their grade, subject, and/or familiarity.  Suggest Kagan training to teachers who wish to increase classroom engagement.  Newer websites, such as TeachersPayTeachers and Pinterest, provide a variety of methods to motivate students, integrate the arts into the classroom, and reading and writing skills.  In an effort to complete cross curricular activities between the arts and the academics, a curriculum board may be displayed so grade level teachers and exploratory teachers may share what they are teaching.