1. Required Survival Training for Alternative Certification Participants (ACP) The School District of Palm Beach County The Department of Professional Development

2. Getting to Know the School District of Palm Beach County Alternative Certification Program (ACP): http://www.palmbeachschools.org/staffdev/AlternativeCertification.asp Educator Support Program (ESP): http://www.palmbeachschools.org/staffdev/NewEducators.asp Teacher Evaluation http://www.palmbeachschools.org/staffdev/TeacherEvaluation.asp Community Information http://www.palmbeachschools.org/Community/NewToDistrict.asp#

3. Effective Teachers  Engage students in active learning  Create intellectually ambitious tasks  Use a variety of teaching strategies  Assess student learning continuously and adapt teaching to student needs  Create effective scaffolds and supports  Provide clear standards, constant feedback, and opportunities for revising work  Develop and effectively manage a collaborative classroom in which all students have membership Reference: www.newteachercenter.orgwww.newteachercenter.org Reference: Darling-Hammond, L. (2010, February 8). Assessing and developing teacher effectiveness: Engaging in real reform. Presented at the New Teacher Center Annual Symposium, San Jose, CA

4. Florida Educator’s Accomplished Practices There are six Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs) which are Florida’s core standards: 1.Instructional Design and Lesson Planning 2.The Learning Environment 3.Instructional Delivery and Facilitation 4.Assessment 5.Continual Professional Improvement 6.Professional Responsibility and Ethical Conduct For more information visit the website below: http://www.fldoe.org/profdev/FEAPs/

5. Marzano Evaluation Framework The School District of Palm Beach County’s teacher observation and evaluation system is based on the Marzano Evaluation Framework. Visit the site below for more information: http://www.palmbeachschools.org/staffdev/TeacherEvaluation.asp

6. Code of Ethics and Principles of Professional Conduct For more information regarding the Code of Ethics and Principles of Professional Conduct visit the website below: http://www.fldoe.org/edstandards/code_of_ethics.asp

7. Common Core Standards The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort to establish a single set of clear educational standards for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics that states can share and voluntarily adopt. The standards are benchmarked to international standards to guarantee that our students are competitive in the emerging global marketplace. Common Core Works http://www.commoncoreworks.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=239 Curriculum and Learning Support http://www.palmbeachschools.org/curriculum/ K-12 Curriculum http://www.palmbeachschools.org/ec/K-12CurriculumPage.asp

8. Multicultural Education http://www.palmbeachschools.org/multicultural/

9. Exceptional Student Education http://www.palmbeachschools.org/ese/

10. Consent Decree  Florida's authority for the implementation of the Consent Decree is found in Section 1003.56, F.S, English Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient Students and Rules 6A-6.0900 to 6A-6.0909, F.A.C., Programs for Limited English Proficient Students.Section 1003.56, F.S, English Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient Students  The Consent Decree addresses the civil rights of ELL students, foremost among those their right to equal access to all education programs. In addressing these rights, the Consent Decree provides a structure that ensures the delivery of the comprehensible instruction to which ELL students are entitled.

11. ESOL Requirements and Information http://www.palmbeachschools.org/certification/Certification/esol.asp

12. For More Information…  For more “survival” information please contact the ACP Resource Teacher in the Department of Professional Development  Donna Pawlik, ACP Resource Teacher  Donna.pawlik@palmbeachschools.org Donna.pawlik@palmbeachschools.org  PX76104 or (561) 366-6104