lpdc december 2013 presentation
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Professional Development December 2013 update
LPDC
Margaret Kohler Julie Poure
Wendi Rowland Amy Wagner
Natalie Fisher Amy Lawrence
Jenny Kettler Dawn Ballard
Reviews 2013-14
Completed: ◦ Jana Schultz, Amy Wagner, Kelly Carver, Cheryl
Pocrnich, Donna Sharper, Natalie Fisher, and Sarah Kreinbrink
Upcoming:◦ December: Risa Cohen, Cindy Weiher, Kathy
Heckert
◦ January: Stacey Alfonso, Barb Bauchman, Molly Kujawa
◦ February: Amy Lawrence, Cory Hall, Janell Butts, Jenny Kettler
◦ March: Tricia Miller-Purvis, Dawn Ballard, Shannon Schlumbohm
◦ April: Wendi Rowland, Terie Alvarez, Melissa Snyder, Fran Pancoast
The next slide shows you how to find the LPDC Intranet page!
January Training – dates TBD
Required for◦ All teachers new to WSM or who have not
started a 5-year plan
◦ All teachers who are renewing their license this year
Purpose◦ To understand Professional Development
process (and if needed fill out 5-year plan paperwork)
Strongly recommended for any teacher (unless you attended September)
In-service credit granted
A little history -- in the olden days…
Prior to 2011, the LPDC validated
Professional Development credits
◦ for licensed Ohio teachers,
◦ who submitted paperwork once every 5
years
◦ in order to renew their teaching license
Since 2011
New Broadband system asks allWSM teachers to document Professional Development
LPDC phased in non-licensed and non-tax West Side teachers
LPDC moved to yearlyreviews due to annualSalary Band meeting
We are doing our best
Also in 2011 ODE made
changes ODE changed standards for educators
and LPDCs as it moved from Praxis to
Resident Educator Program
LPDC updated documents
Biggest change was the SMART goal
We adapted
… it was a very busy year!
CEU requirements set by
Broadband Committee
Over 5 years:
Band 1 – 50 hours (5 CEUs) – 10 hrs. per year
Band 2 – 80 hours (8 CEUs) – 16 hrs. per year
Band 3 – 100 hours (10 CEUs) 20 hrs. per year
Band 4, 5 and Ohio 5-year professional
license – 180 hours (18 CEUs) – 36 hrs. per year
Hours per year are average. You don’t have to do a specific amount
of hours each year. You can do a little more one year, less
another… as long as it adds up at the end of 5 years.
2013 - LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs Warning! The next 10 slides are boring.
They explain process changes we made in 2013 to meet teachers’ needs. You might want to skip those slides, unless you are pretty detail-oriented.
The point is we have worked hard to improve things, despite what you might think.
Teachers kind of dozed off during the meeting during this part. Try skipping to slide 24.
2013 - LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs
We created a new process
Teachers had the choice of moving to
new process or waiting until the end of
their 5 year plan
2013 - LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs
Teachers didn’t like that they could not
count any PD unless it applied to a
goal
Created the Explore goal
◦ to capture all In-Services
◦ and up to 2 CEUs of Professional
Development unrelated to a goal
LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs Teachers were frustrated by
complicated and arbitrary CEU limits
on different types of activities
Took away max limits on categories
Offered training on balancing
Professional Development across
standards
This respects teachers’ different needs
LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs Teachers were frustrated that there
were no forms to document “non-
certificate” activities
Created forms and instructions for all
valid activities, including time logs
Put them on-line and in teacher
workrooms
All the forms include a time log
LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs Teachers often forgot to pre-approve
“independent projects”
Took away pre-approval requirement
retroactively so no one lost hours
Made up-front goal form more specific
LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs The forms were multi-page, goals in
one section and activity log in another
section
Revised forms so it is one goal per
page
Goal on the front and activity log on
the back
LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs Licensed teachers new to WSM, can
bring CEUs with them through
“reciprocity”. Non-tax/non-licensed
new teachers could not count anything
prior to employment.
Now non-licensed/non-tax teachers
may count college coursework or
Montessori training within a year prior
to employment
Their 5-year plan is dated accordingly
LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs There was no training to help teachers
Last year we met with teachers one-
on-one and in small groups. There
were help sessions weekly after
school for 8 weeks in March - April.
We did two training sessions in
September and are offering more in
January 2014.
◦ The presentations are on the WSM
Intranet to look at anytime. We are
planning to add narration.
LPDC adjusts to teacher
needs Busy teachers do not have time for
“one more after-school meeting”
Teachers in Montessori Training or
who have completed requirements are
exempt from yearly review
LPDC will review your CEUs, without
you being present at review meeting
◦ Turn in documents 2 weeks in advance so
we can preview them.
To sum it up…
We’re working to meet WSM needs.
All changes in LPDC handbook
We must have a consistent rules.
We cannot change rules on the fly.
◦ We discuss new questions in committee
and decide how it best applies to
everyone.
We’re seeing progress!
It’s easier than you think
It’s easier than you think
Band 1 – 5 CEUs
10 hours per year
In-Service typically offers at least 10
hours per year
Fill all your hours through In-Service
It’s easier than you think
Band 2 – 8 CEUs
16 hours per year
10-16 hours In-Service
◦ (This year the In-Service offered 16
hours)
You can count 4 additional hours per
year that are not goal-related
During 5 years – will write 0 or 1 goal
It’s easier than you think
Band 3 – 10 CEUs
20 hours per year
Again, 10-16 hours per year on In-
Service
You can do 4 additional hours per year
that are not goal-related
You might need 0-6 more hours/year
During 5 years, might write 0-2 goals
It’s still easier than you think
Band 4, 5 and licensed teachers – 18 CEUs
36 hours per year – (yes, a workweek)
Again, 10-16 hours per year on In-Service
+ 4 hours per year not goal-related
Still need 16-22 hours per year
So, you basically need one goal per year (about 20 hrs)
◦ Implementing Educational project
◦ Serving on committee
◦ Montessori Accreditation team
◦ Mentoring, modeling
◦ Etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc.,
◦ (This goal can also fulfill a leadership role, a perfectly acceptable double dip.)
You have more time than you think
Professional Day
Option for all teachers to take one paid professional day
Certificate activity or offsite observation – no prior LPDC approval needed
Something else? ◦ request in advance
◦ state specific activities
◦ Activities have to support an existing Professional Development goal
Hot Spots - Committees
Professional Development must be an activity involving new learning or professional growth
Make sure you can justify how your committee work does that.
Committee can make a group goal (or you can make individual goal as a committee member)
Committee must keep attendance records and give to members as evidence
Hot Spots – Educational
Projects If you’re implementing something big -
- learning & putting into action -- it’s an “Educational Project”
You must keep detailed time records
You must to present LPDC evidence of the work when it is done
Evidence must be in professional format: imagine you were sharing with your teammates or at a conference. This means a presentation, binder or portfolio.
Hot spot hint:
If you hate keeping a time log…do not do activities that make you keep a time log.
Choose activities where someone gives you a certificate, like workshops, or minutes, like a committee.
Independent activities are a choice but they do take time to document hours and evidence.
They are like an independent study in school.
Hot Spots – New Goals
You have a new goal
Write it (form/online)
Submit when?
Immediately
QUIZ – as you work on your
goal…
1. On your goal, can you change the
actual activities you plan, such as
reading a book instead of watching a
video?
YES
2. Can you significantly CHANGE the
nature of the goal or the outcome?
NO –
you need to rewrite your goal
QUIZ – as you work on your
goal…
3. You estimated 30 hours. Do you
HAVE to spend 30 hours or you’ll
somehow get in trouble?
NO. You can do less. You will not get
in trouble.
QUIZ – as you work on your
goal…
4. Something more important has come
up and you want to scrap it. Can
you?
Of course!
5. Can you get credit for time put in
even if you did not reach the goal
or have the outcome predicted?
YES! But you must have evidence
of your work.
QUIZ – as you work on your
goal…
6. You estimated 30 hours. Now
you’ve spent 30 but you’re not
done yet. Can you keep working?
YES!
You can go over your predicted hours
by 1 CEU or10 hours
◦ If you’ll need more than that, you must
REVISE the goal before doing the extra
time.
QUIZ – as you work on your
goal…
Thanks for taking time to read
this presentation. Come to
training if you want more info.
We usually have chocolate.
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