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TEAM MADRAS: Are YOU on the team?
Madras Middle School Professional Development Plan
2013-2014Proposal by Donna Eskut - July 2013
Presented to Madras Middle School Administration and School Improvement Team
Proposal by Donna Eskut - July 2013
TEAM MADRAS: Are YOU on the team?
• T – Trust• E – Effort• A – Attitude• M – Mutual Accountability
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Overview from Coweta County BOE• The Coweta County School System Professional
Learning program has three levels:– Individual– School– District wide
• The focus on all three levels is on improving student achievement.
• Individual and building level professional development plans are aligned with the district’s initiatives and goals.
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Suggested activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Book talks/studies• Peer coaching• Study groups• Teacher collaboration• Workshops• Conferences• Action research• Professional Learning and presenters• Designing of curriculum
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Context Standards
Professional Learning that improves the learning of all students:• Organizes adults into learning communities whose
goals are aligned with those of the schools and district. (Learning Communities)
• Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement (Leadership)
• Requires research to support adult learning and collaboration. (Resources)
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Process StandardsProfessional Learning that improves the learning of all students:
• Uses disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement. (Data-Driven)
• Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact. (Evaluation)
• Prepares educators to apply research to decision making. (Research-Based)
• Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (Design)• Applies knowledge about human learning and change. (Learning)• Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate.
(Collaboration)
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Content StandardsProfessional Learning that improves the learning of all students:
• Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (Equity)
• Deepens educators’ content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. (Quality Teaching)
• Provides educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately. (Family Involvement)
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Type of PD Requested – April 2013
Response Percent
Response Count
43.4% 2318.9% 1026.4% 143.8% 21.9% 117.0% 99.4% 539.6% 2134.0% 1818.9% 1035.8% 1915.1% 8
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Discipline/Classroom Management
Instructional Technology
Effective Assessments
Differentiation
Answer Options
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Teaming
Literacy Across the Curriculum
Grouping Strategies
Effective Time Management Strategies
Please provide specific feedback regarding the type of professional learning that can assist you as we plan for next year.
Other, please specify
Professional Learning Communities
Instructional Strategies that Promote Higher Order
Common Core Standards
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Other areas suggested:• Any other workshops that subject related to improve
teaching strategies.• Assistive technology: MR Strategies• I need to retake the CPR/ AED class again. My card has
expired.• Desk exercises to improve core strength• How better to use my remediation class to help student
deficit areas.• Remedial Class - See how other schools are running their
classes• Teaching activities/lessons for CCS subject specific to
Language Arts
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Goal for Faculty Professional Development:
IMPROVE STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
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Top Five PD Requests
Answer OptionsRespons
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Response Count
Common Core Standards 43.4% 23Differentiation 39.6% 21Instructional Technology 35.8% 19Instructional Strategies that Promote Higher Order Thinking
34.0% 18
Effective Assessments 26.4% 14
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Relation to School Improvement Plan
•Common Core Standards– Curriculum Standards 1-3
•Differentiation– Instruction Standards 1-3•Instructional Technology•Instruction Standards 1-3•Instruction for Higher Order Thinking– Instruction Standards 1-3•Effective Assessments– Assessment Standards 1-3
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Teacher Work Days 2013-2014
• August 1, 2, 5 (Beginning of school year)• January 3 (End of first semester break)• May 27, 28, 29 (End of school year)
Staff Development/ Meetings• Faculty Meetings – 2nd Wed. each month
– 3:45-4:30• Grade Level Meetings – 4th Wed. each month
– 1 hour per grade level
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Proposal for 40 Contact Hours of PD• 19 hours face-to-face contact• 7 hours online learning
– 1 hour offered per month for 9 months• 2 offerings may be skipped
– To be completed according to staff member’s schedule– May be completed at school or at home
• 14 hours choice activities– Collaborative planning– Observations– Professional Learning Communities (PLC)/ Focus Groups
• Face-to-face• Online through Edmodo
– Mentorship (assigned or approved by administration)– Student Teacher supervision– Other Administration approved activity for PD
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Hours Dates/ Times Topic
7 hours Fri. August 2 from 8:00-4:00; Full faculty (1 hr. lunch break)
PD Overview in AM; Breakout Groups in PM
30 min Wed. August 28; Grade level Common Core Standards
30 min Wed. Sept. 11; Faculty Differentiation
30 min Wed. Sept. 25; Grade level Instructional Technology
30 min Wed. Oct. 8; Faculty Higher Order Thinking
30 min Wed. Nov. 13; Faculty Effective Assessments
4 hours Fri. Jan. 3; 8:30-12:30; Full faculty Common Core Standards
30 min Wed. Feb. 5; Faculty (Moved up 1 week due to Winter Break 2/17-21/2014)
Differentiation
30 min Wed. Mar. 12; Faculty Higher Order Thinking
30 min Wed. Mar. 26; Grade level Effective Assessments
4 hours Wed. May 28 from 8:30-12:30; Full faculty Break out groups; Administration presents results of PD
Face-to-Face Professional Development – 19 hours
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Online PD OfferedMonth Sign and date
when completed
Access link/ instructional technology
Topic Staff Member Conducting PD
August http://www.achievethecore.org/leadership-tools-common-core/professional-development/ (Note: Modules are based on content area); Edmodo sign up
Common Core Standards
September http://www.teachhub.com/teacher-differentiated-instruction-professional-development; http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/345995; Wiki page
Differentiation
October TBD; various Instructional TechnologyNovember TBD; Prezi &
RespondersHigher Order Thinking
December TBD; Moodle Effective AssessmentsJanuary TBD; Edmodo Common Core StandardsFebruary TBD; Wiki page DifferentiationMarch TBD; Prezi &
RespondersHigher Order Thinking
April TBD; Moodle Effective Assessments
Total # Completed
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