I want my AISI pd program to…..
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I want my AISI pd program to…..
Comprehensive Professional Development Planning
Making a Difference for AISI Projects
Outcomes
Review Alberta’s Comprehensive PD Planning Framework
Reflect on your AISI project context Identify sources of evidence to
determine impact of PD Facilitate networking and sharing
of effective PD programs
AGENDA
Review PD Planning Cycle Individual and Team Reflections Evidence and Sources of Data Building Connections
Guide to Comprehensive PD Planning
Education Partners Involved
Alberta Education Alberta Regional Professional Development
Consortia Alberta School Boards Association Alberta Teachers’ Association Alberta University Partners College of Alberta School Superintendents Listed on page 9
Consensus Consensus is a powerful decision-
making tool When consensus is reached among
people of good faith the group achieves synergy
Finding common ground develops shared responsibility for the decision and for successful implementation
Collaboration is Essential
People who work together accomplish MORE and achieve greater QUALITY than those who work alone.
In life, the issue is not control but dynamic connectedness.
- Margaret Wheatley, 1992
This guide is intended to support a process of collaborative conversation and planning among education partners at the school and district levels.
The guide asks key questions. The answers to these questions will be determined locally because each jurisdiction has unique context which will influence the plan.
Professional Development –
is the wide range of activities school jurisdiction staff engage in individually and collectively to improve their professional practice and enhance student learning.
Purpose of Comprehensive PD Plans
Promote student learning Enhance professional practice Develop leadership capacity at
school and jurisdiction level
Why develop a comprehensive PD plan?
Learning is enhanced when staff have access to effective PD
Effective PD is: systematically planned systemic supported sustained
Why develop a comprehensive PD plan?
Support continuous improvement Ensure resources are used
effectively Reflect unique contextual issues Balance the needs Synergy!
Steps in the Planning Process
1. Environmental Scan / Participant Needs2. Develop Program Goals3. Identify Possible Strategies4. Finalize Action Plan and Measures5. Implement Action Plan6. Revise Action Plan, as required7. Summative Evaluation
Collaborative Learning Teams
School-based
Jurisdiction
Individual PD
Building an Integrated PD Program
School-based PDAssessment Workshop & Study Group
AAC Assessment Specialist
Regional ConsortiaAnne Davis 2-day Workshop
Math TeamDifferentiated Assessment
Strategies for Math
Interconnected Learning Activities
Resources
Theoretical Knowledge
Pedagogical Skills
Professional Reflection
Necessary Conditions
Plans of action are recipes for achieving our vision.
Reflecting on Project PD Plans(20 minutes) Individually, add details to the
planning cycle to describe your project PD plan
Compare your diagram with members of your AISI team
With your team, develop a PD planning poster for your project
These posters will be shared later this morning.
Data…is the information (both
qualitative and quantative) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion
and calculation.
Three Purposes of Data in PD Planning Cycle
Planning Formative Assessment Summative Evaluation
Assessing Impact - Killion Planning
Assess Evaluability Formulate Evaluation Questions Construct Evaluation Framework
Conducting Collect Data Organize and Analyze Data Interpret Data
Reporting Share results and findings Evaluate the evaluation
Monitor and Collect Formative Data Guskey’s Five Levels of PD Evaluation
1. Participants response to event2. Participant learning3. Systemic support – e.g., Organizational
resources provided 4. Participants applying new knowledge5. Program influencing practice and
student learning
Summative Evaluation
Did the program meet its goals? (student learning)
Did the program meet participant’s needs? (enhanced practice)
What worked well? What didn’t? What should be done next?
How do we know we are making a difference In teacher practice In student learning
PD Evaluation
Evaluation Levels 1 & 2
Guskey (2000)
Parking Lot: Formative Check-Up
Questions
Concerns
Confusions
Comments
My level of comfort or understanding with the concepts discussed today:
Green light (got it!)Yellow Light (I think I’ve got
it…)Red Light (help!)Please add comments
if needed1.Sharing outcomes with students
2. School Growth Portfolio
March 2007Name: ______________________________________________
Evaluation Level 3
Guskey (2000)
Levels Meetings: 1:30 – 2:30
Establishing Group norms Instructions will be provided for
each group 4 Guiding questions
K-12 schools – Board Room
High Schools – Caribbean B
Middle Schools – Bermuda
Elementary – Board
Levels Meetings: Focus Groups
Today we talked about articulating your school team’s pd plan. How are you feeling about the direction you are taking in pd? What help or support might you need?
Since we last met, what new idea has your team tried OR what work has been done with staff in this project?
Moving this project forward in our schools requires a team effort. One person cannot do this alone. What role do the following play in the implementation of your school’s AISI project?
Administrators Other teachers in your building A partner school Others such as students, parents, EAs
Evaluation Level 4
Guskey (2000)
What is a school growth portfolio?
A collection of compelling evidence of our increasing competence on the knowledge and skills described in our AISI project
Why have school growth portfolio?
To document our growth as classroom assessors.
To reflect our personal and group assessment goals.
To celebrate our success as learners of classroom assessment.
What should we collect?
Evidence of our Learning: Targets are clear for students Feedback is provided to students on how to
achieve the target Questioning techniques to engage and
motivate student learners Assessment OF Learning – grading and
reporting practices Variety of assessment processes and tools
are used Stories and reflections Other…
How will we collect this learning?
Binder will be left in (staff room) for teachers to put samples of evidence
AISI leaders will ask from time to time for samples of work
Bring samples to staff meeting for sharing Be sure to include a cover sheet for
each entry to help you remember why you placed an item into your portfolio (see sample).
Why share this learning?Formative To promote further conversations within schools To share practical strategies that can be used in
other classrooms To determine areas of need that influence
professional development options Summative Data will be used in our school’s AISI annual reportPlanning Data will be used to inform planning
Evaluation Level 5
AISI Visitations: Structured Interviews
Who attends? AISI Team: AISI Lead Teacher at each school,
Administrator, other team membersSample Questions: When you looked through your AISI plan, does
it still make sense for you? Is there anything that you want to change?
What do you want your staff to walk away with by the end of the year?
How will you know if your AISI team is successful? What evidence will you have?
What will your AISI team need to pay particular attention to between now and the end of the year?
Additional Data: Student Learning Outcomes
Student report card data Student survey data Document analysis: Evidence of
communication of outcomes to students, provision of feedback, school policies, new report cards
What data will tell you that your pd plan is helping to make a difference?
Knowing your context and your pd program plan – what evidence do you collect now that provides you with indicators that your PD program is making a difference?
What else might you want to collect to inform your program plans, and let you know you are making a difference?
Continued Conversations
Professional Development in Alberta
PD wiki
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Support for Developing a Comprehensive PD Plan
Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia
Alberta Teachers’ Association, Professional Development
Jacquie Skytt Alberta Teachers Association [email protected]
Lissa Steele Chinook’s Edge School Division [email protected]
Val Olekshy Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium [email protected]