Review: Professional Development Planning Chart This is the completed professional development planning chart that has been presented step-by-step in this lesson. You may wish to review the original scenario in conjunction with viewing the chart. The chart can serve as a useful reference for your professional development planning activities and a blank chart can be downloaded for your use from the links below. Blank professional development chart in PDF Blank professional development chart as a Microsoft Word template What is the need? Goals/objectives from technology plan A review of the technology needs assessment by the technology committee in relation to the data on student achievement found that teachers were not using software purchased instruction—in English, science, and social studies. Survey results indicate lack of expertise in the use of the software packages. Staff development is needed in the use of these software applications and how to integrate them into the core curriculum areas. What is your strategy to meet this need? Describe professional development activities Teachers will be provided with on-site staff development in the use of the identified software packages. Teachers will be provided a stipend to participate in two (2) three (3) hour after school workshops. Trainers from the community college technology division will provide the training. Prior to the workshop teachers will take an informal technology skills inventory. Teachers will be grouped for workshop activities according to their skill level. Describe the entry-level technology skills necessary for the activity/ies. Basic knowledge of Windows environment Basic keyboard facility Internet search skills Advanced applications will require use of scanner and digital camera Describe the number and technology skill level of projected participants. Thirty-three (33) staff members will participate in the training. An informal survey indicated the participants fall into the following categories: Ten (10) staff are at a basic level (basic knowledge of Windows environment and keyboarding) Fifteen (15) staff are at an intermediate level (also possess Internet search skills) Eight (8) staff are at an advanced level (also possess experience with scanner and digital camera) What resources will this activity require? What resources can you supply? What resources do you lack? Costs for remaining resources (People, time, equipment, facilities, other) $1,500 for teacher stipends for after-school workshops $250 fee trainer fees for each of the two sessions ($500 total) 15 multimedia workstations 15 multimedia software packages $1,500 from school's allocation of district in-service funds. $500 from school discretionary funds Workstations currently on-site Software currently on-site none none How will you support and follow up this activity? Describe support during and after activities as well as follow-up activities Classroom follow up to the initial workshop will include a peer support system. Peer partners will observe each other and share their use of the technology skills. Follow-up sessions with the trainers will be offered based on needs identified through the peer support program. What resources will this activity require? What resources can you supply? What resources do you lack? Costs for remaining resources (People, time, equipment, facilities, other) $1,000 for substitute teachers to cover classes during the peer observations $500 for possible follow-up training sessions Detailed plan for the peer support program Reporting forms to be used by the peer support teams $500 from school discretionary funds Committee will develop plan Funds for substitute teachers $1,000 (investigate funds from central office for the project) How will you evaluate the effectiveness of this activity? Teachers will utilize new lesson plan format devised by technology committee. Teachers will review their lesson plans and resulting classroom activities with members of their departments twice each grading period. What resources will this activity require? What resources can you supply? What resources do you lack? Costs for remaining resources (People, time, equipment, facilities, other) A lesson planning format that easily identifies technology integration One hour department-based planning time every three weeks Committee will develop plan Half-day teacher work days in calendar none none