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 Jacquie.skytt@ata.ab.ca

Lissa Steele Chinook’s Edge School Division lsteele@chinooksedge.ab.ca

Val Olekshy Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium val.olekshy@erlc.ca