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** Technology Professional Development Plan  ** **GOAL/PURPOSE** (List your overall purpose and measurable goal(s))//:// At least 75% of our teachers in core classes (Language arts, science, math, and social studies) will participate in a project-based learning activity with their classes. **DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES** (Describe the professional development activities, the intended audience, meeting dates and times, and instructors, and the content) **PD Calendar Dates:** **December 4th**: Demonstrate how to access the AMS technology wiki. Show examples of project-based learning, including ones done here at AMS. Have teachers separate into departments and then collaborate on ideas for projects. These will be shared on the AMS technology wiki. **January 29th:** In-service on assessment of projects. We will share examples of assessment rubrics, including ones used at AMS. We will refer to the Stiggins book which teachers will be exploring this year. Teachers will then separate into departments and collaborate on rubrics, sharing these on the AMS technology wiki. **February 17th:** In-service addressing a common theme(s) that emerges from our use of project-based learning. For example, "Technology skills our students lack. How can we best teach these in context?" "How can we improve assessment?" These will be determined from meeting with teachers.
 * Amphitheater Public Schools **

**Informal individual and group sessions:**
As needed. **21st CENTURY LEARNING: (What will you do to incorporate 21st Century Learning Skills in your professional development?):** These projects will address the curriculum. They also will assist students in becoming more information literate as they use print and online resources to find and evaulate information to answer research questions. Students will also be developing collaboration skills as they work together, developing communcation skills as they publish their product, and developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they do their project. **EVALUATION** //(What will you use to evaluate the effectiveness of your professional development? Describe how you will follow up with staff to see that they have incorporated what they have learned in their classroom):// A synopsis of these projects will be shared in the AMS technology wiki. A survey of teachers will also be conducted. These can tell us what people did and how well this worked. The synopses will be availabe to teachers who would like to implement project-based learning next year, new teachers coming in, and for revising and editing for teachers who will continue to use these next year. FOLLOW-UP //(Check ALL that apply):// **BUILDING CAPACITY** //(Please describe specific actions you will take to build capacity at your site):// We will build capacity by sharing ideas and examples in the AMS technology wiki so that teachers who have experience with project-based learning can share with teachers who are unfamiliar and/or uncertain about project-based learning. SUBMITTED BY: **__ Ron Nason __** DATE: **__ 11-4-08 __** TITLE: **__ Librarian/Tech Coach __ **SITE: **__ AMS __** ** Amphitheater Public Schools ** ** Technology Professional Development Plan ** GOAL/PURPOSE (List your overall purpose and measurable goal(s))//:// At least 75% of our teachers in core classes (Language arts, science, math, and social studies) will participate in a project-based learning activity with their classes.
 * || Coaching ||   || Instructional resources ||
 * || Homework assignment ||   || Implementation monitoring ||
 * || Reflection/feedback activity ||   || Student assessment ||
 * || Collaborative planning ||   || Peer conferencing ||

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES (Describe the professional development activities, the intended audience, meeting dates and times, and instructors, and the content) PD Calendar Dates:

December 4th:

Demonstrate how to access the AMS technology wiki. Show examples of project-based learning, including ones done here at AMS. Have teachers separate into departments and then collaborate on ideas for projects. These will be shared on the AMS technology wiki.

January 29th:

In-service on assessment of projects. We will share examples of assessment rubrics, including ones used at AMS. We will refer to the Stiggins book which teachers will be exploring this year. Teachers will then separate into departments and collaborate on rubrics, sharing these on the AMS technology wiki.

February 17th:

In-service addressing a common theme(s) that emerges from our use of project-based learning. For example, "Technology skills our students lack. How can we best teach these in context?" "How can we improve assessment?" These will be determined from meeting with teachers.

Informal individual and group sessions:

As needed.

21st CENTURY LEARNING: (What will you do to incorporate 21st Century Learning Skills in your professional development?): These projects will address the curriculum. They also will assist students in becoming more information literate as they use print and online resources to find and evaulate information to answer research questions. Students will also be developing collaboration skills as they work together, developing communcation skills as they publish their product, and developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they do their project.

EVALUATION //(What will you use to evaluate the effectiveness of your professional development? Describe how you will follow up with staff to see that they have incorporated what they have learned in their classroom):// A synopsis of these projects will be shared in the AMS technology wiki. A survey of teachers will also be conducted. These can tell us what people did and how well this worked. The synopses will be availabe to teachers who would like to implement project-based learning next year, new teachers coming in, and for revising and editing for teachers who will continue to use these next year.

FOLLOW-UP //(Check ALL that apply)://
 * || Coaching || || Instructional resources ||
 * || Homework assignment || || Implementation monitoring ||
 * || Reflection/feedback activity || || Student assessment ||
 * || Collaborative planning || || Peer conferencing ||

BUILDING CAPACITY //(Please describe specific actions you will take to build capacity at your site):// We will build capacity by sharing ideas and examples in the AMS technology wiki so that teachers who have experience with project-based learning can share with teachers who are unfamiliar and/or uncertain about project-based learning.

SUBMITTED BY: **__ Ron Nason __** DATE: **__ 11-4-08 __**

TITLE: **__ Librarian/Tech Coach __ **SITE: **__ AMS __**