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/ Wisconsin Department of Public InstructionPDP WRITING FORM AND CHECKLIST
PI-PDP-1 (Rev. 08-09) / INSTRUCTIONS: Use this form when writing your PDP.
Professional Development Plan (PDP) forms available at: http://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/pdp.html
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Educator Name
H.S. Math Teacher / Educator Telephone Area/No.
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Educator Address Street, City, State, Zip
/ Educator Fax Area/No.
E-Mail Address
v / Educator File No.*
Educator School District
Current Educational Assignment
High School Mathematics / No. of Years in Current Assignment
1 / Years of Educational Experience
5
Month/Year PDP Submitted for Goal Approval (Initial Educators Only)
November 2009 / Month/Year Plan Submitted for PDP Verification
*Educator file numbers may be found on the DPI Educator License lookup at: http://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/lisearch.html.
Present Licensure Stage / Licensure Category / Date Current License Expires
Initial Educator
Professional Educator
Master Educator / Teacher
Administrator
Pupil Services / 6-30-13
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Step I: Preparing to Write the Plan—REFLECTION
Reflect and prepare to write your PDP goal in Step II. While reflection is a required step in the PDP process, recording your reflection below is optional.PDP Writing Form—2009
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After teaching high school mathematics for a year, I have noticed that students are losing the relevance of mathematics in their every day lives. The connection between student lives and school is becoming less and less. Do they see the purpose of mathematics in their lives and communities? As I met with different math teachers in a Professional Learning Community, we struggled with getting students engaged and connected to the subjects. The students were more off task and disconnected. Although the curriculum we used is designed to build understanding through discovering connections, the students still ask, “When are we ever going to use this?” Some of the examples are far-fetched and hard for students to understand. Some of the ELL students really struggle to know what the book is trying to get across. Building connections that relate to the students, getting the out in the community and further developing their understanding of mathematical content will help students to connect to mathematics.PDP Writing Form—2009
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Step II: Writing the Plan—COMPONENTS
A. Description of School and Teaching, Administrative, or Pupil Services Situation
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I am a math teacher at ABC High School and I have taught sections of Integrated Mathematics 1 and Integrated Mathematics 2, and also “at-risk” sections of Integrated Mathematics 1 and Integrated Mathematics 2. I am in my second year of teaching.ABC High School’s mission statement is to provide an engaging educational environment, which encourages every student to become a productive and literate citizen in a global society. ABC High School’s vision statement is to provide all students with a comprehensive education within a collaborative and respectful culture, which promotes shared responsibility for student achievement.
ABC High School is located in a rural community of ABC town, and has approximately 875-900 students with about 13.9% of the student population having special needs, 9.5% being an ethnic minority (6% Hispanic, 1.5% Black, 1% American Indian, and 0.9% Asian), 95.7% who are English proficient, and 20.2% who are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Graduating classes are approximately 225-250 students in size and come from five outlying elementary schools and one middle school.
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Review Checklist for Description of School Situation
Did you include a description of your teaching, pupil services, or administrative position?
Did you include the number of years you have taught, been an administrator, or been in pupil services?
Did you include whether the school is located in an urban, suburban, or rural setting?
Did you include the ethnic, special needs, and socioeconomic makeup of the school population?
Did you include your building goals/mission and/or district goals/mission?
B. Description of Goal to be Addressed
It is recommended that you use this stem: I will… (research, study, learn, apply, etc.) So that… (describe what you want to see happening differently with student learning).
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I will improve my teaching strategies by developing connections in mathematics with other students, the school, and community and by differentiating lessons so that all students will learn more about mathematical connections and concepts.PDP Writing Form—2009
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Review Checklist for Description of the Goal
Did you describe how your goal will impact your professional growth?
Did you describe how your professional growth will have an effect on student learning?
C. Rationale for the Goal: Links to Professional Situation and Wisconsin Educator Standards
Based on your reflection, describe the reason for your goal. Describe how your goal is linked to your educational situation, and write out the Wisconsin Educator Standards (two or more) that you will focus on to meet your goal.
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For students to gain full understanding of mathematics it has to become “real” to them. By building connections to their lives and introducing them to different outlets for mathematics high school students will gain understanding of the concepts and perhaps a better appreciation of mathematics and its applications.The Wisconsin Teaching Standards that align with this goal are:
1. Teachers know the subjects they are teaching
2. Teachers are able to plan different kinds of lessons
3. Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community
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Review Checklist for Rationale for the Goal
Does the rationale tell how your goal connects to your school, teaching, administrative, or pupil services situation? (Choose the category that applies to your situation)
Did you write out the Wisconsin Educator Standards that you will focus on to meet your goal? (must select two or more)
D. Plan for Assessing and Documenting the Goal
Record the anticipated methods you will use to assess your professional growth and the effect on student learning. It may be helpful to review steps III and IV when writing your assessment plan as they outline what is necessary when documenting your completed plan.
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In order to grow professionally, I will read and reflect on articles in the journal Mathematics Teacher that give examples of ways to tie math to student lives. I will read the books Making Math Connections: Using Real-World Applications with Middle School Students by Hope Martin and How the Brain Learns Mathematics by David A. Sousa to gain better insights in to how to plan lessons effectively so that students see the connections as well as learn the subject. After reading these, I will compile a list of ideas and concepts that are most useful when drawing relations to subject area. I will use the book Math Connections: High School Activities Blackline Masters by David J. Glatzer to execute activities in which the students will work on drawing associations. I will also attend courses at the University of Wisconsin Platteville and workshops at state conventions that teach ideas for differentiating instruction so that I can put those ideas and techniques into practice.I will assess student learning with a quarterly project that students must complete; this project will link their mathematical concepts studied in class to their lives.
I will also create a teacher website or educational domain to guide students to links and resources that show mathematical applications.
To assess that my growth as a professional in developing a website and quarterly project has positively affected my students, I will create “soft” data by asking students to give feedback on both the project and website in the form of a questionnaire or survey and analyze the replies.
In order to get more concrete assessment I will monitor students’ quarterly and yearly grades and see if there has been growth. I will also use Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) testing to assess progress of proficiency in mathematical concept areas. If further assessment is needed, I will look towards WKCE (Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam) scores for a longitudinal study.
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Review Checklist for Plan for Assessing and Documenting Achievement of the Goal
Did you include in the plan the anticipated methods you will use to assess your professional growth?
Did you include in the plan the anticipated methods you will use to assess the effect on student learning?
E. Plan to Meet the Goal: Objectives, Activities, Timeline, and Plan for Collaboration
Note: Completion dates will be filled in during Step III as each objective/activity is completed.
OBJECTIVE 1I will research several effective strategies for making connections to the classroom.
Activities / Timeline / Collaboration / Date Completed
I will read Mathematics Teacher articles and reflect on the articles that pertain to drawing connections to mathematical subjects. / 2009-2010 School year / I will write a list on the ideas presented by these books that best fit my research and share these ideas with my professional learning community.
I will read 2 books: Making Math Connections: Using Real-World Applications with Middle School Students and How the Brain Learns Mathematics. / 2009-2010 School year / I will write a list on the ideas presented by these books that best fit my research and share these ideas with my professional learning community.
I will attend UW-Platteville courses and math workshops relating to differentiated instruction and mathematical connections. / Summers of 2010, 2011, 2012 / I will work with other teachers that attend the classes and workshops and help create and share ideas.
I will work collaboratively with my professional learning community to discuss effective ideas. / '09-10, '10-11, '11-12 school years / I will consult with other mathematics teachers in my professional learning community
OBJECTIVE 2
I will develop and implement the strategies that were obtained by researching techniques to use for making connections in the math classroom.
Activities / Timeline / Collaboration / Date Completed
I will create and design website or educational domain (i.e. Blackboard) that allows students to connect outside the classroom and have access to links that relate mathematical ideas to real world situations. / '09-10 school year, and summer 2010 / I will work on the website with the ABC Schools technology department.
I will implement bi-quarterly project that builds understanding of how mathematics relates to environmental situations. The project categories will be as follows: (Qtr. 1) Building Connections – students review concepts they know and draw connections from environmental factors; (Qtr. 2) Making Connections – students collect data and use it in contextual mathematical situations; (Qtr. 3) Seeing Connections – students research careers they are interested in and relate them to mathematics; (Qtr. 4) Living Connections – students write a reaction paper that will outline what they’ve learned. / 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 School Year / The administration and faculty at ABC High School will be informed of the students’ project and what the goal is of the project.
OBJECTIVE 3
I will evaluate student progress by looking at collected data and analyzing student progress.
Activities / Timeline / Collaboration / Date Completed
I will collect student, parent and colleague feedback in the form of surveys and evaluations after completion of the quarterly projects. / 2010-11 and 2011-12 School years / I will ask students, parents and teachers to help assess the project.
I will track student progress in mathematical concepts by keeping a longitudinal study of student grades throughout the course of the year. I will monitor student grades each quarter starting this year to determine a base average. / School years '09-10, '10-11, 11-12
I will administer MAP testing to all students at the beginning of the year and then again at the end of the year to determine mathematical concept understanding. / School years of 2010-11 and 2011-12 / I will work with the ABC Math Department in implementing MAP testing and analyzing the data.
OBJECTIVE 4
Activities / Timeline / Collaboration / Date Completed
OBJECTIVE 5
Activities / Timeline / Collaboration / Date Completed
Review Checklist for Objectives, Activities, Timeline, and Plan for Collaboration
1. Objectives
Did you include objectives that directly address the goal?
Did you include objectives that are observable and verifiable?
2. Description of Activities and Timelines
Did you align your activities with your goal and objectives?
Did you extend the activities through multiple years of the licensure cycle?
Did you state a timeline for completing the activities?
3. Plan for Collaboration
Did you include collaboration with others in your plan?
Initial educators must submit Step II, A-E, to a PDP Team for Goal Approval.Step III: Annual Review of the PDP
Annual reviews are done in years two, three, and four and will be submitted as part of your completed plan in the last year of your licensure cycle.
§ Return to Step II E and enter completion dates for each activity completed.
§ Write a reflection in year two summarizing the progress made towards completing your goal.
§ Indicate, in your reflection, how you grew professionally and/or how your professional growth had an effect on student learning.
§ Write any revisions to your objectives or activities in the revision area.
§ Return to this step annually until your PDP is complete and ready to be submitted for verification.
§ Initial Educators may complete a 3, 4, or 5 year plan. One annual review is required for a three-year plan, two annual reviews are required for a four-year plan, and three annual reviews are required for a five-year plan. If there is a substantial change to your GOAL, you must complete and resubmit section II A-II E to a team for review and approval of the new goal.
§ Professional Educators must complete a five-year plan with three annual reviews.
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