Professional Development Plan for 2013-14

10.13.13 Updated

Currituck County Schools

Professional Development Plan for 2013-14

Currituck County Schools'

VISION for Professional Development:

All staff will be highly trained in methods and tools essential for student success.

GOAL:

To provide relevant and essential professional development opportunities to all staff so that Currituck County Schools will increase student achievement and prepare students to be career and college ready as measured by student performance.

2013-14 FOCUS:

All teachers will use the essential components of HomeBase (PowerSchool/PowerTeacher) for daily procedures with teachers in grades 3-12 utilizing the gradebook feature in preparation for parent access by November 15, 2013. Measures include session attendance and usage of gradebook features.

All teachers will explore the teaching and assessment resource components of HomeBase (SchoolNet) to plan daily lessons and create assessments aligned with the district’s pacing guides in preparation for district benchmarking in 2014-15. Measures include session(s) attendance and use of the SchoolNet assessment tool.

Common Instructional Practices

Maximize Student Learning and Engagement Through:
• Scaffolding/Differentiation
• Collaborative Group Work
• PBL (Project Based/Problem Based Learning)
• Literacy Integration (Reading, Writing, Speaking)
• Critical Thinking (Questioning) and Problem Solving
• Technology Integration and Use by Students

NOTE: NC Falcon (formative assessment) and NC Professional Teaching Standards Modules (updated) are to be incorporated into New Teacher Training meetings AND a part of school PLC training or studies and integrated into curriculum planning meetings with staff. Formative assessment, along with our common instructional practices must be kept at the forefront of daily instruction. Teachers may log onto the NC Education Online Learning site at at any point they wish to review the content of additional online training resources related to 21st Century Classrooms and Common Core/Essential Standards Implementation.

TOPIC/MODULE / DATE / TARGET AUDIENCE / ACTIVITY
Online PowerSchool w/Gradebook / Flexible / Classroom Teachers / PowerSchool functions w/ Gradebook
Cary Academy—Digital Learning / June 19-20 / Secondary Teachers and Administrators / Participate in digital learning environment training with staff from Cary, NC
HomeBase: Educator Effectiveness / June 24 / LEA Team (7) / Educator Effectiveness training on new platform
HomeBase: Instructional Improvement / June 25 / LEA Team (7) / HomeBase platform training for teachers
APEX online course/credit recovery delivery system training / TBD / Users and Administrators / APEX Provided Training
LEA ES/CC Team: Summer Institute / July 11 – 12 / LEA Team / Training and Planning on Implementation of CC/ES, 21st C Skills, and HomeBase tools
SDE Online Course: Singapore Math Strategies / July 17 – August 2 / 1st – 9th grade math teachers / Complete online courses and prepare to integrate into teaching in the fall
Linking Leadership to Instruction / July 31 / Elementary teachers / Leader in Me implementationand integration
Project based Learning Thru Standards Based Grading / Aug. 2 / Secondary Teachers / Training on PBL and use of Standards Based Grading
Differentiation: Every Day, Every Lesson / Aug. 5 / Secondary Teachers / Training on Differentiation Strategies for everyday use in the classroom
Daily 5: New Teachers/Implementers / Aug. 7 / Elementary Teachers / How to Implement/Set up for Daily 5 structure in the literacy classroom
Teaching w/ Poverty in Mind / Aug. 12
Aug. 13 / All staff / Brain-based strategies for teaching students of poverty
Difference Between Argumentative and Persuasive Writing / Aug. 13 / Secondary English Teachers / Training on teaching the differences in argumentative and persuasive writing techniques
OPEN / Aug. 15 / Optional Teacher Workday / OPEN
School-based Meetings/Trainings / Aug. 16 / Mandatory Workday / School Specific Policy and Procedures
PowerSchool
Home Base Training Overview:
Sessions from Summer Institute
Data Literacy; Using Data to Improve / August 19 Convocation Conference/ Mandatory Staff Development Day / All staff / General Session: District Goals
Grade span/Department Specific Training based on Information received at Summer Institute
(see online schedule and conference brochure)
School-based Sessions / Week of August 20 (3 hrs) Conducted by School Trainers / All staff / Home Base resources/assessment as provided by school level trainers
*ACT Instructional Support / August 28 / Selected Staff / NERESA: DPI Sponsored Training w/ Region 2
TOPIC/MODULE / DATE / AUDIENCE / ACTIVITY
*ITES (Information and Technology Essential Standards) / September 11 / Principals/HR Directors / NERESA: ½ day each at KE White Center, Rm 107
*Richard Schwartz: Documenting for Desired Outcomes / September 12 / Principals and Central Office / NERESA: Location TBD
*Social Studies / September 17-18 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
School Level Training: Instructional Practices and Teaching the Common Core/Essential Standards Using
Home Base Resources / September 20
Mandatory ER/Workday (CCS and JPK) / All Staff / ½ Day School Level PLC planning on Home Base Resources provided by school level trainers
*Guidance / September 24-25 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*Home Base / September 24 / Selected Staff: School Representatives / NERESA: KE White Center
*ITES: Media/Library / October 8 / Media Specialists / NERESA: Pitt County
*NCEES: Global Awareness / October 10 / Principals/Select Teachers / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*CI: Math / October 15 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*Home Base: Principals / October 17 / Selected Principals / NERESA: Vernon James Center
School Level Training: Instructional Practices and Teaching the Common Core/Essential Standards Using Home Base Resources / October 18 Mandatory ER/Workday (CCS and JPK) / All Staff / ½ day School Level PLC planning on Home Base Resources
Honors Course Documentation—curriculum mapping/resources for HS honors teachers
*Teacher Leadership / October 23 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
District Level Workday (optional) / October 25 / All Staff / School Level Training/Work
Reading Foundations: Phase 1 Training for EC, 2nd, 3rd grade teachers begins (see online schedule)
*FIDELITY CHECK / October 29 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Fidelity Check for all RttT
Home Base Principal’s Online Instrument / October 31 / Administrative Staff / NERESA: KE White Center
TOPIC/MODULE / DATE / AUDIENCE / ACTIVITY
*ITES: Technology Facilitators / November 5 / Media Specialists / NERESA: KE White Center
*Educator Effectiveness: Ratings / November 6 / Selected Administrators / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*Read to Achieve / November 7 / Selected Staff / NERESA: ½ day sessions at KE White Center
*CI: ELA / November 12 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*Data Literacy / November 13 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*Paige Keeley: Formative Math Assessments (day 1)
STEM (day 2) / November 18
November 19 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Washington Civic Center
*Home Base / December 3
December 4 / Selected Staff: School Representatives / NERESA: KE White Center
District Workday: Instructional Practices and Teaching the Common Core/Essential Standards / December 23 / All Staff / School Level PLC planning
*Teacher Leadership- / January 28 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*ACT / January 29 / Selected Staff / NERESA: KE White Center
*CI: Science / February 5
February 6 / Selected Staff / NERESA: DPI Sponsored Training at Vernon James Center
CCS: Eric Jensen “Teaching w/ Poverty In Mind and Strategies for Motivating and Engaging Students / February 7 / ALL STAFF / Currituck Extension Building (Lunch will be served)
*Guidance / February 13 / Selected Guidance Staff / NERESA: DPI Sponsored Training at Vernon James Center
*CI: Math / February 24 / Selected Math Staff / NERESA: DPI Sponsored Training at Vernon James Center
*CI: ELA / February 25 / Selected ELA Staff / NERESA: DPI Sponsored Training at Vernon James Center
*NCEES: Global Awareness / March 11 / Selected Staff / NERESA: DPI Sponsored Training at TeleCenter, Williamston
*Understanding Language / March 17 / Selected Staff / NERESA: KE White Center
*FIDELITY / March 18 / Selected Staff / Fidelity Check: RttT at Vernon James Center
*WL/HL/Arts/ESL / March 18 / Selected Staff / NERESA: KE White Center
*Home Base / March 25 / Selected Staff: School Representatives / NERESA: Vernon James Center
District Workday: Instructional Practices and Teaching the CC/ES / March 28 / All Staff / School Level Training: ½ day training/ ½ day work in classrooms (grading/report cards)
TOPIC/MODULE / DATE / AUDIENCE / ACTIVITY
*Home Base / April 2 / Selected Staff: School Representatives / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*NCEES: Ratings / April 3 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
*Data Literacy / April 15 / Selected Staff / NERESA: Vernon James Center
District Workday: Instructional Practices and Teaching the CC/ES / May 23 / All Staff / School Level Training: ½ day training/ ½ day work in classrooms (grading/report cards)

Expectations and Outcomes:

• ALL staff will participate in district sponsored professional development based on training provided by DPI associated with the RttT initiative (outlined above with *)
• Home Base/PowerSchool training will be provided to cohort lead teachers from each school and shared out with staff during Workdays and PLC times throughout the school year. Revised curriculum pacing guides and frameworks will be shared on our website and gradually uploaded into Home Base.
• Assessments will be aligned with our curriculum guides and administered according to the classroom or school needs using Home Base’s assessment tool.
• Students will be prepared for College and/or Careers!