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Expectations

For individual participants:
*** All participants will be members of the instructional staff.

*** All participants will develop individual Professional Development Plans (PDPs) that include the uses of technology as a tool for teaching and learning.

*** All participants will compile individual Professional Development Portfolios that include their PDP, the activities and indicators of progress of professional development, and examples of their work and of classroom projects and activities where applicable. The Portfolio will serve as evaluation of progress through the individual PDP.

*** All participants will attend a conference sponsored by a state or national professional educational organization (NCTE, IRA, ICE, HECC, etc.)

*** Collaboration will occur through peer coaching groups (teaming), and inquiry group structure.

*** Reflective practice will begin with selected readings from Lessons From a Child and on-line or journaled responses.

For the project as a whole:
*** Participants will be representative of the K-12 community, and vary in their level of proficiency with technology.

*** Practices will conform to Principles of Effective Professional Development as developed and published by the Indiana Education Policy Center for the IDOE.

*** Collaboration with the other project districts will occur throughout the project.

*** Participation in listserv and other technology efforts will foster planning and development of the project.

Proposed Timeline and Activities (page #1)
2000-2001

October 4 - Sign up Sheet due

October 6 -Notification to participants of selection

October 17th - Initial meeting - 7:00-8:00 a.m.
   Pass out binders, planning questions and templates, PDP conceptual chart, Language Arts Standards, timeline, and Lessons from a Child (Calkins,Heinemann, 1983). Explain how these pieces are significant in terms of the overall project.
   Establish dates and times for next meetings. Do we want to do it the way we did last year? Half days? Whole days? Get email addresses for listserv. Go over Assignments #1 and #2

Assignment #1
   Attend a conference sponsored by a state or national professional educational organization (NCTE,IRA, ICE, HECC, etc). Write a reflection about something you learned and will use in your practice. Post by May 18th, 2001 to the listserv.

Assignment #2
   Draw numbers. That number is the Chapter you will read from Lessons from a Child.  Post a brief summary of your chapter to the listserv. (300 words or less). Also list an observation you share with the author, or you disagree with, and a question the chapter raised in your mind to investigate. Save hard copy for your portfolio. This is due to the listserv October 27.

*Every assignment in on time adds $10 techno- dollars to your account to purchase technology at the end of the project.

Assignment #3
A. Read through the LA Standards (Since this is an LA adoption year this seems very appropriate. Also it is important for all teachers to recognize they are teachers of reading and writing. ) Find a Standard you would like to work on for this project. This could be something you already feel you do well and would like to document, or it could be there is something you think you need to improve that you'd like to work with. (If using an LA standard seems entirely impossible for you, choose one from your content area to concentrate on.) Post the Standard to the listserv by Nov. 6. Save hard copy for Portfolio.

B. Think about how technology can support your students to improve their performance. Identify the technology you wish to use. Do you need training? Post to the listserv the technology you plan to use and specify the training you think you might need by Nov. 6. Print a hard copy. Save for Portfolio.

Professional Development Portfolio Pilot Application

If you wish to become involved in this project, please fill out the form on this page. Although we hope to involve all who wish to participate, it may not be possible.

Name

Building

Grade, Subject, or Position

Level of Technological Use (circle one)
Extensive          Moderate           Seldom

Please return to your building principal.