ProfessionalDevelopmentPlan

Objectives
Thegoalforthisprofessionaldevelopmentisforthestaffatthemiddleschoollevels
becomemorefamiliarwiththetechnologiesthatareavailabletothem,specificallythe
interactivewhiteboards.Thedistricthaspurchasedtheseinteractivewhiteboards,but
manyteachersarenotusingthemthewaytheyareintendedtobeused.
1. Teacherswillgetabasicunderstandingoftheinteractivewhiteboardsandwhat
theyarecapableof.
2. Teacherswillreceivetrainingthatisspecifictotheirsubjectandlevelofcomfort
withnewtechnology.
3. Teacherswillincorporateuseofinteractivewhiteboardsintotheirdailylessons
overthecourseofayear.

Learners
Thelearnerswillbeallcoreteachersatthemiddleschoollevel,6th8thgrade.Elective
teacherswillbeencouragedtoattendtraining,butwillnotberequired.Teachersvaryin
theirunderstandingoftechnologyanduseofitintheclassroom.Allteachersshould
havesomebasicknowledgeofcomputers,astheyusethisforgradingandsubmitting
documentationthroughtheschool.

Location
Theintroductiontotheinteractivewhiteboardswilltakeplaceatourcentraloffice
location.Therearemanyroomsthatcanbescheduledforspecifictrainingby
administrators,instructors,andotherdistrictpersonnelatourdistrictcentraloffice.
Whentrainingbecomesmorespecific,theprofessionaldevelopmentwilltakeplaceon
campusintheassignedProfessionalLearningCommunity(PLC)room.

LengthandTimes

ELA

MATH

SCIENC
E

August
Introto
Interactive
Whiteboard

1Day(6
hours)
Professional
Developmen
tforAll
Teachers

Willtake
placeduring
scheduled
Professional
Developmen
tDay

SOCIAL
STUDIES

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

1Hour
Resources
Trainingfor
ELA

Instructional
Technology
Observation
and
Feedback

1Hour
Specific
Feedbackfor
Observations
and
Instruction

30Minutes
Provide
SubjectLevel
Sample
Lessons

Bulletin/
Emailwith
Resources/
Infofrom
JanuaryPD.

Instructional
Technology
Observation
and
Feedback

30Minutes
Open
Discussion
about
Technology
Use

1Hour
Resources
Trainingfor
Math

30Minutes
Provide
Subject
Level
Sample
Lessons

Instructional
Technology
Observation
and
Feedback

1Hour
Specific
Feedbackfor
Observations
and
Instruction

Bulletin/
Emailwith
Resources/
Infofrom
JanuaryPD.

30Minutes
Open
Discussion
about
Technology
Use

Instructional
Technology
Observation
and
Feedback

1Hour
Resources
Trainingfor
Science

30Minutes
Provide
Subject
Level
Sample
Lessons

Instructional
Technology
Observation
and
Feedback

1Hour
Specific
Feedbackfor
Observations
and
Instruction

Bulletin/
Emailwith
Resources/
Infofrom
JanuaryPD.

30Minutes
Open
Discussion
about
Technology
Use

Instructional
Technology
Observation
and
Feedback

1Hour
Resources
Trainingfor
Social
Studies

Instructional
Technology
Observation
and
Feedback

1Hour
Specific
Feedbackfor
Observations
and
Instruction

30Minutes
Provide
SubjectLevel
Sample
Lessons

HalfDay(3
hours)
for
Campus
Teachersto
Share
Lessons
theyhave
Created.

Question
andAnswer
sessionon
Interactive
Whiteboards
.More
resources
and
Information.

Willtake
placeduring
scheduled
Professional
Developmen
tDay

Bulletin/
Emailwith
Resources/
Infofrom
JanuaryPD.

Instructional
Technology
Observation
and
Feedback

30Minutes
Open
Discussion
about
Technology
Use

May
HalfDay(3
Hours)
for
teachersto
provide
feedbackon
the
experience
using
Interactive
Whiteboards
.

Discuss
data,
benefits,
difficulties,
andplansfor
thefollowing
year.

Willtake
placeduring
scheduled
Professional
Developmen
ttime/
Planning
Time.

Trainers
Thethreedaysofallcampustraining(inorange)willbegivenbytheinstructional
technologycoordinatorsfromthedistrictcentraloffice.Theseinstructionaltechnology
coordinatorswillalsobetheoneswhodotheobservationandfeedbacksessions
throughouttheschoolyear.Ondayswhereteacherswillreceiveresourcesandsample
lessons,thisinformationwillbesharedwithadministratorsanddepartmentheads.The
administratorordepartmentheadwillbeinchargeofsharingthisinformationwith
facultyandstaffonassignedProfessionalLearningCommunity(PLC)days.

Obstacles
Therewillbetheexpectationofpushbackfromteacherswhofeelthattheirlessonsare
effectiveasis.InstructionalTechnologyCoordinatorswillprovidethebenefitsanddata
behindincorporatingtheuseofinteractivewhiteboards,theywillalsodiscussthe
multiplelearningstylestheywillbereachingthroughuse.Itisnotexpectedthatevery
lessonwillbenefitfromsolelyusingtheinteractiveaspectofthewhiteboard,butthatit
hasbenefitsinsomeareasifusedcorrectly.

Teacherswillalsobringvariedlevelsofexperienceusingtechnologyandtheinteractive
whiteboards,wehopetoencourageandprovidespecificfeedbackafterobserving
lessonsthroughouttheschoolyear.ThiswillallowtheInstructionalTechnology
Coordinatorstocreatelessons,findresources,andadjusttrainingtomeettheneedsof
theteachers.