Individual Teacher Professional Development Plan (PDP)
District Name School Name
Bergen Arts and Science Charter School
Teacher Name
Chelsea Byrne
Supervisor Name
Peter Lepera
I. Areas Identified for Development of Professional Practice
No. Areas Identified for Development
1 9. Standard Nine: Professional Learning
2 10. Standard Ten: Leadership and Collaboration
3 4. Standard Four: Content Knowledge
II. Professional Learning Goals and Activities
New Jersey Department of Education
Date
High School 11/9/2022
Assignment/Department/Grade Level Rating & Date of Most Recent Summative
Evaluation
English Language Arts (Grades 9 and 11) 3.58 – 11/10/2022
Principal Name (if different) Plan Begin/End Dates
Ufuk Zini 11/11/2022 – 11/11/2023
Rationale/Sources of Evidence
Rationale – improve implementation of ed tech and cross-disciplinary methods
Evidence – Enrollment and certification in PD workshops for Ed tech tools like
Commonlit, Quill, NoRedInk, etc.; Implementation of new teaching strategies in
lesson plans once per MP.
Rationale – contribute to department development through leading mini-
workshops
Evidence – Workshop materials and HS ELA department survey data for self-led
mini-workshops on subjects of expertise (i.e., leading a mini-PD for the rest of the
ELA department and gathering feedback on its utility to other teachers)
Rationale – improve my repertoire of culturally-relevant materials to bridge student
learning and increase student engagement
1 – Develop instructional material that connects student’s cultural backgrounds
with required course material
2 – include opportunity for student reflection to connect course material to their
lives; share the results of this reflection data
3 – build student background to understand unfamiliar cultures in academic context
1 Updated August 2014
 Area Professional Learning Goals Initial Activities Follow-up Activities Estimated Completion
No. (as appropriate) Hours Date
1 Use new ed tech tools in the classroom Attend workshops and PD opportunities Implement at least one new 10 4/15/2022
for tools like Commonlit, NoRedInk, etc. strategy gained in a workshop

2 contribute to department development Host a mini-PD for how to use Reflection regarding mini-PD 5 2/22/2022
through leading mini-workshops Commonlit and NewsELA to impact on department
differentiate

3 improve my repertoire of culturally- Develop 1-2 examples of instructional Collect student reflection data to 10 6/15/2022
relevant materials to bridge student material that connects student’s cultural analyze how students connect
learning and increase student backgrounds with required course these materials to their lived
engagement material experience

III. District and School PDP Support

District/School Administrator Support Activities

1. Provide time and opportunity to attend ed tech professional development workshops

2. Provide opportunity to lead mini-PDs or workshops to share my content and pedagogical expertise with other teachers.
3. Opportunity to share culturally-relevant teaching strategies in PLCs, grade-level, and staff meetings

My signature below indicates that I have received a copy of this Professional Development Plan and that I understand and contributed to its
contents.

Teacher Signature: _____Chelsea N. Byrne___________________________________ Date: __11/11/2022____________

Supervisor Signature: ______________________________________ Title: ________________________________ Date: __________

New Jersey Department of Education 2 Updated August 2014