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Professional
Development
Watertown Public Schools
2010-2011
http://www.watertown.k12.ma.us/wps/pd/index.html
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Professional Development
Council Goal
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To provide effective and
focused professional development
that ensures the time and
structure to implement district,
school, and department goals and
ultimately improve student
achievement.
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Professional Development
Council
• Jean Fitzgerald, Assistant Superintendent
• Mena Ciarlone, Elementary Curriculum Coordinator, PDC CoCoordinator
• Rob Stergis, ELL Curriculum Coordinator, PDC Co-Coordinator
• Kimo Carter, Middle School Principal
• Bill McCarthy, Hosmer Co-Principal
• Bethan Bailey, Lowell ELLTeacher
• Lidia Dileso, Cunniff Grade 4 Classroom Teacher
• Jill Fantasia, Hosmer Special Education Teacher
• Elizabeth Kaplan, Middle School Grade 7 Science Teacher
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Professional Development
Program Framework
• Strand I: Department/Grade Level
• Strand II: Technology-In-Practice
• Strand III: District/School-Based
• Various Other Activities
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Professional Development
Program Dates
• Three Wednesday meetings each month
• Two Half Day Professional Days
• Oct 6
• May 11
• Five Full Day Professional Days
• Sept 1
• Sept 14
• Nov 2
• Jan 18
• Mar 14
• Variety of other PD activities at other times
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Full Day Professional
Development Schedule
• Fluctuating schedule
• Refer to handbook (on PDC website),
handout, and school year calendar
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Wednesday Meetings
• There are three monthly scheduled
meetings:
• First available Wednesday Meeting:
• Faculty Meetings, 2:45-3:45
• Second available Wednesday Meeting:
• Department/Grade Level Meetings, 2:45-4:45
• Third available Wednesday Meeting:
• District/School-Based Meetings, 2:45-3:45
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Strand I:
Department/Grade Level PD
DEP ARTMENT/ GRADE LEVEL
September 22
Oct ober 20
November 2
December 8
January 12
January 18
February 9
March 14
April 13
May 11
May 18
June 8
2:45-4:45
2:45-4:45
8-10 (f ull day PD)
2:45-4:45
2:45-4:45
8-10 (f ull day PD)
2:45-4:45
8-10 (f ull day PD)
2:45-4:45
1-2:30 (half day PD)
2:45-4:45
2:45-4:45
TOTAL HOURS
23.5 HOURS
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Strand I:
Department/Grade Level PD
• Elementary Schools
• Department/Grade Level PD Planning
• Middle and High Schools
• Department Meetings
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Elementary Focus
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Elementary Grade Level meetings are
designed by the Task Forces to provide
professional development on creating and
implementing curriculum.
Focus on:
• Reading
• Early Childhood
• Math
• Science
• WCAP/BBDT
• (ask Jean World Languages)
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Secondary Focus
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Secondary Department meetings are
designated times for faculty to meet with
Curriculum Coordinators.
Focus on:
• Department improvement plans
• State and district assessment
• Mass Curriculum Frameworks
• Content of Curriculum
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Strand II:
Technology-In-Practice
T-I-P
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In an effort to continue to improve professional development we have made
several changes this year. To begin, you will notice many new Technology in
Practice course offerings. Secondly, you will be able to sign up for a TIP course as
a “team” if you elect to do so. For example, a team may consist of a classroom
teacher, an instructional assistant and an ELL teacher. We have also changed the
format of the TIP classes. The first TIP session will take place on 10/6 which is a
half day. November 2, January 18 and March 14 are each full Professional
Development days where 2 hours of TIP instructional time have been allotted in
the morning and 1 hour and 15 minutes of project time will be included in the
afternoon (1/8 and 3/14 only). This will be a great time for you to either work
individually or collectively as a team on your TIP project. We encourage staff to
think about developing projects which may result from the new technology you
will begin to use and how the individual team members can contribute to the
development of this project. We are continuing to work on closing the gap with
respect to the amount of time that lapses between one TIP session and the next.
Finally, some TIP courses have been designed for a specific population, so please
pay attention to these restrictions.
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XTRA NORMAL TIP
• Here is an Xtra Normal movie which
features TIP changes that have been
put in place:
• XTRA NORMAL TIP
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Watertown Talks Tech
• Teachers want to develop their technology
skills within the context of their teaching and
the curriculum.
• There are three levels of technology use in
practice:
•Emergent
•Proficient
•Advanced
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T-I-P Mini Courses
You will be asked to select
which level of proficiency best
describes your technology
needs.
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You will select a T-I-P
mini course to take during
the Full Day PD days.
• Three Sessions
T-I-P
Oct ober 6
1-2:30 (half day P D)
November 2
12:30-2:30 (full day P D)
January 18
March 14
TOTAL HOURS
10:30-12:30 (full day P D)
AND
1:15-2:30 project time
10:30-12:30 (full day P D)
AND
1:15-2:30 project time
• 10 PDPs
• Project time
10 HOURS
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Recommended Courses
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Some courses are being offered which are
recommended for learners in specific
departments.
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Project-based
• Each T-I-P Mini Course will be projectbased so that learners can practice applying
and using the new technology
• 10 PDPs will be allotted based on six hours
of instruction plus four hours of work
towards your project.
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T-I-P Extended
• Learners have the option of continuing to
work on a project beyond the T-I-P course
time in order to receive additional PDPs.
• Log additional hours under “T-I-P
Extended” in MLP.
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A+ Innovators
• If a learner has progressed beyond the
levels of expertise (Emergent, Proficient and
Advanced), he or she may choose to enroll
in A+ Innovators which allows you to create
your own technology project.
• There is also a partnership opportunity
with Harvard University graduate
students. (See the General Conference
memo posted by Mena Ciarlone.) 20
T-I-P Web Site
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Emergent Level Courses
• TeacherWeb for Beginners
• Navigating iPass
• Working Smarter With Your Administrative
Tools
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Proficient Level Courses
• Creating Student Wikis and Blogs
• Data Wise
• Teaching Science with Gizmos
• iTouch for K-5
• VIrtual Field Trips
• Using Visuals to Enhance Student Learning
• Digital Documentaries
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Advanced Level Courses
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Digital Photography
Instructional Media and Production
The TV Studio and the Curriculum
A+ for Innovators
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Department Level TIP
Courses-Recommended
• Digital Information Literacy and Research
Skills for Secondary Humanities
• Digital Portfolios
• Technology in Physical Education and
Health
• Music and Technology
• Analyzing Data in Math
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Strand III:
District/School-Based PD
• 3rd available Wednesday Meeting of each month:
• 10 or more PDPs over the school year
DISTRICT/ SCHOOL -BASED
September 29
Oct ober 27
November 2
December 15
January 19
February 16
March 30
April 27
May 25
June 15
2:45-3:45
2:45-3:45
10:30-11:30 (f ull day PD)
2:45-3:45
2:45-3:45
2:45-3:45
2:45-3:45
2:45-3:45
2:45-3:45
2:45-3:45
TOTAL HOURS
10 HOURS
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District-School-based
Mini-Courses
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The Barebones of Book Clubs
Second Life
National Health Observances
Carroll Math: Specialized Math Instruction for
Students with Learning Disabilities
K-3 Math/ Science/ Literacy Connections
Admin Tools for Administrators
Using Google as a Reliable Research Tool
The Leader In Me: Inspiring Greatness in One
Child at a Time
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Or… District-School-based
Options
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Curriculum Planning
Action Research
TIP Extended
Task Forces
Leadership Councils
Out of District PD
Out of District state mandated ELL PD
Peer Observation*
Data Instruction*
Student Work*
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District – School-based
Web Site
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Sample Professional
Development Plans
Teacher
Professional
Goal
TIP
District/
School
Based
Secondary
Special
Educator
To add 1-2 new
technologies to
reach diverse
learners
Assistive
Technologies
and
Universal
Design
Elementary
Teacher
To enrich
students
vocabulary
understanding
using multiple
intelligences
PowerPoint Reading Task Word
for Proficient Force
portfolio on
Learners
PowerPoint
Teaching
Diverse
Learners
Course
Project
VoiceThread
as a prereading
activity
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Sample Professional
Development Plans
Teacher
Middle
School
Science
Teacher
Professional
Goal
TIP
District/
School Based
Project
To increase
students use
of technology
in science
TeacherWeb
for
Secondary
Teachers
Curriculum
Planning:
map
curriculum to
include new
technologies
Science class
webpage
Curriculum
map
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Professional Development
Handbook
• Posted on District PD web site
• In your school library (a printed copy)
• Posted in MyLearningPlan
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Questions?
• Ask your PDC representative
• Ask your Principal
• Read the PD Handbook
• Visit the PD Web Site
• Visit MyLearningPlan
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Thank You
• We need your feedback about Professional
Development.
• Please sign up for Strand II and Strand III
(T-I-P courses) by Friday, September 17.
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