Science Teacher Professional Development

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Science Teacher Professional Development

• Goals
• Improved Science Instruction
• Increase Number of Qualified Science Teachers in
  Classrooms
• Understanding of Core Curriculum
• Revised Core Curriculum
• Science Literacy
• Value Added Professional Development
• Evaluation
• Reporting of Professional Development Activities

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Goals

• Improved science instruction
• Specific to core
• Making science professional development more
  science like
• Provide understanding of inquiry
• Design and perform experiments
• Provide training for endorsement
• Course alignment to endorsements
• Providing model of good classroom instruction

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Understanding the Core Curriculum

• Core
• Intended learning outcomes
• Grade level themes
• Standards - objectives - indicators
• Criterion referenced test
• End of level, core test, state test, CRT
• Model of good instruction
• Significant duration
• Teachers in residence
• Accountability
• The law U-PASS
• The rumor
• The reality

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The Revised Core

• Timeline
• K-2
• 3-8
• Biology, Chemistry, Earth System, Physics
• Components
• Benchmarks
• Standards objective - indicators
• ILOs
• Science Language
• Vignettes

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Science Literacy

• The goal
• The professional development needed
• Literacy of providers
• Understanding the curriculum

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Value AddedPre-pd Post-pd

• Instructional objective
• Pre PD
• Teachers understanding, knowledge, and attitudes
• Measurement of existing
• Teachers understanding, knowledge, and attitudes
• Instruction
• Strategies, objective, content knowledge, and
  assessment practices

• Professional development activity
• Post PD
• Teachers understanding, knowledge, and attitudes
• Measurement of exiting
• Teachers understanding, knowledge, and attitudes
• Changes in instructional practices
• Strategies, objective, content knowledge, and
  assessment practices

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Evaluation of Activities

• Participant Evaluation Forms
• Visits and Other Anecdotal Evidence
• District Visits
• SEA Visits
• Formal Program Evaluation
• SEA Review
• Outside Evaluation
• Providers Reflection

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Reporting

• SEA reporting forms
• Due October 1
• Complete list of participants
• Inservice credit request
• Awarding of credit

• Financial records
• Maintain for 6 years
• Provide as part of the report annually
• Maintain balance sheet

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Course Credit University or Inservice Credit
All Count for Re-licensure

• University credit
• Teacher must pay recording fee
• Double charge not allowed
• Credit on transcript
• Inservice credit
• 14 hours plus assignment 1 unit
• Complete and submit application 3 weeks before
  class
• Provide list of teachers to receive credit at on
  closing date
• Credit recorded on CACTUS system
• Re-licensure points certificates
• Point awarded per hour
• No cost for credit
• Award a certificate / teacher responsible for
  record

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Questions and Follow-up

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