20092010 Professional Learning Plan

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2009-2010 Professional Learning Plan

• Trenton Board of Education Meeting
• February 23, 2009
• Cheryl D. Heath
• Director of Professional Development

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NJQSAC Smart Goal for Professional Development

• By 2011, all professional staff will receive
• job embedded
• data-driven,
• focused professional learning
• Specifically targeted areas
• Writing across the curriculum
• Data driven decision making
• Address climate and the culture
• Appropriately involve all stakeholders

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2009-10Professional Learning Plan

• Aligned to the NJQSAC and Instructional
  Priorities Plan.
• District Curriculum Smart Goal
• Increase student proficiency on literacy,
  mathematics, and science by 10 each year
• District Focus
• Writing Across the Curriculum

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Writing Across the Curriculum

• Focused writing in every content area
• 3 Types of Writing
• Learn-to-write
• Write-to-demonstrate learning
• Authentic Writing
• Assessment of student writing

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Professional Learning Design

• Train-the-trainer model
• Coaches
• Teacher trainers
• Job Embedded Professional Learning
• Common planning period
• After school workshops
• District in-service Days
• Reduced days

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Timeline
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All Together Better!!