The signature assessment in this course is to a campus-level professional development plan for an academic year. This plan will be developed using the data utilized during weeks 1 and 2. It will also be informed by your experiences with the simulated walkthrough observations and feedback meeting planning in week 3.

Imagine you are the principal of Cardinal Elementary School. You have collected the following data:

• Cardinal Elementary TAPR
• Cardinal Elementary Grade 4 Classroom Math Student Performance Data
• Walkthrough observations
• Feedback meetings

Based on the academic data, walkthrough observations, and feedback meetings, you have collaboratively identified action steps with each teacher for improvement of instructional practices. In addition to individual teachers' action steps, you should also a campus Professional Development Plan. The Professional Development Plan should consist of specific targeted objectives to ensure ongoing improvement of instructional practices among all faculty. A comprehensive professional development plan should consist of well-designed objectives.

Keys to Designing Effective Professional Development Objectives

1. Narrow the focus: The professional development plan must target the objectives/goals that have the greatest impact on instructional practice for improved academic achievement.
2. Highest leverage: The objective must be the most important skill teachers currently cannot do that will increase student learning and teacher proficiency.
3. Measurable: The objective must be attainable for any teacher, and it must be measurable (i.e., via observation, rubric, data, etc.).
4. Bite-size:The objective must be reasonable to accomplish within a short timeframe.
5. Sustainable:The objective must be supported and viable over time.

Part 1: Professional Development Plan

Directions:

a Professional Development Plan for an academic year using the table below. The Plan will include the following components.

1. Focus for Professional Development: You will identify a specific high-leverage topic for improvement for professional development.
2. Gaps in Instructional Practices: You will identify what teachers are missing in their current instructional practices that impact student learning.
3. Objectives for Improved Instructional Practices: You will identify high-leverage, research-based instructional practices that will improve equitable student academic achievement.
4. Follow-up:Develop a follow-up plan, consisting of a minimum of 5 steps, to ensure at least 90% implementation of the high-leverage, research-based instructional practices. Your steps must include strategies that address feedback, observation, and reflection.

Professional Development Plan Template

1.1. Focus for Professional Development

(High-leverage Topic: What topic can be addressed effectively, implemented quickly, and would yield the most impact on equitable student learning?)

Citations & references are NOT required.

1.2.Gaps in Instructional Practices

(What is missing in current instructional practices that impacts equitable student learning?)

Citations & references are NOT required.

1.[Enter gaps]

2.[Enter gaps]

3.[Enter gaps]

1.3. Objectives for Improved Instructional Practices

(What do teachers need to do to close the gaps for equitable student academic achievement?)

Citations & references are NOT required.

1.[Enter objective]

2.[Enter objective]

3.[Enter objective]

1.3a. Objective 1 (What research-based best practice will be applied to achieve Objective 1) Citations & references are required.
Instructional Strategy / Best Practice
Personnel to Deliver PD
Resources
Mode of Delivery

1.3b. Objective 2 (What research-based best practice will be applied to achieve Objective 2) Citations & references are required.
Instructional Strategy / Best Practice
Personnel to Deliver PD
Resources
Mode of Delivery

1.3c. Objective 3 (What research-based best practice will be applied to achieve Objective 3) Citations & references are required.
Instructional Strategy / Best Practice
Personnel to Deliver PD
Resources
Mode of Delivery

1.4. Follow-up Provide at least 5 steps to ensure at least 90% implementation of the high-leverage, research-based instructional practices. You will research best practices for sustainable, ongoing professional development models. Citations & references are required.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5