Professional+Development+Plan




 * Professional Development Plan **


 * ** Goal ** ||  ** Activity **  ||  ** Mentor **  ||  ** Timeline **  ||  ** Method of Evaluation **  ||
 * Increase the use of the CPS systems to provide instant feedback from students on their level of understanding. || Get follow up training on how to create a bank of questions in CPS that can be shared. Create a usable bank of generalized questions for core subject areas. The purpose being that teachers and students can use the CPS systems more frequently. Share the bank of questions with teachers. Encourage them to use the CPS systems to enhance teaching and learning. || Jana Cash || Complete by December 2013 || A bank of generalized questions is accessible for use in core subject areas. Students and teachers are using the using the CPS systems on a weekly basis. ||
 * Encourage more teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms for student use and for teaching. || Continue to build positive relationships with staff and lead them to allow students to use technology available in their classrooms more frequently and for a wider variety of purposes (other than A.R.). Survey teachers to find out areas of need. Show teachers educational websites or software available that students can use to focus on areas of need. || Jeff Leger, Carolyn Wedgeworth, Jana Cash || Complete by September 2014 || Teachers and students are utilizing technology more in their classrooms. Areas of weakness are being targeted and supported with websites and/or available software. ||
 * Continue to learn about and teach others how to use the technology we have available in ways that will improve student learning. || Train the staff on web 2.0 tools that can be used to enhance student learning. Evaluate if they are being used. Attend TCEA Tots for Technology in Galveston, TX in 2013 and TCEA in Austin, TX in 2014. Set up a date to train teachers. Complete a follow up survey to collect data about technology use. || Jeff Leger, Jana Cash || Complete by August 2015 || The staff has been trained and more teachers and/or students are using web 2.0 tools to improve student learning. ||