Teacher Professional Development
Professional Development Scheduler
- IPGP I and II 2006-2007
- IPGP III 2006-2007
- These forms are available in Outlook Public Folders under Professional Development.
Master In-service Plan Component Preparation Template
- Inservice Through Participation 03-04 2
- Directions Inservice Through Conference Participation
- These forms are available in Outlook Public Folders under Professional Development.
Other
Professional Educator Competency (PEC) Program
The PEC Program is a required program for any new teacher who needs to demonstrate competencies in the Educators Accomplished Practices. It involves orientation, planning, observations, documentation, etc. Teachers participating in the PEC Program are assigned to the Reading Coach for mentoring.
Educator Accomplished Practices
Teacher Assessment
The following forms are available in Outlook Public Folders under Professional Development.
- EPCSA-QPSA 2006-2007
- PDP 2006-2007
- QPOI Form A 2006-2007
- QPOI Form B 2006-2007
- Quality Performance Plan QPP Category III Learning Gains 2006-2007
- Quality Performance Plan Process Category III Teacher Generic 2006-2007
- Teacher Assessment Tracking Matrix 2006-2007
Intern Placement
Qualifications:
- Clinical Experience or FLIGHT 3 professional Development
- Three years of teaching experience is recommended, but not required
Procedures:
- Occur during the months of September and February
- Sign up sheets are sent to administrators at all schools
- Teachers may sign up to request an intern. Administrator will make their recommendations on the based on the sign up sheets.
- Forms are returned to PD for placement of interns.
Peer Coaches
Thank you so much for providing support for new teachers in Polk County Schools. Please do not underestimate the importance of the peer coach! The mentoring that you provide will make all the difference this year in the life of a new teacher and in the lives of the students with which the new teacher interacts. Mentoring is a daily activity that may encompass a realm of activities from something as quick as sending an uplifting e-mail to hours of collaboration and planning. The support that you give may mean the difference between a teacher lasting the school year and returning the following school year.
Research regarding mentoring of teachers has indicated:
- 40 to 50% of new teachers leave teaching within the first five years of teaching. (Ingersoll and Kralik, 2004)
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Effective mentoring strategies result in:
- increased student test scores and other benefits for students of new teachers
- new teachers becoming more reflective thinkers
- more teacher satisfaction
- more professional school culture
- more teacher collaboration (Mahler, 2001)
Ingersoll, Richard and Jeffrey M. Kralik, The Impact of Mentoring on Teacher Retention: What the Research Says. ecs Research Review: Teacher Quality, February, 2004. http://www.ecs.org.
Mahler, Brenda, Beginning Teacher Advisory Programs: Effects On Beginning Teachers. Mentoring Leadership and Resource Network, May, 2001. http://www.mentors.net/03library/beginningteacher.html.
Mentoring Links:
Mentoring Forms:
Bullying in the Schools
View information about this course by visiting the Non-Instructional Professional Development page.
