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Professional Development for Teachers Initiative Authorization (N.J.A.C. 6A:9-15) 2010-2011 Professional Development Planning The New Jersey Department of Education has released newly designed professional development planning templates and processes, developed in 2009 in conjunction with the Professional Teaching Standards Board, the advisory body to the Commissioner. Based on current research on teacher efficacy and best practices, the plans have been designed to facilitate both school planning and district level planning. Each plan includes detailed, user-friendly guidance to help professional development committee members, administrators, teachers and other members of the school community understand the elements of high quality professional development. The 2010-2011 planning and implementation process should build direct connections between what teachers learn as they improve their practice and how students achieve success. For districts with one school only, the school will submit one plan, not two, and should use the school-based plan template and guidance. The school-based and district-based plans both have separate templates to be used when typing the narrative sections. There has been a delay in posting these templates. Until they are available, please copy and paste the questions from the guidance document. When the templates are posted, you can copy the work you’ve done into the appropriate template. Check this site regularly for the templates. Listed below are guidance documents, a timeline and other valuable resources for educators involved in the planning process for the 2010-2011 professional development plans. Plan Submission
Resources for Teachers and Administrators
New Jersey educators may obtain access to Collaborative Professional Learning in School And Beyond: A Tool Kit for New Jersey Educators by sending an email to Teachpd@doe.state.nj.us. Include the name of the school district or New Jersey affiliation making the request.
Presentations on Collaborative Professional Learning in New Jersey New Jersey educators may download the presentations for use in training and capacity building in school districts. Schools as Collaborative Learning Communities: Getting Results Celebrating Our Strengths and Confronting Our Challenges Follow these instructions to access NJ DOE webinars: School Professional Development Committees (SPDCs) and Local Professional Development Committees (LPDCs) should collaborate regularly to communicate a collective vision for professional development and support the planning process at both the school and district levels. The SPDCs and LPDC are encouraged to view the two guidance webinars jointly and have discussions related to the respective roles of school committees and district committees. It is also important to establish a mechanism for ongoing collaboration among schools, the LPDC and central office administrators. You may send questions related to your plans to TeachPD@doe.state.nj.us.
Webinar - Module Four - March 31, 2009 - Let’s Make It Happen Leadership Skills and Attitudes That Foster Learning Communities Webinar - Module Four - March 31, 2009: powerpoint presentation printable version Webinar - Module Three - February 3, 2009 - Building a Culture of School-Level Collaborations Webinar - Module Three - February 3, 2009: powerpoint presentation printable version Webinar - Module Two - February 2, 2009 - First Steps Towards Implementing Collaborative Professional Development Planning Webinar - Module Two - February 2, 2009: powerpoint presentation printable version Webinar - Module One - October 29, 2008 - Changes to Professional Development Requirements for Teachers Webinar - Module One - October 29, 2008 powerpoint presentation printable version Professional Teaching Standards Board Memoranda
Framework Documents Resources
Partner Organizations
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