Districts as Professional Development Providers
Many of you have asked for clarification
regarding our current guidelines for districts as professional development
providers. Educators who participate in school- and district-based
professional development programs that focus on strengthening content
knowledge and skills are eligible to receive one Professional
Development Point (PDP) per clock hour. Educators may receive PDPs
after the successful completion of a professional development program
(minimum of ten hours on a topic) with an observable demonstration of
learning that could include a written product or other product than can
be documented.
You have asked whether a variety of
professional development activities in one topic can be used to satisfy
the ten-hour topic minimum requirement. the answer is yes.
Districts will need to maintain reasonable documentation and award PDPs
after an observable demonstration of learning. For example, a
middle school mathematics teacher could participate in a six-hour,
district-based professional development program focused on algebraic
structures, then attend a four-hour session on teaching algebraic
structures at a statewide conference, and subsequently develop a new
curriculum unit on algebraic structures for use as a district
guide. The new curriculum unit would also serve as a demonstration
of learning. In this example, the district may award the educator
twenty-five PDPs in content (six PDPs for the district-based
professional development program, four PDPs for the statewide
conference, and fifteen for the new curriculum unit.)
Click here to print :
NSTHS form for
District Program PDPs
Complete this form and turn in to Superintendent-Director
|
