PPDP

Draft Personal Professional Development Plan (PPDP) Template

This PPDP is an agreement between (your name) and Arts Educator 2.0. The purpose of this Personal Professional Development Plan is to construct professional development goals for the Arts Educator 2.0 Project participants in a collaborative and meaningful way. Progress towards the following goals is the responsibility of the participant, with assistance provided by (mentor's name). The successful completion of the goals outlined below will result in 5 CPE credits awarded by the PA Department of Education. A final evaluation of progress will be conducted by: grant co-directors, grant partners, and the grant evaluator in consultation with the participant's mentor.

Goal #1: Develop a standards-aligned unit of study with rich, compelling content for future implementation in your classroom (Provided by ArtsEducator2.0).

In order to meet this goal, the following steps will be taken: • • •

Progress will be documented in the following ways: • • •

Goal #2 will be assessed in the following ways: • • •

Goal #2: (Identified through collaboration between teacher and coach).

In order to meet this goal, the following steps will be taken: • • •

Progress will be documented in the following ways: • • •

Goal #2 will be assessed in the following ways: • • •

EXAMPLE Personal Professional Development Plan (PPDP)

This PPDP is an agreement between (your name) and Arts Educator 2.0. The purpose of this Personal Professional Development Plan is to construct professional development goals for the Arts Educator 2.0 Project participants in a collaborative and meaningful way. Progress towards the following goals is the responsibility of the participant, with assistance provided by (mentor's name). The successful completion of the goals outlined below will result in 5 CPE credits awarded by the PA Department of Education. A final evaluation of progress will be conducted by the grant co-directors, grant partners, and the grant evaluator in consultation with the participant's mentor.

Goal #1: Develop a standards-aligned unit of study with rich, compelling content for future implementation in your classroom (Provided by ArtsEducator2.0).

In order to meet this goal, the following steps will be taken: • I will participate in 7 webinars that deliver content related to writing the unit of study; • I will participate in 5 face-to-face meetings at IU1 where I will have time to interact and collaborate with other teachers about the content and technologies relevant to unit writing; • I will work with my mentor and collaborate with other grant participants to draft the unit in stages as content is delivered and discussed. Upon completion of the unit, I will submit the unit for review; • I will complete any necessary revisions of the unit and resubmit by June 30, 2009.

Progress will be documented in the following ways: • I will draft the unit using google docs that will be shared among participants with which I am collaborating as well as my mentor; • I will be accountable to deadlines that coincide with the face-to-face meetings at IU1; • I will save/record necessary communication between me and my mentor or other grant personnel regarding my unit writing progress.

Goal #1 will be assessed in the following ways: • My unit of study will be reviewed by a team of grant personnel including the co-directors, evaluator, and representatives from grant partners; • The team will assess the proficiency of my unit using a rubric that was explained to me at the beginning of the AE2.0 Project. The rubric will be used to determine if my unit is Advanced, Proficient, Basic, or Below Basic.

Goal #2: Increase student achievement by finding, using, and evaluating the effectiveness of resources that support the National and State Visual Arts Standards as outlined in my district's visual arts curriculum (Identified through collaboration between teacher and coach).

In order to meet this goal, the following steps will be taken: • Familiarize/review the ways in which the National/State standards are embedded within the district visual arts curriculum; • Brainstorm potential resources useful in units designed to teach these standards; • Search and locate at least 30 resources that might prove beneficial in supporting these units; • Have students review at least 10 of the resources based on mutually-created criteria; • Complete a personal evaluation of the resources, documenting the resources strengths and limitations as well as ideas for implementation.

Progress will be documented in the following ways: • I will create a concept map or scope and sequence of how the visual arts curriculum and standards are aligned within the course I teach • I will keep a google spreadsheet that contains the information (source, title, location, cost, etc.) of each resource • I will be accountable to deadlines that coincide with the face-to-face meetings at IU1; • I will post student responses and my own personal responses to my wiki for review and comments by the Arts Educator 2.0 community

Goal #2 will be assessed in the following ways: • My progress will be consistently observed by my mentor via on-site visits, virtual visits, various forms of communication, and via my wikispace. • The ArtsEducator2.0 steering committee will deem my progress adequate after consultation with my mentor.

Questions that need to be answered regarding the creation of PPDPs for participants Leslie's comments below the questions. Please feel free to contribute to the discussion. An example of the PPDP is linked below

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
 * - What do we believe about Professional Development, and how does this shape the writing of the PPDP?**
 * leslie: I believe that we need to consider principles of andragogy (the teaching of adults) and not just treat teachers like "very tall children" (Hatwood-Futrell, 2008). Teachers come with expertise, experience, and needs. We are facilitating their learning. The more input they have, the more collaboration they are able to experience, the more they learn and the more they enjoy the experience.

SMALLER QUESTIONS: - What is it for? - How will it be promoted? (as a contract, as goals, as a a starting point)? - Once written, is it open to edits, or is it closed? - What format are we using? Literal paper, e-paper, blog or wiki...? > >  - How specific does the PPDP need to be? - Who drafts the PPDP? - What do we intend to include? Unit-writing? Teacher-formed goals? - Will the coaches/grant writers provide a list of possible goals for teachers to include in their PPDP? - Is this being written for 1 yr. or 3 yr. term?
 * Purpose:**
 * The ppdp is a document that we are using to begin a conversation with each participant about his or her perceived professional development needs and goals.
 * the PPDP will be seen as an evolving contract. Once written, the content will be used to as standards to evaluate the extent to which each teacher met their goals.
 * It is open to edits, based on the belief that teachers expertise, experience, and needs change over time.
 * I propose that the PPDP is developed using a wiki space for the following reasons: 1) it will allow others to access their PPDP regardless of time or location, 2) it will allow for electronic editing, 3) it will be in an electronic space that will allow for the uploading of files that document progress related to the PPDP, 4) it gives teachers the chance to try out and refine their wiki skills, 5) it models the technology efforts of the grant.
 * Writing the PPDP:**
 *  The PPDP should include specific learning goals. Potential means by which teachers can meet these goals can be included. I am imagining that the learning goals will not change, but the ways in which the goals are met might change depending on circumstances, time, and resources available.
 * The PPDP "template" will be created by the coaches. The PPDP will be drafted as a result of a conversation between the coach and the participant. Edits can be made by the coach or by the teacher after a mutual agreement is reached regarding the change.
 * I think the PPDP should include two main goals. One of the two goals is understanding and constructing standards-aligned rich tasks. This goals is part of the grant and mandatory for all participants. The other should be left widde open so that participants are able to choose and define their own goal based on their needs.
 * I hesitate to make a list that is included in the template. I would rather help teachers brainstorm and allow them to do some reflecting, research, and collaboration in order to determine the second goal.
 * Although we intend to apply for re-funding, I believe that we should write these goals for the first year of the grant only.

Putting the PPDP in motion: - How will progress be documented?
 * I believe that the wiki can act as an electronic portfolio for teachers to demonstrate their learning related to both of the professional development goals in their PPDP. They can upload/link to videos of themselves teaching, provide blog-style journal reflections, upload lesson plans, embed google docs and calendars, etc. It can be a one-stop-shop for the teachers, coaches, and evaluators to measure progress. I believe that each teacher should use the SAME wiki provider in order to streamline and simplify technology issues and questions.

[|Example PPDP]