PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development Plan
2011-2012 Professional Development Plan
Common Core Powerpoint to Staff - Updated September 2, 2011
Student Learning Objective
7th Grade Social Studies - Posted May 8, 2012 (Created by Jeff Tooker, Social Studies Teacher, Goff Middle School)
Professional Development and Certification
Teachers certified after Feb 2, 2004 must participate in 175 hours of professional development over 5 years to maintain their teaching certificate. Teaching Assistants must participate in 75 hours of professional development over 5 years to maintain their teaching assistant certificate. Below are State Education Department websites that explain documentation procedures, what is eligible for professional development hours, and other questions teachers and teaching assistants may have:
- Maintaining your Certificate/Record keeping and Reporting
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/maintaincert.htm - FAQs about Professional Development
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/faq.html
- Guidelines for Acquiring 175 hours
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/175.html
Performance Review
Annual Professional Performance Review Plan (APPR) for Teachers’ - Updated August 26, 2011
Annual Professional Performance Review Plan (APPR) for Administrators’ - Updated August 26, 2011
APPR Evaluation Overview Powerpoint to Staff - September 2, 2011
Proposed Matrix for Observation - Updated September 2, 2011
Components of Professional Practice - Updated September 2, 2011
Community resources