1. Introduction to the PDP Inquiry into Professional Practice

2. What is a PDP Professional Development Project AKA: Action Research Research on the effectiveness of specific teaching practices Answers the question “How do you know X works?” Professional Development Project AKA: Action Research Research on the effectiveness of specific teaching practices Answers the question “How do you know X works?”

3. Three styles of PDP Testing the effectiveness of specific practice Recounting the journey to answer a particular question Measuring the differential effectiveness of a particular unit (similar to practicum assignment) Testing the effectiveness of specific practice Recounting the journey to answer a particular question Measuring the differential effectiveness of a particular unit (similar to practicum assignment)

4. Path 1: Test the effectiveness of a specific practice Focus is on one teaching or management technique Data is typically quantitative or a mix of quantitative and qualitative Typical question: What effect does cooperative groups have on student achievement? Focus is on one teaching or management technique Data is typically quantitative or a mix of quantitative and qualitative Typical question: What effect does cooperative groups have on student achievement?

5. Path 2: Recount the journey to answer a particular question Focus is on several teaching or management technique Data is typically qualitative or a mix of quantitative and qualitative Typical question: What classroom management techniques work best for me? Focus is on several teaching or management technique Data is typically qualitative or a mix of quantitative and qualitative Typical question: What classroom management techniques work best for me?

6. Path 3: Measuring the differential effectiveness of a unit Focus is on a single unit Data is typically quantitative or a mix of quantitative and qualitative Typical question:Which students understood and which did not understand photosynthesis (or adding rational expressions)? Focus is on a single unit Data is typically quantitative or a mix of quantitative and qualitative Typical question:Which students understood and which did not understand photosynthesis (or adding rational expressions)?

7. Whichever path you take remember… You will need multiple (>=3) sources of data The focus is on you and your actions A negative result is still a result (so…) Taking what you learned and strategizing how you are going to change your teaching is the most important element of the PDP You will need multiple (>=3) sources of data The focus is on you and your actions A negative result is still a result (so…) Taking what you learned and strategizing how you are going to change your teaching is the most important element of the PDP