1. DESIGNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING IN THE K-12 ARENA Linda Sanders-Gater Mathematics Specialist Jackson Public Schools

2. What DOES drive professional development programming in a school district? Consultants, publishing companies, Title I funding deadlines, observations, etc.

3. What should drive professional development programming in a school district?

4. Using data to inform professional development produces…. on-target programming.

5. Using a shot gun approach to professional development programming produces a lot of spatter…… but not much evidence is left to sift through!

6. Impetus for Professional Development Programmatic Change….. NSF JUSP Grant Programming tied to the Strategic Plan

7. STAR Model Plan for Mathematics Professional Development Components of the STAR Model Key Area/Content Elaboration Networking Reading/Research Job-Embedded

8. Data Sources Needs-assessment surveys-conducted online or via paper/pencil Teacher observations State assessment results e. g. MCT2 and SATP2 District 9-weeks assessment results New teacher induction

9. Sample Needs Assessment Survey Results Respondents were K-5 Mathematics teachers

10. Sample Programming

11. Sample Needs Assessment Survey Results Respondents were 6-12 Mathematics Teachers

12. Observations demonstrated a need for programming in the following sample areas: Instructional strategies that are reflective of current research practices e. g. Marzano’s 9, UbD, small group strategies and other student-centered strategies etc. Utilization of the block schedule in math classrooms e. g. lesson planning and small group strategies Classroom management strategies Incorporating literacy strategies in math e. g. specific vocabulary and comprehension strategies Differentiated Instruction strategies

13. What type of programming does a “New Teacher” need? In-depth exposure of TE students to research-based pedagogical techniques such as –Grant Wiggins’ Understanding by Design –Robert Marzano’s 9 Essential Instructional Strategies –Brain-based Learning Strategies –Differentiated Instruction Strategies

14. What type of programming does a “New Teacher” need? –Content Knowledge for K-8 and K-5 teachers must be expanded through more undergraduate course work. 5 th grade teachers must now teach comparing and ordering integers (6 th grade in previous framework) 8 th grade teachers must now teach polynomial operations (_,+, X) and writing/graphing linear equations in two variables)

15. What type of programming does a “New Teacher” need? –Classroom rituals and routines –Professional communication and demeanor with co-workers, students, and parents.