A Guide to Assist with Teacher Growth Through the IPDP Process
Slide 2 The only way we can improve our schools is people. Dr.
Richard DuFour When you talk about school improvement you are
talking about people improvement. Ernest Boyer Slide 3 Participants
will be able to create an Individual Professional Development Plan
(IPDP) to enhance their performance and make even greater gains in
the classroom. Define Action Research Identify data about their own
performance and that of their students and use that data as part of
an action research plan (IPDP) Identify appropriate sources of data
to process monitor Identify appropriate benchmarks of performance
from which they can make personal decisions about their teaching
performance Maintain the plan throughout the plan period Determine
outcomes of the action research used as part of the IPDP process
Slide 4 What is Action Research? Action research is a model of
professional development that promotes collaborative inquiry,
reflection, and dialogue. Within the action research process,
educators study student learning related to their own teaching. It
is a process that allows educators to learn about their own
instructional practices and to continue to monitor improved student
learning (Rawlinson & Little, 2004 Emphasis Added ). Your IPDP
is your tool for Action Research Slide 5 FLORIDA STATUTE 1012.98(5)
5. Require each school principal to establish and maintain an
individual professional development plan for each instructional
employee assigned to the school as a seamless component to the
school improvement plans developed pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). The
individual professional development plan must:1001.42 a. Be related
to specific performance data for the students to whom the teacher
is assigned. b. Define the inservice objectives and specific
measurable improvements expected in student performance as a result
of the inservice activity. c. Include an evaluation component that
determines the effectiveness of the professional development plan.
Slide 6 Slide 7 TEACHER STUDENT PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT Slide 8
What are my areas to manage? Review your previous year(s) class
data. Ask yourself these important questions: Where have I noticed
that my students have struggled academically most in the past? What
are skills, concepts or strands associated with that performance
that my students have not seemed to master? What data do I have to
support that? What have always been my greatest struggles with
students in terms of classroom management? What does my data show?
What single thing, that if I did it exceptionally well, would make
the greatest impact on my students? Why do I think so? Do I have
data that supports that? Are there patterns of poor student
performance for the past several years? Slide 9 As we know, student
achievement is directly correlated with teacher effectiveness. If
there is a section of FCAT or even a chapter test on which a
teachers students seem to score poorly, then this is an area where
the teacher can do a pretest on current students. Trust yourself,
but look at the data. If the data (FCAT, teacher tests, report card
data, etc. or other measure) shows that your students have
historically not done as well on fractions you have identified the
problem. You may also use data from your previous Instructional
Performance Assessments (evaluations). New Teachers can use data
from their students past performance on standardized tests, report
cards, attendance, etc. Identify and focus on one area for
improvement in student performance. Slide 10 You have identified
the problem, and now you need a way to measure the student outcomes
that result from the changes in instruction that you implement. You
must ask yourself the question: What type of diagnostic or
screening tool can I use to determine baseline data now and growth
data later? Administer the tool/instrument to your current students
to determine your baseline. Summarize the data for your students
Slide 11 Teachers will need to access the EMPLOYEE PORTAL in order
to create their IPDP online. The location of the EMPLOYEE PORTAL
is: http://employees.osceola.k12.fl.us The opening page of the
Employee Portal looks like this: Slide 12 On the left hand side of
the Employee Portal opening page you will see IPDP listed. Slide 13
After you click on IPDP you will see the following display: Move
your cursor over Your IPDP and click once. Slide 14 This is the
next screen you will see: You will click here to begin filling in
your IPDP information. Slide 15 In the block above you will enter
the problem statement and the data used to determine the baseline.
(For example, 38% of the students were able to recognize the basic
parts of speech as measured by XYZ Publishers Grade 6 pre-test for
Language Arts) Slide 16 In this block enter the improvement goal it
must be specific and indicate measurable improvements expected in
student performance as a result of inservice activity and the
timeline for their completion. For example 90% of the students will
be able to recognize the basic parts of speech by February 2009 as
measured by the XYZ Language Arts Post Test Slide 17 Your
improvement goal must relate directly to one or more of the School
Improvement goals. In this block you must tell how your individual
goal relates to the school-wide plan. Relationship to school
improvement plan Slide 18 In this block enter the Professional
Development Activities. The Professional Development in your plan
should focus on one of the following: Sunshine State Standards
Subject Content Use of Technology Teaching Methods/Instructional
Strategies Assessment and Data Analysis Classroom Management School
Safety Parent/Community Involvement Professional Development is a
journey not a destination. Slide 19 In the next block enter the
Classroom Strategies/Activities. Enter the classroom strategies
that you are using to achieve your goals. Slide 20 The teacher and
Administrator will meet to review the plan as required by statute
and at that point agree on the implementation of the plan. Slide 21
The next step in the process is to begin implementation attend
training, implement the new strategies you have learned through the
training and research and to monitor the progress. Progress
monitoring is essential to reaching our goals. For instance, if you
were driving from Florida to California and you had never done that
before, your goal would be to drive to California and arrive
safely. Along the route, you would check the signs and the map to
make certain you were on track to reach your goal of California. It
doesnt make any difference if you are able to drive 100 mph if you
are heading in the wrong direction. You are making great time, but
will never reach California. The same is true in the classroom. You
have to check your progress along the way. Slide 22 Teams may
decide to meet over the course of the plan to discuss progress.
Reflect on the strategies that you are using to achieve your goals
and the results. Its best to list these as you implement. This
makes it easier for you in the end and makes the IPDP a living
document for you. Slide 23 The teacher and Administrator will meet
at the close of the plan to review the plan and the results. Like
an Olympic athlete, reaching the finish line does not mean the end
of running just the end of that race.
