ProfDevSMICScience20092010


Professional Development Schedule – Science Department 2009-2010

Pre:
Topic: Rethinking the Syllabi (Death to the Syllabus!)
Topic: Teaching Models (Worksheets Don't Grow, Classroom Instruction, AdLit strategies)
Topic: Parent Involvement (Epstein's Framework of Six Types of Involvement)
Q1
Pedagogy
Q2
Teaching Models
Q3
Educational Psych
Q4
Issues in Middle/High School

The PD sessions I lead will

  • have clearly defined instructional outcomes

  • model teaching strategies that teachers can use in their own classrooms

  • involve follow-up sessions to assess and reflect on learning

  • be open to admin and other teachers (specifically invite the AA director)

Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas: A Guide to Designing Effective Professional Development: Essential Questions for the Successful Staff Developer -