Best+Practices+for+PD+Planning

**Here is where we can share our best PD practices.**

 * iPublish a newsletter to provide information. New information and ongoing information is included. It's also on a big poster outside my office. Here is a sample [[file:202 Newsletter Feb.doc]]. (Vinna Deninno - 202)
 * iTeach modules are occuring for a full day during the day. Teachers are excited to have an opportunity to do this during the day. They are excited because the laptops are there and they can implement what they learn right away. They like doing this during the school day when they can focus on it. (Frani Rothkin - 217)
 * The summer training has worked very well. It's much easier to capture teachers during the summer because their time is filled outside school hours. (John Natuzzi-131)
 * We've been using the last two periods of the day combined with two hours after school to provide PD on Fridays. This works well with our teacher's schedule. (John Natuzzi-131)
 * The attitude of the staff has become more positive now that the equipment has arrived making PD deployment easier. (Frani Rothkin-217)
 * We have to treat grade 7 and 8 teachers differently then grade 6 teachers. In my school grade 6 teachers are newer and less committments. It's been very helpful to be able to send grade 7 teachers to the Central iLearn PD. (Vinna Deninno - 202)
 * We were able to do the Interactive Whiteboard PD during the Parent/Teachers night. Principal paid for meal.(Edwin Olavarria - 151)
 * We are also wrapping PD around periods during lunch.(Edwin Olavarria - 151)
 * We are also providing PD during the break. (Edwin Olavarria - 151)
 * We have students assist in teaching the teachers. (Edwin Olavarria - 151)
 * The iTech Coach is collaborating with the literacy coach, math coach and APs in content areas during department meetings to turnkey PD. There is one-on-one follow up. (Beth Drago - 118)
 * They will take groups of teachers for two periods and find one thing that they can go back and do right away. (Frani Rothkin-217)
 * iTech Coach pushes in to support instruction.
 * Make an iTiL bulleting board by grade and subject highlighting important info and things classes are doing.
 * PD Fridays. Offers one-period PD all day.
 * Teachers must be held accountable by leaders. However, we need to hold leaders accountable to using technology.
 * Best Practices for Providing PD in Your School
 * We have team planning where each grade level meets four days a week at the same time. If there's anything that needs to shared with the staff it can happen at that time. Coaches are utilized to help deliver the PD. -Florence Bolton 339
 * Three teachers are identified as needing extra help and they’re partnered with other teachers who can support them.-Dan Downs MS 266
 * try to be flexible and change the schedule as necessary to work around everyone’s schedule to get the maximum number of people to participate.-John Sorocco IS 223
 * We can only offer PD during the school day. I provide the PD in the a.m. and p.m. and we hire a sub to cover their classes for the day. -Chris Burwell IS 162
 * For the PD to be most effective we need to condense the classes to occur as close as possible. We provide the PD every Wednesday during the school day and hire subs to cover the classes for teachers. -Patrick Burns MS 217
 * The principal must be committed to this program and support it for the PD to be effective. -Patrick Burns MS 217
 * I push in to the classrooms to provide and supplement PD.-Gloria Nelson PS 268
 * It’s been difficult, but what has worked is having a regular two-hour session after school each week. We’ve also been able to schedule Saturdays for iLearn and feature a content area each month. -Sandra Bynum P 140
 * My lead teachers are providing the iLearn PD. -Sandra Bynum P 140
 * I go into the classes and work with the teachers to see how what we learn in PD can be integrated into the curriculum.-Malik Bell P17X
 * I wear too many hats to be able to provide the proper support needed for this program.