Activity

Description

Curriculum Alignment Initiative

Map the current taught curriculum in order to examine the degree to which it is aligned to state and national standards and is consistent across grade levels/courses and articulated between grade levels (eliminate gaps and redundancies). Establish in each content area core content and skills (what students should know and be able to do).

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 10/1/2007
Finish: 6/28/2013

$120,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

5

150

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Identify the content and skills that are to be taught.

2. Analyze how content and skills develop over time (introduce, develop, reinforce).

3. Analyze the curriculum both horizontally and vertically to identify gaps and redundancies.

4. Identify grade level/course benchmarks.

5. Align content, skills, and assessments with standards and anchors.

6. Integrate reading, writing, mathematics, and technology across the curriculum.

7. Plan for effective instruction.

The professional development content will be based on what is considered "best practices" when creating a standards-aligned system utilizing the work of Heidi Hayes-Jacobs and ASCD curriculum development resources.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

· Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

· Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

· Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

For school and district administrators, and other educators seeking leadership roles:

·  Provides the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, ensuring that assessments, curriculum, instruction, staff professional education, teaching materials and interventions for struggling students are aligned to each other as well as to Pennsylvania's academic standards.

·  Provides leaders with the ability to access and use appropriate data to inform decision-making.

·  Empowers leaders to create a culture of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on learning.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

·   Classroom teachers

·   Principals / asst. principals

·  Middle (grades 6-8)

·  Elementary (grades 2-5

·  High school (grades 9-12)

·   

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Review of participant lesson plans

·   Map Analysis (Curriculum Maps will be evaluated using a district developed rubric. Self evaluations and departmental analysis.)

Activity

Description

District Benchmarks and Core Assessments

Identify district benchmarks for each grade level and course and develop core assessments to measure student attainment of identified benchmarks.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 1/2/2008
Finish: 6/29/2012

$30,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

5

150

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the use of effective assessment strategies in the classroom.

 2. Create effective core assessments that measure student attainment of district benchmarks.

3. Monitor student progress towards attainment and mastery of district benchmarks.

The content is based on what is considered "best practices" for developing benchmarks for student learning and for developing core assessments for measuring student progress toward achieving established benchmarks.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

· Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

· Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

· Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

·   Classroom teachers

·   Early childhood (preK-grade 3)

·   Middle (grades 6-8)

·   Elementary (grades 2-5

·   High school (grades 9-12)

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Administrative Walk-Throughs

Implement administrative walk-throughs ("Learning Walks") to collect data on the taught curriculum, instructional and assessment practices, and instructional technology being utilized in classrooms.

1. Develop a district model for Learning Walks/Administrative Walk-Throughs that aligns with district and building goals.

2. Develop rubrics to be used to focus "Learning Walks" based on "Core Competencies" and disseminate to professional staff.

3. Provide training in the "Learning Walks" process for district administrators.

4. Implement "Learning Walks" by administration to collect data on the taught curriculum, instructional and assessment practices, and instructional technology being utilized in classrooms.

5. Develop and publish "Learning Walks" procedures to be implemented on a District-wide basis and a schedule for implementation.

6. Provide information sessions for professional staff on the district's Learning Walk model.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 9/4/2007
Finish: 6/30/2009

$2,500.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

1

5

10

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain the difference between traditional classroom observations and walk-throughs.

2. Gather data about instructional practice and student learning when conducting a walk-through.

3. Initiate reflective conversations with teachers about teaching and learning by asking questions about what evidence is and is not observed during walk-throughs.

The NSDC tool will provide a model for walk-throughs that:

1. Reinforce a focus on instruction and learning as specified in the strategic plan. 2. Gathers data about instructional practices and student learning to supplement other data about school and student performance.

3. Stimulate collegial conversations about teaching and learning.

4. Learn from others in the district/school.

5. Deepen understandings and practice through continuous feedback.

For school and district administrators, and other educators seeking leadership roles:

·   Provides the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, ensuring that assessments, curriculum, instruction, staff professional education, teaching materials and interventions for struggling students are aligned to each other as well as to Pennsylvania's academic standards.

·   Provides leaders with the ability to access and use appropriate data to inform decision-making.

·   Empowers leaders to create a culture of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on learning.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

·   Principals / asst. principals

·   Superintendent / asst. superintendents

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Participant survey

Activity

Description

Data Analysis Teams

Develop and implement a system/structure for the operation of district, building, team, department, and grade level data analysis teams.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 9/4/2007
Finish: 6/30/2010

$4,500.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

1

5

150

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify evidence contained in data sets.

2. Analyze data for strengths, weaknesses, trends.

3. Set goals, develop, and implement action plans to address weaknesses identified during the data analysis.

4. Administer assessments with fidelity.

The data team protocol that will be used is based on Mike Schmoker's work (Getting Results).

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·   Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

For school and district administrators, and other educators seeking leadership roles:

·   Provides the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, ensuring that assessments, curriculum, instruction, staff professional education, teaching materials and interventions for struggling students are aligned to each other as well as to Pennsylvania's academic standards.

·   Provides leaders with the ability to access and use appropriate data to inform decision-making.

·   Empowers leaders to create a culture of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on learning.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

·   Classroom teachers

·   Principals / asst. principals

·   Superintendent / asst. superintendents

·   School counselors

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Data Team Protocol (Data Analysis Logs)

Activity

Description

Content Literacy Continuum

The high school has incorporated KU-CRL’s Content Literacy Continuum framework to address school improvement. The Continuum encompasses five levels of literacy support with increasingly intensive instruction and services to support student learning.

A key component to the instructional delivery throughout the school is co-teaching which helps to facilitate the literacy activities. These activities are further supported by diverse uses of technology throughout the building, as well as, a strong push for cross disciplinary collaboration.

Common components of the four strands - the Content Literacy Continuum, co-teaching, technology, and collaboration — are effective instruction, choice, values, and communication. The Content Literacy Continuum (CLC) emphasizes coordinated, coherent services and programs cutting across levels and content areas. These largely center around the Content Enhancement Routines ( The Course Organizer Routine, The Unit Organizer Routine, The Lesson Organizer Routine, The Question Exploration Routine, The Framing Routine, The Concept Mastery Routine, The Concept Anchoring Routine, The Concept Comparison Routine, The Recall Enhancement Routine, The Survey Routine, The Clarifying Routine, The Vocabulary LINCing Routine, The Quality Assignment Routine, and The Order Routine) and when further elaboration is indicated move into the Learning Strategies ( Assignment Completion, Error Monitoring, Essay Test Taking, FIRST-Letter Mnemonic, Fundamentals/Sentence Writing, InSPECT, LINCS, Paired Associates, Paragraph Writing, Paraphrasing, Proficiency/Sentence Writing, Self-Questioning, SLANT, Test Taking, Visual Imagery, and Word ID).

In all classroom instruction, teachers are encouraged to collaborate with one another both within and outside their assigned disciplines and when appropriate to team together for classroom instruction. Technology may be infused for a whole group assignment, a small group presentation, or individual remediation. All instruction explicitly weaves the components of the CLC into planning and instructional delivery.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

HS Principal

Start: 9/4/2007
Finish: 6/30/2010

$0.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

6

4

70

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participants will be able to:

1. Plan for and teach to diverse groups of students.

2. Make decisions about what content to teach and how to manipulate and translate that content into easy-to-understand formats, and to present it in memorable ways.

3. Think deeply about what students need to know.

4. Select the central ideas and concepts that make the details and facts hang together.

5. Identify relationships among ideas and concepts.

6. Select and construct instructional devices that will enhance the content.

7. Present the content in a way that actively involves students while enhancing their learning. 8. Meet both group and individual needs while maintaining the integrity of the content.

The CLC approach to learning and the complements described above are based on validated instructional principles. Specifically, research has shown that students learn more when they are actively involved in the learning process, abstract and complex concepts are presented in concrete forms, information is organized for them, new information is tied to previously learned information, important information is distinguished from unimportant information, relationships among pieces of information are made explicit, and students are involved in apprenticeships with their teachers whereby they are shown how to learn specific types of content. Going to WWW.KUCRL.ORG will yield a plethora of research, studies, and applications.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·   Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

For school and district administrators, and other educators seeking leadership roles:

·   Provides the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, ensuring that assessments, curriculum, instruction, staff professional education, teaching materials and interventions for struggling students are aligned to each other as well as to Pennsylvania's academic standards.

·   Provides leaders with the ability to access and use appropriate data to inform decision-making.

·   Empowers leaders to create a culture of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on learning.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

·   Classroom teachers

·   Principals / asst. principals

·   High school (grades 9-12)

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Participant survey

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated Instruction

1. Develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement differentiated instructional strategies across the district to ensure a rigorous curriculum for all learners at all levels.

2. Increase the collection and use of data by all staff to inform daily instruction in order to differentiate by student need (e.g. English language proficiency, learning style, multiple intelligences, and implementation of IEP's, students in need of remediation and student in need of enrichment).

3. Ensure all diverse learners (IEP/LEP/non-proficient students, etc.) make progress in the "core" curriculum by having classes organized using flexible grouping for instruction and by providing additional learning time during the school day for those students needing "extra" time or more "focused" instruction.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 9/4/2007
Finish: 6/28/2013

$25,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

5

80

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

Participants will be able to:

1. Articulate the essential principles/elements of differentiation.

2. Collect, analyze, and use student assessment results to guide decisions in forming differentiated groups and planning systematic and explicit instruction which targets specific student needs.

3. Implement and manage a differentiated classroom so all students are engaged in meaningful and challenging learning activities at an appropriate level of complexity.

4. Modify curriculum and instruction in response to student need.

5. Establish a differentiated classroom environment.

6. Demonstrate instructional strategies that support differentiation.

7. Create differentiated lesson plans that meet the needs of all learners.

The professional development content will be based on Tomlinson's work on the differentiated classroom.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·   Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

For school and district administrators, and other educators seeking leadership roles:

·    Provides the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, ensuring that assessments, curriculum, instruction, staff professional education, teaching materials and interventions for struggling students are aligned to each other as well as to Pennsylvania's academic standards.

·    Empowers leaders to create a culture of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on learning.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

·   Classroom teachers

·   Principals / asst. principals

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners

Instructional "best practices" that foster comprehension and learning of English language learners.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Language Arts Coordinator

Start: 9/4/2007
Finish: 5/31/2013

$0.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

1

4

150

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify and describe research-based instructional strategies for working with English language learners.

2. Utilize effective strategies for teaching ELL's to develop and implement lesson plans.

The professional development content will be based on what is considered "best practices" for teaching ELL's based on Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners published by the U.S. Department of Education.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·  Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·  Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·  Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

·  Empowers educators to work effectively with parents and community partners.

For school and district administrators, and other educators seeking leadership roles:

·   Provides the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, ensuring that assessments, curriculum, instruction, staff professional education, teaching materials and interventions for struggling students are aligned to each other as well as to Pennsylvania's academic standards.

·   Empowers leaders to create a culture of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on learning.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

·   Classroom teachers

·   Principals / asst. principals

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Teacher "Best Practices" Trainer Cadre

Develop a cadre of teacher leaders to facilitate the implementation of "best practices" (including core teaching competencies, differentiated instruction, balanced literacy, and inquiry-based instruction) with regards to instruction and assessment (train-the-trainer model).

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 9/2/2008
Finish: 5/28/2010

$10,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

6

5

20

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

Participants will be able to:

1. Articulate the essential principles/elements of differentiation.

2. Collect, analyze, and use student assessment results to guide decisions in forming differentiated groups and planning systematic and explicit instruction which targets specific student needs.

 3. Implement and manage a differentiated classroom so all students are engaged in meaningful and challenging learning activities at an appropriate level of complexity.

4. Modify curriculum and instruction in response to student need.

5. Establish a differentiated classroom environment.

6. Demonstrate instructional strategies that support differentiation.

7. Create differentiated lesson plans.

8. Model differentiated teaching practices for peers.

9. Implement coaching strategies when working with peers.

The professional development content will be based on Tomlinson's work in the area of differentiation, the Annenberg Institute's work on instructional coaching, Louisa Moats' work on balanced literacy, and research from MREL.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·  Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·  Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·  Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

·   Classroom teachers

·   Middle (grades 6-8)

·   High school (grades 9-12)

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Lesson modeling with mentoring

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Developmental Guidance Program

Developing, Implementing and Evaluating a K - 12 Developmental Guidance Framework/Plan

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 10/19/2007
Finish: 4/24/2008

$0.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

6

4

10

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

• School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participants will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of student needs and how to meet the needs of diverse learners.

 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the division of roles and responsibilities in Student Services Program.

3. Demonstrate effective small group counseling techniques and skills.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

·   Empowers educators to work effectively with parents and community partners.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

·   School counselors

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

• Participant survey

Activity

Description

Current Trends in the Field of School Nursing

Current Trends in the Field of School Nursing:

1. Nursing policies and regulations which govern student health services.

2. Nursing standards and practices.

3. Responding to Medical Emergencies.

4. Disaster Preparedness.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 10/19/2007
Finish: 4/24/2008

$0.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

6

4

3

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

• School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participants will be able to:

1. Demonstrate nursing policies and regulations which govern student health services.

2. Demonstrate nursing standards and practices.

3. Respond to medical emergencies.

4. Explain disaster preparedness plan.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Empowers educators to work effectively with parents and community partners.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

·   Other educational specialists

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Participant survey

Activity

Description

Current Trends in the Field of School Psychology

Current Trends in:

1. Legal Updates in Special Education.

2. Response to Intervention Model.

3. Mental Health Field.

4. Small Group Counseling Skills.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Special Education Director

Start: 10/19/2007
Finish: 4/24/2008

$0.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

6

4

4

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

• School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of content related to best practices in school psychology.

2. Demonstrate knowledge of current laws and policies with regards to Special Education.

3. Demonstrate knowledge of the Response to Intervention model.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of mental health programs and services available to students.

5. Demonstrate effective small group counseling skills.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·   Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

·   Empowers educators to work effectively with parents and community partners.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

·   Other educational specialists

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Participant survey

Activity

Description

Working With Students with Speech IEP's

1. Video series entitled, "The Child Who Stutters: Practical Ideas for the School Clinician Series", produced by the Stuttering Foundation.

2. On-Line Learning, "Attention Disorders", produced by LinguiSystems.

3. On-Line Learning, "Changing Behavior to Change the Child's Voice", produced by LinguiSystems.

4. Visitation to PSU Audiology Department.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Special Education Director

Start: 10/19/2007
Finish: 4/24/2008

$0.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

6

4

3

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

• School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Explain the effects of adolescence on stuttering.

2. Provide intervention to teens who stutter.

3. Identify the prevalence of attention deficit disorders in the U.S. population.

4. Identify the core symptoms of AD/HD.

5. Identify specific areas to consider when working with students with AD/HD.

6. Identify types of vocal abuses.

7. List changes to the focal folds that can occur as a result of abuse.

8. Apply appropriate strategies for changing vocal behaviors.

9. Utilize reinforcement to change behavior.

10. Explain the evaluation process for Auditory Processing Disorder.

11. Interpret reports on students who are diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder.

Instructional materials have been provided by nationally accredited organizations; Stuttering Foundation and LinguiSystems.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·   Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

·   Empowers educators to work effectively with parents and community partners.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Other educational specialists

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Participant survey

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Connected Mathematics Implementation Initiative

Ongoing professional development for the implementation of Connected Mathematics in grades 6 - 8.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 7/30/2007
Finish: 8/14/2009

$15,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

6

5

20

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Utilize processes for developing key mathematical ideas in the classroom.

2. Plan effective CMP2 lessons.

3. Demonstrate effective summaries and mathematical reflections at the conclusion of CMP2 lessons.

4. Integrate technology with CMP2 lessons.

5. Create quality assessments.

6. Identify when and how to give assessments.

7. Create a classroom environment conducive to the principles of CMP2 instructional strategies.

8. Plan effective processes for educating and involving parents.

CMP2 professional development is based on 'best practices" in mathematics instruction. The sessions will focus on aligning and implementing a standards-aligned system utilizing Connected Mathematics materials.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·     Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·     Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·     Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

·     Empowers educators to work effectively with parents and community partners.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

Subject Area

·   Classroom teachers

·   Middle (grades 6-8)

·   Mathematics

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Initiative

Continue district implementation of a K - 5 comprehensive balanced literacy program.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Language Arts Coordinator

Start: 9/4/2007
Finish: 6/28/2013

$30,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

10

80

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Explain and describe the Balanced Literacy Instructional Framework.

2. Demonstrate the delivery of the PA Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Academic Standards through a Balanced Literacy Instructional Framework.

3. Meet the diverse needs of individual students through assessment, progress monitoring, and appropriate research-based intervention strategies.

“Balance is key to any reading program. Some people will always say phonics is the answer and others will contend that whole language is the answer. Similarly, some will say that language arts need to be skill-driven and others will say language arts needs to be contextually driven. The truth is that both are important; there is no right answer for every class. Balance is key. The way that a teacher teaches reading should change with every class and with every student.” Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Pressley, M., Gambrell, L., Morrow, L. M. and Neuman, S. B. This work will be based upon a vast body of research. The theoretical foundation for programming will be based upon the work of Louisa C. Moats, D.Ed. within the Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) (2005). Research that is supportive to LETRS is Anderson, Helberrt, Scott, and Wilkinson (1985); NIDCHD, NIFL (2000); M. Adams (1990); Snow, Burns, & Griffin (1998); and Learning First Alliance (1998, 2000). In addition, the Ohio State Literacy Framework will offer the framework to which the Balanced approach is modeled. http://www.edci.purdue.edu/plnp/images/PDF/LCMultiYearAnalysisRpt.pdf

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·   Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

·   Empowers educators to work effectively with parents and community partners.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

Subject Area

·   Classroom teachers

·   Principals / asst. principals

·   Early childhood (preK-grade 3)

·   Elementary (grades 2-5

·   Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Review of participant lesson plans

·   Admin Walk-Throughs (Administrative Walk-Through Data)

·   Data Team Analysis (Data Team Analysis results)

Activity

Description

Implementation of Best Practices for Teaching Language Arts Grades 6 - 12

Expand the use of evidence-based "best" researched instructional practices for teaching language arts at the secondary level (grades 6 - 12).

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Language Arts Coordinator

Start: 9/4/2007
Finish: 6/27/2013

$25,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

5

40

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the strong links between instruction, behavior, assessment, and curriculum and how the linkage correlates with student achievement.

2. Meet the diverse needs of individual students through assessment, progress monitoring, and appropriate research-based intervention strategies.

According to Daniels, Zemelman, and Hyde (2005) “best practice” is defined as an “awareness of current research and consistently offers the full benefits of the latest knowledge, technology, and procedures.” They further define “best practices” into a list of principles. The first is “student-centered” through experiential holistic, authentic, and most importantly, challenging learning. The second principle, “cognitive” is the most powerful learning modality. Maintaining a reflective, expressive, constructivist, and developmental perspective when designing classroom instruction will facilitate higher-order thinking. The final principle is the “social” aspect to students’ learning. Fostering a collaborative and democratic classroom builds community and citizenship within students. Further research that supports “best practices” when defining individual areas of Language Arts Instruction is also referenced at http://www.sedl.org/reading/framework/research.html

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·  Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·  Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·  Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

Subject Area

·   Classroom teachers

·   Middle (grades 6-8)

·   High school (grades 9-12)

·   Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Participant survey

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Literacy Coaches

1. Provide Literacy Coach training to the reading specialists, learning support teachers, gifted support teachers, and ESL teachers to develop their capacity to provide support to Language Arts teachers who are learning new teaching practices.

2. Construct building schedules to support the collaboration between literacy coaches and classroom teachers.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Language Arts Coordinator

Start: 7/1/2008
Finish: 6/28/2013

$5,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

4

20

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

• School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Articulate and coach the delivery of Pennsylvania's Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Academic Standards through the use of research based "best practices".

2. Provide on-going support of Language Arts programming at the building level.

3. Act as liaison between teachers and Language Arts Coordinator relative to problem solving within language arts.

Darling-Hammond and McLaughlin (1995) report, “effective professional development sustained, on-going, and intensive, supported by modeling, coaching, and collective problem-solving around specific problems of practice.” Costa and Garmston (1994) and Garmston and Wellman (1999) concur, “coaching teachers in their practice is the most powerful means to increase their knowledge and improve their practice.” Lyons and Pinell (2001) also agree, “coaching is a way for teachers to become more analytic about their work.”

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Grade Level

Subject Area

·   Early childhood (preK-grade 3)

·   Elementary (grades 2-5

·  Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Participant survey

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Reading Apprenticeship Program

Continue implementation of the Reading Apprenticeship program in grade 6 - 8.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Language Arts Coordinator

Start: 9/4/2007
Finish: 5/29/2009

$4,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

6

4

60

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

• School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Apply metacognitive strategies in the classroom.

 2. Utilize before, during, and after reading strategies in the classroom.

3. Summarize the basic components of a Reading Apprenticeship program.

4. Design vocabulary activities related to content.

5. Explain the importance of extensive reading in a content area.

6. Describe and apply questioning strategies.

7. Describe and apply strategies for effectively reading textbooks.

8. Develop and implement lesson plans that include Reading Apprenticeship strategies.

Reading Apprenticeship program has been developed by WestEd. This initiative has been recognized nationally for its work in adolescent literacy improvement and for research on adolescent literacy development. The initiative is currently being evaluated by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences as an effective research-based supplemental literacy program. The research-based instructional framework, Reading Apprenticeship®, offers intensive hands-on training to improve the teaching effectiveness of content-area middle and high school teachers. Research studies show that students whose teachers have participated in Reading Apprenticeship training become more confident, engaged, and strategic readers. Another study revealed significant gains in reading proficiency for students in middle and high school content classes where teachers used the Reading Apprenticeship approach. English learners grew as much as students who were fluent in English. Students who initially scored in the lowest quartiles made the most rapid gains.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

For school and district administrators, and other educators seeking leadership roles:

·   Provides the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, ensuring that assessments, curriculum, instruction, staff professional education, teaching materials and interventions for struggling students are aligned to each other as well as to Pennsylvania's academic standards.

·   Empowers leaders to create a culture of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on learning.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

·   Classroom teachers

·   Principals / asst. principals

·   Middle (grades 6-8)

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Response to Intervention

Cross-train all learning support, remediation, ESL, and classroom teachers in the use of Language Arts intervention strategies, materials, assessments, and progress monitoring that will support "at risk" and non-proficient students in all content areas.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Language Arts Coordinator

Start: 7/1/2008
Finish: 6/28/2013

$5,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

5

80

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

·   School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participants will be able to:

1. Utilize appropriate, research-based intervention materials, strategies, and assessments with fidelity.

2. Monitor student progress utilizing identified probes.

3. Implement district adopted Response to Intervention model.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·    Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·    Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·    Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

·    Empowers educators to work effectively with parents and community partners.

For school and district administrators, and other educators seeking leadership roles:

·   Provides the knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically, ensuring that assessments, curriculum, instruction, staff professional education, teaching materials and interventions for struggling students are aligned to each other as well as to Pennsylvania's academic standards.

·   Provides leaders with the ability to access and use appropriate data to inform decision-making.

·   Empowers leaders to create a culture of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on learning.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

·   Classroom teachers

·   Principals / asst. principals

·   School counselors

·   Other educational specialists

·   Early childhood (preK-grade 3)

·   Elementary (grades 2-5

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Standardized student assessment data other than the PSSA

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Inquiry-Based and Differentiated Instructional Practices

Implement inquiry-based, "hands-on" and differentiated instructional practices in all science courses, at all levels.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 7/1/2008
Finish: 6/28/2013

$5,000.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

5

150

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

• School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Explain the principles of inquiry-based learning and how inquiry promotes active learning, student understanding, and retention of knowledge.

2. Engage learners in scientifically oriented questioning.

3. Promote the use of evidence by students when responding to questions.

4. Plan lessons where students; draw conclusions or formulate explanations from the evidence, connect and evaluate explanations with scientific knowledge, and communicate and justify proposed explanations.

5. Summarize the roles of the teacher and student in an inquiry-based classroom. 6. Design and implement an inquiry-based lesson plan.

7. Demonstrate inquiry-based instructional strategies.

The professional development is based on the Essential Elements of Inquiry as described in Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards, 2000, National Research Council.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·   Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·   Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·   Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

Subject Area

·   Classroom teachers

·   Early childhood (preK-grade 3)

·   Middle (grades 6-8)

·   Elementary (grades 2-5

·   High school (grades 9-12)

·   Science and Technology

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Creating lessons to meet varied student learning styles

·   Classroom observation focusing on factors such as planning and preparation, knowledge of content, pedagogy and standards, classroom environment, instructional delivery and professionalism.

·   Student PSSA data

·   Classroom student assessment data

·   Review of participant lesson plans

Activity

Description

Science Notebooking

Implement science "notebooking' as a standard instructional practice in all science classrooms (K-12).

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Start: 7/1/2008
Finish: 6/30/2011

$2,500.00

Professional Development Activity Information

Number of Hours Per Session

Total Number of Sessions Per School Year

Estimated Number of Participants Per Year

3

2

90

Organization or Institution Name

Type of Provider

Provider's Department of Education Approval Status

BASD

• School Entity

Approved

Knowledge and Skills

Research and Best Practices

Designed to Accomplish

The participant will be able to:

1. Implement a notebooking program where students utilize informational writing skills.

2. Identify depth of student understanding and possible misconceptions through analysis of student notebook responses.

3. Implement specific notebooking components: formulating investigative questions, relating science investigation to a real world problem, making predictions, planning an investigation, recording observations and data, forming claims using the evidence, communicating findings to others, and identifying next steps.

The benefits of science notebooking include the following:

1. Notebooks can be a tool for every student to use to construct her or his own conceptual understandings.

2. Students' notebook writings provide documentation of students' thinking, which can be used to guide instruction.

3. Students have opportunities to use various forms of expository writing.

4. Notebooks support differentiated learning.

For classroom teachers, school counselors and education specialists:

·    Enhances the educator's content knowledge in the area of the educator's certification or assignment.

·    Increases the educator's teaching skills based on research on effective practice, with attention given to interventions for struggling students.

·    Provides educators with a variety of classroom-based assessment skills and the skills needed to analyze and use data in instructional decision-making.

Educator Groups Which Will Participate in this Activity

Role

Grade Level

Subject Area

·   Classroom teachers

·   Early childhood (preK-grade 3)

·   Middle (grades 6-8)

·   Elementary (grades 2-5

·   High school (grades 9-12)

·   Science and Technology

Follow-up Activities

Evaluation Methods

·   Team development and sharing of content-area lesson implementation outcomes, with involvement of administrator and/or peers

·   Analysis of student work, with administrator and/or peers

·   Peer-to-peer lesson discussions

·   Review of participant lesson plans