PROFEESIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODELS
Unity Point K-8 teachers may choose from two different levels of participation.
STEP 1: Attend Kickoff/Model Classroom Workshop- 2 hours
STEP 2: Take LoTi Assessments- Create, as a goal setting activity, an Individual Professional Development Plan in accordance with the survey results as the framework for the individual’s learning.
· Level I and Level II Grant Participants
STEP 3: Participate in Unity Point School trainings/workshops
Level I: Minimum of 4 hours
· Trainings for ipods, MacBooks, probes, Web 2.0 tools
· Taught in-house by UP Technology and Content Area Mentors
· 4 CPDU’s
Level II: Intel Teach Essentials Course- 32 hours
· 4 hours a week for 8 weeks- course to be offered in 2 cohorts:
o Monday/Tuesday- 3:30-7:30
o Saturdays- 8:00-12:00
· Approximately 20 hours of mentor assisted homework to be completed as an individual or a team
· Taught by UP Intel Master Teachers: Kathy Fuller, Tom Harness, Joellen Sullivan, Izetta Wiggs
· 32 CPDUs
STEP 4: Create and Post on the Web Server a Unit/Lesson Plan Integrating Technology
· Level I and Level II (already a part of the Intel Course)- can be completed as an individual or as a team