1. West Side Montessori
LPDC
September 24, 2013

2. 1. Basic facts about Professional Development
2. How to write a “green goal sheet”
 And access the online goal form
3. Goal writing practice

4.  Continuing Education for Teachers
 Involves new learning or growth as
an education professional
 Not routine work (teaching or committee)
 Mostly determined by your own goals
 Some not goal-driven (in-service, unexpected)

5.  You decide! – within guidelines 
 Your LPDC handbook explains these guidelines
 It should always relate to an ODE standard

6. 1. Students
2. Content
3.
Assessment
4.
Instruction
5. Learning
Environment
6.
Collaboration
and
Communication
7.
Professional
responsibility
and growth

7. 1.
Students
2.
Content
3.
Assessment
4.
Instruction
5.
Learning
Environm
ent
6.
Collaboratio
n and
Communication
7.
Professional
responsibilit
y and
growth

8. 1.
Students
2.
Content
3.
Assessment
4.
Instruction
5.
Learning
Environm
ent
6.
Collaboratio
n and
Communication
7.
Professional
responsibilit
y and
growth

9. 1.
Students
2.
Content
3.
Assessment
4.
Instruction
5.
Learning
Environm
ent
6.
Collaboratio
n and
Communication
7.
Professional
responsibilit
y and
growth

10. 1. Students
2. Content
3.
Assessment
4.
Instruction
5. Learning
Environment
6.
Collaboration
and
Communication
7.
Professional
responsibility
and growth

11.  Your own professional interests and goals
as an educator
 School mission and priorities
 Feedback
 Addressing new challenges & trends

12. School
committee
School
committee
Professional
committee
A school
task force
School
committee
In-services
School
committee

13. School
committee
School
committee
Mentoring
A school
task force
Lead
teacher for
college
methods
student
In-services
Accreditation
team

14. 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1

15. 1. Students
2. Content
3.
Assessment
4.
Instruction
5. Learning
Environment
6.
Collaboration
and
Communication
7.
Professional
responsibility
and growth
School mission
and priorities
Your professional
interests and goals
Trends affecting
education &
your students

16.  Amount of time spent on PD over 5 years is
determined by
 Your salary band
 Whether you are a licensed teacher
 5-8-10-18-18 CEUs – in 5 years
 Most of your PD should support
.
 You can also include all In-Services and 20 hours
of other PD that fall outside your goals

19. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131

20. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
Specific goal

21. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new WSM teacher Sally Forth
following West Side’s mentoring program.

22. I / my team / my students will…
 *learn* something new
 implement something
 make a change
 overcome a challenge
 explore something
 achieve something
 accomplish something
 Do something successfully
I / my team / my students will be able to…

23. Montessori Training
I will complete my Montessori Training in Lower El.
Attend a major conference
I will explore best practices in Montessori learning (in the areas
of…..)
Mentoring
I will successfully mentor *name*, a new teacher in Lower
Elementary following the WSM mentoring program.
Implement new curriculum
I will successfully learn and use the new AIM curriculum for
teaching levels 5-8 French

24. Improve your teaching
I will learn about the diverse learning styles of my students and
design lessons to better engage them in learning.
Meet a new challenge
I will learn about students on the autistic spectrum and develop a
toolbox of strategies to meet their needs in the Montessori
environment.
Accreditation Team
I will serve on an AMS Accreditation Team.
A team goal
Our team will successfully revise our assessment strategies in
language arts

25. Implement something new for the students
I will research and develop a classroom library with corresponding
lessons.
Build content knowledge
I will update my content knowledge in the area of biology, chemistry
and environmental science for MS age.
Leadership role in school committee
I will learn about opportunities to use school land educationally and
help shape future use by participating as a leader on the Land Use
Committee.
Goal for your students (my students will…)
My students will demonstrate thorough understanding of Ohio history
through a new series of field experiences and related lessons that I
will research and develop.

26. Take charge of your professional growth
I will develop my understanding of Professional Development
standards, use the WSM PD system effectively, and start
enjoying and taking charge of my PD.
Communicate with parents
I will learn to write parent newsletters using the WordPress blog
and communicate bi-weekly with students’ families, using
pictures.

27. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
What is the outcome and what
evidence will you show the LPDC?

28. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.

29. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
Why? What ODE standard(s) does it
support? Why is this a priority?

30. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new WSM teacher Sally Forth
following West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.

31. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new WSM teacher Sally Forth
following West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014

32. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
What Professional Development activities
LISTED IN THE HANDBOOK do you have in
mind? See pp. 32-35
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014

33. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014
WSM Mentoring Program:
Meetings
Observations + pre & post meetings
Communications & filling out related paperwork

34. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014
WSM Mentoring Program:
Meetings (2 hrs x 9 months)
Observations + pre & post meetings
Communications & filling out related paperwork

35. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014
WSM Mentoring Program:
Meetings (2 hrs x 9 months)
Observations + pre & post obs. meetings
Communications & filling out related paperwork
18 hrs
6 hrs
6 hrs
30 3.0

36. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014
WSM Mentoring Program:
Meetings (2 hrs x 9 months)
Observations + pre & post obs. meetings
Communications & filling out related paperwork
18 hrs
6 hrs
6 hrs
30 3.0
a) What will the happy outcome of your goal be, and
b) What evidence will you put in our basket?

37. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014
WSM Mentoring Program:
Meetings (2 hrs x 9 months)
Observations + pre & post obs. meetings
Communications & filling out related paperwork
18 hrs
6 hrs
6 hrs
30 3.0
Happy outcome: Sally will be successfully mentored according to the program. She will
be confident and ready to be a full member of our WSM teaching team. (Great – now
think about what specific evidence you have of this that you can show LPDC.)

38. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014
WSM Mentoring Program:
Meetings (2 hrs x 9 months)
Observations + pre & post obs. meetings
Communications & filling out related paperwork
18 hrs
6 hrs
6 hrs
30 3.0
Sally will be successfully mentored according to the program. She will be confident and
ready to be a full member of our WSM teaching team. Evidence will be our observation &
meeting notes from mentoring program and her written feedback. (Great – now decide
what forms will you need to document.)

39. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014
WSM Mentoring Program:
Meetings (2 hrs x 9 months)
Observations + pre & post obs. meetings
Communications & filling out related paperwork
18 hrs
6 hrs
6 hrs
30 3.0
Sally will be successfully mentored according to the program. She will be confident
and ready to be a full member of our WSM teaching team. Evidence will be our
observation & meeting notes from mentoring program and her written feedback.
(Activity Summary + Time log)

40. 1 Mentoring
Amy Eighmy
9/23/131
I will successfully mentor new teacher Sally Forth following
West Side’s mentoring program.
ODE Standards 6 & 7. Collaboration & Communication and
Professional Growth. Priority to have a strong teaching team for the
students.
6/15/2014
WSM Mentoring Program:
Meetings (2 hrs x 9 months)
Observations + pre & post obs. meetings
Communications & filling out related paperwork
18 hrs
6 hrs
6 hrs
30 3.0
Sally will be successfully mentored according to the program. She will be confident and
ready to be a full member of our WSM teaching team. Evidence will be our observation
& meeting notes from mentoring program and her written feedback. (Activity Summary
+ Time log)
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