Professional Development Plan

Topic of Focus

Activities to Work
on Goal

Integrate student use of

technology into lessons

Book: Elementary
Education- Integrating
Computers in Classrooms
Harvey Pressman and
Eileen Barrett
Arizona State University:
EED531- Teaching with
Educational Technology
Scottsdale Unified School
District: Workshop
Using Google Docs/Apps in
Your Classroom

Outcomes

Observe: 5th Grade Teacher

at Yavapai Elementary
School who is excellent at
student assignments using
technology

Topic of Focus

Activities to Work
on Goal

Use student assessment

data and observations to
differentiate instruction

Book:
Differentiated InstructionMaking It Work: A Practical
Guide to Planning,
Managing and
Implementing
By: Patti Drapeaur
Arizona State University:
EDA548 Differentiating
Instruction for Gifted
Learners
Scottsdale Unified School
District: Workshop
ELA Differentiated

Student laptops will

be used at least
twice a week for
various lessons
Monthly Newsletter
produced by
students on Google
Apps
Lesson Plans will
include technology
integration for
students
Improvement in
students abilities to
use computers

Outcomes

Increase in
differentiated
instruction in the
classroom
Students working in
ability groups
More small group
work with students
for both enrichment
and interventions

Instruction Workshop

Topic of Focus

Activities to Work
on Goal

Increase Parent/Teacher
Communication and Parent
Involvement in Childs
Education

Book: A Teachers Guide to

Communicating with
Parents- Practical
Strategies for Developing
Successful Relationships
Tina-Taylor Dyches
Arizona State University:
BLE561
School, Community, Family
Culture, Parental
Involvement
Arizona State University:
EDA548
School, Family/Community
Connections
Scottsdale Unified School
District: Workshop
Using Google Docs/Apps in
Your Classroom

Topic of Focus

Activities to Work
on Goal

Outcomes

Increase in phone
calls/home
communication
Encourage parents
to create a parent
email tree
Each trimester hold
a curriculum night
to update parents
on their childs
education
Invite parents to
presentations/plays
in class
Monthly newsletter
home that students
create to describe
what we learned
over the month,
upcoming important
events and what we
will be learning next

Outcomes

Integrate science into ELA

and math curriculum
Improve lesson planning
and implementation in
science

Book: STEM Lesson

Essentials Grades 3-8
Integrating Science
Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics
Jo Anne Vasquez & Michael
Corner
Arizona State University:
EED529
Science in the Elementary
Education
Scottsdale Unified School
District: Workshop
3rd Grade Foss Kit Training
Structures of Life
Read, Write & Think Like a
Scientist
Observe 4th grade teacher
whose strength is Science
Curriculum

Effective lessons on
3rd Grade Science
Topics
Students engage in
hands-on science
experiments
Integration of
Science in ELA and
Math