Provide timely and meaningful professional development that enhances the quality of classroom instruction, including opportunities for student curiosity and innovative exploration, and ways to incorporate the skills into lesson planning and activities. Action Statement Strategies
Provide professional development on the Virginia Department of Education standards for teaching, learning, and assessment to help teachers plan lessons.
● Provide opportunities for teachers to learn the required state curriculum through the standards of learning, instructional resources, assessment resources, and professional resources. ● Provide an instructional notebook with PCPS Instructional Expectations including grade level and or course standards, instructional resources, assessment resources, instructional strategies, and best practices. ● Provide professional learning to unpack the standards and create lessons through Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). ● Provide an online resource that serves as a pacing guide with curriculum resources and instructional strategies for each grade-level subject or course. ● Implement data driven instructional practices across all grade levels and subjects ● Division staff will assist principals in compiling and monitoring common assessment data to determine instructional strengths and weaknesses ● Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) will be utilized for teachers to disaggregate student data and discuss related instructional practices ● Division leadership will lead calendar committee meetings and ensure the calendar is evaluated appropriately for sufficient professional development time ● Provide flexible ways to offer professional development aligned to areas of potential growth ● Develop schedules to promote collaboration through common planning ● Provide professional development on student engagement and innovative practices. ● Provide professional development on effective instruction for diverse learners, including students with disabilities, ELLs, 504 plans, and gifted students. ● Leaders will use walkthroughs and evaluations to support improvement through feedback and communication. ● Gather teacher feedback on professional development 9
Regularly monitor student achievement data to identify areas of potential growth in instructional practices and align professional development opportunities.
Utilize the division-wide calendar committee to create a calendar conducive to providing professional development during the teacher work day.
Provide professional development to enhance student engagement and support the 5 Cs: critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and citizenship and assist students in acquiring the 5 Cs of the Profile of a Virginia Graduate. Create a feedback loop with teachers and administrators to discuss instructional practices.
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