Proposal

=//5. **Proposal**//= =//How will you plan to solve the problem or answer the question? Describe what you will do to address the problem/opportunity described earlier. Are you doing anything differently than others have attempted? Why or why not? Why do you propose that your approach will succeed better than prior attempts or will work better with your students or faculty?//=

Develop and implement a three day Instructional Leadership in the 21st Century Professional Development program for a cohort of administrators and teacher leaders beginning in the summer of 2010 and continuing with a cohort of teacher each summer through 2014. Activity || By When/Whom || Timeline || Aligning Capacity || Progress Indicators || Review Date || Notes || Present proposal to Superintendent || PLP Team || April 2010 ||  || Action Plan Proposal || Spring - annually ||  || Select Dates for PD Instructional Leadership in the 21st Century || Administrators PLP Team || May 2010 ||  || Scheduled PD || Spring - annually ||  || Present proposal at faculty meetings || PLP Team || May 2010 ||  || Presentation || Spring - annually || Schedule presentations to each school's faculty || Review applications and select teacher leaders || PLP Team || June 2010 || || Invitations to Participate Sent || Spring - Annually || See Google Form for application || Administer pre-assessment tools: LoTi and ISTE survey. || PLP Team Administrators Teacher Leaders || June- August 2010 || || Summary of assessment data || Summer- annually || Loti Link: ISTE Survey: Google Doc || Plan and develop sessions for summer workshops PLP Team || May - August 2010 ||  || Sessions created and posted on PD wiki || Spring - Annually ||  || Create virtual toolbox of tutorials offering differentiated formats for learning || PLP Team || May - August 2010 || || Completed Toolbox of tutorials || Spring - annually || Wiki format || Plan and develop PD session schedule || PLP Team || July 2010 ||  || PD Schedule Posted || Spring- annually ||  || Secure funding for PD || PLP Team K. Soeder || May 2010 ||  || Funding approval || Spring 2011 ||  || Secure Act 48 credits || PLP Team K. Soeder || May 2010 ||  || Act 48 approval || Spring 2011 ||  || Secure location || PLP Team || May 2010 || || Location confirmed || Spring 2011 || || Conduct 3 day professional development program || PLP Team Administrators Selected teachers || August 2010 || || PD completion || Fall - annually || || Develop cohort/school team action plans || PLP Team Administrators Selected teachers || August 2010 || || Action Plans developed || Monthly || || OJR Powerful Learning Practice Team Participation in Year 2 cohort || PLP Team || September 2010- May 2011 || || Revised Action Plan || May 2011 || Secure approval for continuing participation ||
 * Task 1: **
 * Increase administrator and teacher use of technology and proficiency in 21 century partnership skills**
 * Digital Citizenship
 * Rationale for 21st Century Change- 21st century skills for teaching and learning
 * Communication and Collaboration
 * Creativity and Innovation
 * Research and Information Literacy
 * Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making
 * Career Awareness
 * Universal Design for Learning
 * TPACK Model for Instruction
 * Action Planning ||

Develop and implement a year long job embedded Instructional Leadership in the 21st Century Professional Development program for the cohort of administrators and teacher leaders during the 2010-2011 school year and continuing with cohorts of teachers each year through the 2014-2015 school year. **Aligning Capacity** || Present proposal to superintendent || PLP Team || April 2010 ||  || Action Plan Proposal || Spring - annually || || Assign PLP team mentors to cohort members || PLP Team || August 2010 || || List of mentors and mentorees || Summer - annually || || Plan and develop content for cohort's professional development monthly sessions || PLP Team || May - August 2010 || || Session posted on wiki || Monthly || || Continue to create virtual toolbox of tutorials offering differentiated formats for learning || PLP Team || August 2010-June 2011 || || Toolbox posted || Monthly || || Plan and develop schedule of meetings for continuing education, needs assessment, action planning, and evaluation || PLP Team || May - August 2010 ||  || Schedule posted || Summer- annually || || Secure location of meetings || PLP Team || August 2010 || || Location confirmed || Summer- annually || Alternate between face to face and virtual meetings. || Plan and secure approval for release time for teacher leaders || K. Soeder Principals || August 2010 ||  || Approval secured || Summer- annually || || Plan and provide incentives (curriculum rate reimbursement) || PLP Team || May 2010 ||  || Grant Proposal submitted ||  || OJR Education Foundation Grant || Secure ACT 48 credits || K. Soeder || August 2010 ||  || ACT 48 Approval || Summer - annually || || Conduct Teacher and Student Technology Use ICOT pre, mid and post assessment || PLP Team || June & Sept 2010 Jan & June 2011 ||  || Summary of data findings || September, January & June annually || ICOT || Administer Post-assessment tools- LoTi and ISTE survey || PLP Team Administrators Teachers || June 2011 ||  || Summary of assessment data || June - annually || || Conduct monthly professional development cohort meetings || PLP Team Administrators Teachers || Monthly ||  || Summary of meeting || Monthly || || Provide on-going support to adopted cohort members || PLP Team Mentors || Continuing || || Summary of interactions || Continuing || || Develop Tuesday Tech Tips and conduct TechnologyTip Time Sessions at Faculty Meetings || PLP Team Members || Annually beginning 2011-2012 school year || || Sessions completed || June- annually || || Participate in instructional rounds at the High School || PLP Team Members || Quarterly 2010-2011 school year || || Summary of observations || June - annually || || Sharing of action projects and linking to curriculum || PLP Team Administrators Teachers || May - June 2011 || || Projects linked to curriculum || June-annually || Select format for universal sharing || Review and make recommendations for technology integration elements to be included in the current Supervision Rubric || PLP Team Administrators Teachers || 2013 - 2014 school year || || Supervision rubric revised || June- annually || ||
 * Task 2: **
 * Increase student use of technology and proficiency in 21 century partnership skills**
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 * Task 3: **
 * Increase technology use and integration within the curriculum**

**Aligning Capacity** || Present proposal to superintendent || PLP Team || April 2010 ||  || Action Plan Proposal || Spring- annually ||  || Select and develop format for sharing action projects and linking to the curriculum || PLP Team || September 2010 || || Format selected and framework developed || Spring- annually || || Linking of action projects and examples to curriculum || PLP Team Administrators Teachers || March - April 2011 || || Projects linked to curriculum || Spring-annually || || Continued assessment of teacher and student use of technology in the classrooms (ICOT) || PLP Team || Sept 2010 Jan & June 2011 ||  || Summary of assessment data || September, January & June annually ||  || Select and develop format for student sharing of technology integrated projects || PLP Team Administrators Teachers || January - February 2011 ||  || Student ePortfolios framework and format selected || Spring- annually || ePortfolio || Creation of student ePortfolios || Teachers Students || 2011-2012 school year ||  || Student ePortfolios completed || Spring-annually ||  ||
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Develop and implement a year long job embedded Continuing Induction Program for new teachers during the 2013 - 2014 school year and continue each year there after. **Aligning Capacity** || Present proposal to superintendent || PLP Team || April 2010 ||  || Action Plan Proposal || Spring-annually ||  || Secure approval for extended induction program || Superintendent School Board PLP Team || May 2013 || || Approval for Extended Induction Program || Spring- annually || || Assign PLP teacher leaders to new teachers || PLP Team || Summer 2013 || || List of mentors and mentorees || Summer- Annually || || Plan and schedule a one day professional development prior to the beginning of the school year || PLP Team || Summer 2013 || || PD scheduled || Summer-annually || || Plan and develop content for one day professional development sessions || PLP Team || Summer 2013 || || Sessions || Summer-annually || || Plan and develop schedule of meetings during school year || PLP Team || Summer 2013 ||  || PD schedule || Summer-annually ||  || Plan and develop content for professional development continuing induction monthly sessions || PLP Team || Sept 2013 - June 2014 ||  || Sessions posted || Summer- annually ||  || Secure location of meetings || PLP Team || Summer- 2013 ||  || Location confirmed || Summer-annually ||  || Secure Act 48 Credits || PLP Team || Summer- 2013 ||  || Act 48 Approval || Summer-annually ||  || Administer Pre and post assessment tools- ICOT and LoTi || PLP Team Teachers || Sept 2013 Jan & June 2014 ||  || Summary of assessment data || Spring-annually ||  || Conduct planned peer coaching observation using the ICOT || PLP Team Teachers || 2013 - 2014 school year ||  || Peer coaching observations completed || Summer-annually ||  || Sharing of Induction Teachers action projects and linking to curriculum || PLP Team Teachers || 2013 - 2014 school year || || Action Projects linked to curriculum || Summer-annually || ||
 * Task 4: **
 * Increase new teacher use of technology and integration within the curriculum**
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