World Languages/Bilingual Department PD Needs Assessment
The PD framework for next year will look similar to this year's framework.   I would like to use your input in designing the year for the department.   We will also be aligning our PD to the school goals, including an emphasis on equity, the big rocks of high expertise teaching (strategies from Jon Saphier), operationalizing the evaluation framework, aligning our curricula vertically and horizontally (where appropriate), and continuing our work with performance tasks to encourage communication and fluency.  

Please fill this out from YOUR perspective and what will be most beneficial to YOU in your role at ETHS.
Note:  Several questions ask you to RATE initiatives.  These questions are required by the survey.  Follow-up questions ask you to explain your rating.  These questions are not required by the survey.  However, the more information you can provide, the better next year's PD will meet your needs.
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What language do you teach? *
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Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work:  Articulating with District 65 in a more formal manner *
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Why did you choose that specific rating?   Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?   What are specific areas we need to target with the middle school teachers?
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work:  Continuing a peer observation cycle. *
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Why did you choose that specific rating?   Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work:  Vertically and horizontally aligning curricula at ETHS. *
Vertical alignment = level 1 to level 2 (for example); Horizontal alignment = level 3 to level 3H (for example)
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would department time around this look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work:  Working to operationalize the evaluation system. *
Creating a set of look fors and listen fors for various components of the Danielson rubric, in relation to the department's newly crafted THEORY OF ACTION
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around the evaluation system look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work:  Working to incorporate more communicative activities into the courses. *
(continuing to explore presentational, interpretive, interpersonal tasks and assessments)
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work:  Working on assessment FOR learning instead of assessment OF learning) *
(as defined by Black and William in 1998- Assessment FOR learning encompasses assessments given during the learning process for the purpose of helping students learn more before the final grading event.  "All those activities undertaken by teachers and their students that provide information to be used as feedback to modify the teaching and learning activities in which they are engaged." ) (This may look like: exploring rubrics, formative assessment options, reading articles, having discussions in order to explore specific strategies)
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work:  Working to incorporate 21st century skills into the language classroom. *
(continuing to explore Google Apps, Flipped Classroom, Skype, Website, new uses for Language Lab)
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work: Learning the basics of Google Drive. *
(uploading and converting documents, organizing documents, sharing documents, etc.)
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Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work: Working with a flipped classroom. *
(using videos, ScreenChomp, and other tools to record your lesson so that students can learn at their own pace)
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Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work: Learning how to incorporate formative assessment tools with ChromeBooks) *
(using Quizlet, Google Forms and Docs, Socrative, etc.)
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work: Continuing to focus on student engagement via cooperative learning. *
(continuing our 2012-2013 work with Kagan, exploring alternatives to Kagan)
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work: Learning about the expectations of the AP Course of your language *
(many of the AP exams are newer; this may drive instruction at other levels)
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work: Participating in the school's CARE Team Initiative) *
(Collaborative Action Research for Equity involves peer observations centering around focal students of color, designing lessons to their strengths, and using peer feedback to determine the success of the lesson)
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
The district is committed to working with Jon Saphier to incorporate the Big Rocks of High Expertise Teaching seamlessly into our classrooms.  We'll be sharing information about what the Big Rocks are at the beginning of next year.   Given that information, assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work.  The first main point is effective effort/ effort- based ability *
High Expertise Teachers convince students to believe in "effort based ability" instead of fixed ability.  Thus they are constantly doing "Attribution Retraining" and consistently sending the messages:" What we're doing is important; you can do it; and I won't give up on you" (tenacity and perseverance).  These messages are sent through daily interactive teacher behavior, through class structures and routines, and through policies and procedures.  These teachers take it upon themselves to teach the students explicitly how to exert effective effort and to welcome error as normative and an oportunity for learning.
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work for the next main point, cultural proficiency and personal relationship building *
High Expertise Teachers make students feel known and valued.  Thus they know about the students' life and culture and show an interest in their activities and success.  Artifacts, books, and curriculum experiences connect to the students' culture.  The unrelenting tenacity and high expectations of teachers with low-performing students also becomes evidence to the student that the teacher thinks they are worthwhile.
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Assign a priority rating 1-5 for our 2014-2015 work for the next main point, building a classroom climate of community, risk-taking, and ownership *
High Expertise Teachers create a climate of community, risk-taking, and ownership among all their students.  Thus the students know each other as people and have been taught the skills to cooperate and work as a team.  The students feel safe to make mistakes and view errors as feedback, not judgments; thus they take academic risks and challenge themselves to do hard work.  And the students have voice and ownership in constructing the "rules of the classroom game".  They have ownership of their learning through self-scoring, self-evaluation, and goal setting with plans of action.
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Why did you choose that specific rating?  What would PD around this item look like?  Do you have specific strategies/ideas/thoughts to contribute?  
Are there other areas of focus you feel are necessary for the department for 2014-2015 school year?
What are the areas?  Give a brief description and if you have ideas on how to address them/ways they can be presented, please include them.
In order to make PD more cohesive next year, I need help.  There may be stipend money available, and I'm willing to provide release time.
Would you be willing to lead a PD Monday for the department?  If yes, please identify yourself and indicate what type of PD you would feel you can contribute to, as well as which initiative above it corresponds to.  If you would like for your survey to remain anonymous, please send me an e-mail that answers this question.
Since Mondays can be flexible, it is possible to collaborate with other departments.  Are there any topics that you feel merit exploration with other departments?  Please explain and be sure to identify the appropriate department.
Is there anything else you want me to know about PD for 2014-2015 or to keep in mind for future years?
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