Teacher Standards and Practices Commission



Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Effective January 15, 2002

255 Capitol Street NE, Suite 105

Salem, Oregon 97310

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

This Form is completed at the beginning of a licensure cycle when a Basic, Standard or Continuing License is issued or renewed.

Standards for Professional Development Plans

Each Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan shall have as a primary purpose improved student learning by improving professional skills of educators. Each plan shall be designed to assist the educator to:

(1) achieve district, state and national standards;

(2) keep current with the development and use of best practices;

(3) develop ways to enhance learning for a diverse student body; and

(4) create an environment with these characteristics: intellectual engagement, connectedness to the world outside the classroom, substantive conversation, depth of knowledge, and social support for student growth.

|Educator:       |Supervisor/Advisor:       |

|District/ESD:       |School:       |

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License:       Basic       Standard

Domains the Plan will address:

      Subject Matter or Specialty       Understanding Diversity

      Assessment Strategies       State & National Education in Priorities

      Methods & Curriculum      Use of Technology in Education

Goals/Objectives of the CPD Plan:

     

Proposed activities and experiences to meet your goals:

     

How will the plan help you to enhance student learning?

     

What resources, human and/or materials will you use to complete your plan?

     

Supervisor/Advisor Signature* Date Educator Signature Date

*This verifies that I have reviewed the proposal

and am aware of the activities required.

REVISIONS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

|How are you revising your plan? |How are you revising your plan? |

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|Date Supervisor |Date Supervisor |

|How are you revising your plan? |How are you revising your plan? |

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|Date Supervisor |Date Supervisor |

COMPLETION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

List of Professional Development Activity Domain(s) Number of PDUs

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DOMAINS: NOTE:

1=Subject Matter or specialty. One clock hour = one PDU.

2=Assessment strategies. One quarter hour credit = 20 PDUs. One semester hour credit = 30 PDUs.

3=Methods and curriculum.

4=Understanding diversity. Minimum of PDUs:

5=State and national educational priorities. 75 for Basic License.

6=Use of technology in education. 125 for Standard or Continuing License.

REFLECTION ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

To be written at the time of licensure renewal

Select one of the following prompts and write an essay.

- What have you learned that has contributed to greater learning by your students?

- Considering the goals you had set for your development four years ago and the growth that you have made, what questions have you now about your teaching and your students' learning?

- Describe what you believe was the most significant professional development activity; why do you believe it was important and how did it contribute to your learning about teaching?

     

Supervisor/Advisor Signature* Date Educator Signature Date

*I have reviewed the results of the CPD plan

and verify completion of the plan.

August 2, 1999

Dear Educator

RE: RENEWING YOUR LICENSE IN 2002 AND THEREAFTER

Take note that a new licensure requirement may apply to your next renewal. Please read on to determine how the requirement will affect you.

Beginning January 15, 2002 teachers, administrators and personnel service specialists will need to document Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to renew their licenses. This requirement, passed by the 1997 Legislature, will apply to all educators who hold Basic, Standard or Continuing licenses and who are employed in Oregon schools. The CPD requirement will not apply to substitutes or others who are not contracted for at least one-half time in Oregon schools. It will not apply to any licenses other than Basic, Standard or Continuing Teaching, Administrative or Personnel Service.

The CPD requirement may be met by participating in an employing district’s CPD program. Many districts are developing CPD programs in conjunction with their Consolidated District Improvement Plan and Individual School Improvement Plans, required by the 21st Century School Act. If your district does not have a CPD program or if your professional development needs differ from those planned by the district, you may develop an individual CPD plan to meet licensure renewal requirements. Most district CPD plans are comprehensive and make provisions for individual’s needs and interests within the district plan. All CPD plans are developed in consultation with the educator’s principal or immediate supervisor using forms developed by the district or TSPC. CPD activities may include, but are not limited to: additional coursework, professional conferences, publication, peer or student teacher mentoring, site committees, action research, and/or internships in business or industry.

The CPD requirement will be phased in over five years. When fully implemented, educators holding Basic licenses will need 75 CPD units for a three-year renewal, and educators holding Standard or Continuing licenses will need 125 CPD units for each five-year renewal.**

If the CPD requirement will affect your next renewal, you should do the following:

• Contact your principal or immediate supervisor to develop your plan.

• Select either the district or create an individual CPD plan in consultation with your principal or supervisor.

• Retain notes, registrations, agendas or other documentation of CPD activities to share with your principal or supervisor at scheduled reviews or at the next license renewal.

• Submit your completed plan to the appropriate district office; contact your supervisor for specifics. Do not send this document to TSPC.

• Have your district verify completion of your CPD plan on the PEER form, which reports employment at your next license renewal.

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A CPD unit is equal to one clock hour of instruction. One-quarter hour of college or university credit equals 20 CPD units; one semester hour of college or university credit equals 30 CPD units.

More than fifty school districts and 700 educators assisted TSPC in field testing the CPD plan in 1998-99. We appreciate their cooperation and the assistance of OEA, COSA, OSBA and the Oregon Board of Education in developing the CPD policies and procedures. Your comments

and suggestions will be welcomed as this CPD program is expanded statewide. For further information on your specific plan and needs, contact your principal or supervisor. For additional information on the TSPC rule on CPD, contact Dick Jones at (503) 378-7508 or 399-8962.

Teacher Standards and Practices Commission

Public Service Building

255 Capitol Street NE, Suite 105

Salem OR 97310-1332

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