2009-2010 Professional Development
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1. How do you classify your position at Stevenson this school year?

2. What content area(s) do you teach this school year? Please check all that apply.

3. Please check your level of agreement with the following statements:

 Strongly AgreeModerately AgreeNeutralModerately DisagreeStrongly Disagree
I participate in activities outside of the classroom for my school (i.e. student groups, school functions).
I am involved in decision-making for my school.
I initiate change in my school.
Most of my colleagues share my beliefs and values about what the central mission of the school should be.
I can count on colleagues here when I feel down about my teaching or my students.
In general, my classes are disciplined and well-behaved.
Students know that I expect them to work hard and they act accordingly.
For the most part, my students are engaged in my lessons.

4. Thinking about your interactions with other teachers at your school this school year, please indicate the frequency with which you engaged in the following activities. (Please note: Collaboration in this sense refers to an in-person meeting - outside of administrative meetings - where the focus is on instruction and the agenda has been developed by a teacher or teachers - not by the school.

 DailyWeeklyBi-WeeklyMonthlyQuarterly/Bi-MonthlySemesterlyYearlyNeverN/A
I have collaborated with teachers within my department and my grade level.
I have collaborated with teachers within my department across grade levels.
I have collaborated with teachers across departments in my grade level.
I have collaborated with teachers across departments and across grade levels
I have collaborated with teachers from a different school.
I have taught a common lesson created collaboratively across departments.
I have observed another teacher's classroom (for at least 10 mins.).
I have collaborated with a PLP (instructional coach) from my school.
I have organized and presented Professional Development at my school.
I have organized and presented Professional Development at another school.

5. When thinking about the past full year, please indicate how many times the following has happened (this year) or will happen (next year). Please include summer months.

Professional Conferences require paid registration and travel to another site to attend or present a session at a local, state, or national meeting. Examples of professional conferences include: California Mathematics Council, California Association of Teachers of English, California Sciences Teachers Association, California Council for Social Studies, American Educational Research Association (AREA), etc.

 0 times1 time2 times3 times4 times5 times6 times or more
In the past 12 months, I have attended professional conferences.
In the last 12 months, I have been the presenter at professional conferences.
In the next 12 months, I plan on attending professional conferences.
In the next 12 months, I plan on presenting at professional conferences.

6. Consider all of the Professional Development opportunities that you participated in during this school year, including any Tuesday afternoons, all-day pullouts, extended days, peer observations, and Saturday workshops. Please check all topics and situations that you participated in during the 2009-2010 school year. These are sessions that were provided at Stevenson or through Stevenson.

7. Think about the sessions you attended at Stevenson and the topics addressed. Please check your rating in each area. Feel free to add comments in the space provided.

 ExcellentGoodFairPoorN/A
The quality of the materials received at the PD sessions.
The engagement level and interest level of the PD sessions.
The level of collaboration in the PD sessions.
The usefulness of the PD sessions.
The overall experience you have had with the PD sessions.

8. Consider all of the Professional Development sessions that you participated in at Stevenson this year. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following:

 Strongly AgreeModerately AgreeNeutralModerately DisagreeStrongly Disagree
The session(s) addressed topics that are relevant for my role in education.
The goals/objectives of the session(s) were accomplished.
The presenter(s) used effective techniques for accomplishing the purpose(s) of the session(s).
My content area knowledge has improved as a result of attending and participating in the session(s).
The concepts or materials covered are immediately useful for me.
I believe that I will have occasion to use the concepts or materials from the session(s) at some point in time.
The ideas and skills presented will be useful in improving student learning and/or achievement.
I am interested in additional follow-up on the session topic(s) covered. *(Please indicate which session(s) you'd prefer in the box below.)*

9. Please rate your current priority level of the following Professional Development topics. These are priorities for future Professional Development.

 Strong PriorityModerate PriorityPriorityNot a PriorityN/A
Use of Student Data
Academic Vocabulary
Higher-Order Thinking
Accountable Talk
Understanding by Design (Backwards Planning)
Writing Objectives
Development, Organization, and Use of Classroom Library
Capturing Kids Hearts
Student Engagement
Collaboration in Cores
Collaboration in Departments
Collaboration in Grade Levels
Peer Observations
Student Discipline and Classroom Management
Teaching Students with Special Needs
Teaching Students with Limited-English Proficiency
Use of Technology in Instruction
The Content of the Subject(s) I Primarily Teach
The Content Standards of the Subject(s) I Primarily Teach
Methods of Teaching
Assessment
Communicating with Families
Analysis of Student Work
Tiered Instruction (RTI)

10. Meeting the professional development needs of every professional on campus is challenging. We appreciate your responses and input. Please consider indicating what specifically might you have learned this year that was of most value to you as a teacher. Additionally, what specifically might you have hoped to learn this year that was not addressed? What suggestions might you have for improving future PD at Stevenson? Thank you for your time and your thoughtful input.

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