Examples of Activities
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To Qualify as 4 Hours District PD at Secondary and 7 Hours District PD at Elementary as Part of 34 District Hours
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To Qualify as PD for Probationary Teachers for 90 Hour Additional Requirement
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To Qualify as Professional Development Beyond the District 34 Hours for Tenured Teachers |
Staff Meetings
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Yes
(When approved by district or building and planned around topics of student learning, instructional strategies, or curricular content)
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Yes
(If the meeting is planned around topics of student learning, instructional strategies, or curricular content) |
Yes
(If the meeting is planned around topics of student learning, instructional strategies, or curricular content) |
Curriculum Development Meetings, School Improvement Committees, Department Meetings
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Yes
(When approved by district or building and planned around topics of student learning, instructional strategies, or curricular content)
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Yes
(If you can respond affirmatively to the questions shown above)
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Yes
(If you can respond affirmatively to the questions shown above)
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Study Groups, Action Learning, Lesson Study, Study of Student Work
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Yes
(When approved by district or building and planned around topics of student learning, instructional strategies, or curricular content)
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Yes
(If you can respond affirmatively to the questions shown above)
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Yes
(If you can respond affirmatively to the questions shown above)
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| Parent-Teacher Conferences |
No
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No
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No
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| Athletic Coaching Clinics |
No
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No
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No
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Teacher Planning Time Other than Team Planning
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No
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No
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No
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| Conferences/ Workshops at Off-site Location |
Yes
(When approved by district or building and planned around topics of student learning, instructional strategies, or curricular content)
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Yes
(If it is relevant to the probationary teachers’ classroom needs)
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Yes
(If you can respond affirmatively to the questions shown above)
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| Sessions Dedicated to Qualifying for NCA Accreditation |
No
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Yes
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Yes
(If you can respond affirmatively to the questions shown above)
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| University or College Class |
No
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No
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Yes
(If relevant to subject area taught)
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Mentoring of the New Teacher
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No
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Yes
(In the case of receiving mentoring but not in serving as a mentor) |
Yes
(In the case of the veteran teacher providing formal mentoring)
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| Student Teacher Supervision or Cooperating Teacher to a Student Teacher |
No
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N/A
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Yes
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Online courses focusing on curriculum content
and/or pedagogy
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Yes
(When approved by district or building and planned around topics of student learning, instructional strategies, or curricular content)
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Yes
(If it is relevant to the classroom needs of the probationary teacher)
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Yes
(If you can respond affirmatively to the questions shown above)
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| Service on a state-level, university or college task force or work group |
No
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N/A
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Yes
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