Professional Development Plan

I am not really sure what I want to do when I grow up, but one career I am thinking about is being a technology coordinator in a school or district.  If I were to do that, most likely I would be in charge of creating professional development for teachers on how to use technology in their specific classes.  So my overall goal under the ISTE Standard 5: Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership would be to create a PLC in the school that will compile and distribute an iTunes U course with resources for technology integration and other sources like global and local professional learning communities.

To do this, my short term goals are to:

Before school: Create iTunes U Course

By October: Gather teachers from each subject area to participate in this PLC, and an outline for what the course will contain

By November: Develop a rubric/guide to determine the reliability of a source

By December: Have at least one source from each subject area posted to the iTunes U course

By January: Have at least a total of 3 sources for each subject area on the iTunes U course

By February: Distribute the always improving iTunes U course to the school with an explanation of how to access, use, and provide input

Long term goal:

Create an PLC in the school to compile and distribute an iTunes U course with resources to global and local professional learning communities by the end of the school year

To determine if this PLC is successful, I would assess by: 

If course is coming along as planned, then part of the goal is met.  

The PLC will conduct voluntary walkthroughs with teachers who care to participate in the iTunes U course to see the tools/strategies/resources that were provided by the course in action.  

Surveys will be conducted on what teachers in the entire school want/need in the iTunes U course, and if these needs are being met.