How Can You Create Lessons that Foster Active, Intellectual Engagement of All Students?

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A. Professional Development Need
Professional development is needed in helping teachers plan lessons that foster active, intellectual engagement of all students. The essential question that will be answered during the professional development is: How can you create lessons that foster active, intellectual engagement of all students?
A1. How Need Was Identified
This professional development was identified by analyzing trends in the student data, as well as current trends in data collected from the teacher’s recent observations. When talking to the principal at the practicum school site, he was concerned with the overall trends from observations completed by the administrators and district evaluators. These trends showed that the majority of the teachers were being rated in the progressing category (J. Grantham, personal communication, November 1, 2013). During this discussion he felt that this had a direct link to the student’s achievement data which shows students are struggling. He wanted to provide his teachers a professional development to improve the planning of lessons so that more students’ individual needs are being met and all students are intellectually engaged.
A2. Relation to Student Achievement Data
According to Dr. Grantham, less than 50% of the students scored at a level three or higher on the FCAT reading and math assessment (personal communication, November 1, 2013). Because the scores were low, it has been a major focus of the school. He feels that the teachers are not planning lessons based on the current student data and meeting the individual needs of the students during lessons.
A3. District Goals
The Hillsborough County Public Schools has created a strategic plan which outlines goals for th...

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... the evaluations from the professional development we noticed a consistent complaint of time. Once we saw this negative feedback, as a team we decided to continue the conversations during the next professional learning community meeting the following week. Because there was so much positive feedback we decided as a team to continue with these professional development opportunities. We will continue to look at other trends from the teacher’s observations and student data and plan accordingly. I would propose to the team the next workshop be given on the assessment component. This component also shows as a weakness among teachers when being observed. This assessment piece would have a direct link to intellectually engaging the students because the assessments given during the lessons could be analyzed in order to plan future lessons based on the students’ needs.

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