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Example Personal Professional Development Plan
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Personal Professional Development Plan (PPDP)
This PPDP is an agreement between __Leslie Gates__ and Arts Educator 2.0. The purpose of this Personal Professional Development Plan is to construct professional development goals for the Arts Educator 2.0 Project participants in a collaborative and meaningful way. Progress towards the following goals is the responsibility of the participant, with assistance provided by __(mentor's name)__. The successful completion of the goals outlined below will result in 5 CPE credits awarded by the PA Department of Education. A final evaluation of progress will be conducted by the grant co-directors, grant partners, and the grant evaluator in consultation with the participant's mentor.

Goal #1: Develop a standards-aligned unit of study with rich, compelling content for future implementation in your classroom (//Provided by ArtsEducator2.0//).
In order to meet this goal, the following steps will be taken:
 * I will participate in 7 webinars that deliver content related to writing the unit of study;
 * I will participate in 5 face-to-face meetings at IU1 where I will have time to interact and collaborate with other teachers about the content and technologies relevant to unit writing;
 * I will work with my mentor and collaborate with other grant participants to draft the unit in stages as content is delivered and discussed. Upon completion of the unit, I will submit the unit for review;
 * I will complete any necessary revisions of the unit and resubmit by June 30, 2009.

Progress will be documented in the following ways:
 * I will draft the unit using google docs that will be shared among participants with which I am collaborating as well as my mentor;
 * I will be accountable to deadlines that coincide with the face-to-face meetings at IU1;
 * I will save/record necessary communication between me and my mentor or other grant personnel regarding my unit writing progress.

Goal #1 will be assessed in the following ways:
 * My unit of study will be reviewed by a team of grant personnel including the co-directors, evaluator, and representatives from grant partners;
 * The team will assess the proficiency of my unit using a rubric that was explained to me at the beginning of the AE2.0 Project. The rubric will be used to determine if my unit is Advanced, Proficient, Basic, or Below Basic.

===Goal #2: Increase student achievement by finding, using, and evaluating the effectiveness of resources that support the National and State Visual Arts Standards as outlined in my district's visual arts curriculum (//Identified through collaboration between teacher and coach//).=== In order to meet this goal, the following steps will be taken: • Familiarize/review the ways in which the National/State standards are embedded within the district visual arts curriculum; • Brainstorm potential resources useful in units designed to teach these standards; • Search and locate at least 30 resources that might prove beneficial in supporting these units; • Have students review at least 10 of the resources based on mutually-created criteria; • Complete a personal evaluation of the resources, documenting the resources strengths and limitations as well as ideas for implementation.

Progress will be documented in the following ways: • I will create a concept map or scope and sequence of how the visual arts curriculum and standards are aligned within the course I teach • I will keep a google spreadsheet that contains the information (source, title, location, cost, etc.) of each resource • I will be accountable to deadlines that coincide with the face-to-face meetings at IU1; • I will post student responses and my own personal responses to my wiki for review and comments by the Arts Educator 2.0 community

Goal #2 will be assessed in the following ways: • My progress will be consistently observed by my mentor via on-site visits, virtual visits, various forms of communication, and via my wikispace. • The ArtsEducator2.0 steering committee will deem my progress adequate after consultation with my mentor.