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Week 5 Discussion
Throughout this course, you have engaged in the supervisory role of teacher observation. As part of this process, you collected data and conferenced with the teacher in the full clinical cycle. Consider now how you will support the teacher to enhance classroom instruction and ultimately improve student learning.

During Week 2, you were introduced to the national and Maryland state professional development standards. These standards define __**high quality professional development**__. As a supervisor, an important way to support your teachers is by providing appropriate professional development opportunities. This week, you will learn about various types of professional development that are part of the teacher evaluation process (see list below) and discuss ways that professional development could support the teachers you have observed. Note, in Week 8, you will focus on technology-supported professional development. The goal of this discussion is to gain an understanding of the various professional development opportunities and how they can be appropriately used. ** Team D ** will determine the format for the discussion, which will be posted as an announcement by Thursday of this week. In the meantime, be sure that you have completed the readings to gain an understanding of various professional development opportunities. > > //Think about one teacher that you observed in this course. Consider the needs of this teacher based on your observation. What professional development opportunities should the teacher engage in to benefit student learning? Does the teacher need one-to-one support or will the teacher improve by collaboaring with others? Briefly introduce the teacher (using a pseudonym), identify the grade level, and describe the teacher’s area(s) of need. Then, provide your recommendation for professional development that will support the teacher’s needs. In your recommendation, describe the type and focus of the professional development and provide a rationale for your recommendation.//
 * **Examples of Professional Development Opportunities*** Listening to Student Voices
 * Critical Friends
 * Lesson Study
 * LASW (Looking at Student Work)
 * Classroom Visits
 * Coaching and Mentoring
 * Book Study ||
 * 1) Individually, prepare a response to the questions below.
 * 1) Team D will determine the appropriate follow up discussion postings.

Assignment Details
During Weeks 4-7 of the course, teams will have an opportunity to facilitate an asynchronous whole group discussion or activity. The topic and content will be provided for you, but it will be up to your team to determine how you want to engage students in discussing the content. Weekly team assignments are listed below. Identify your team and topic, and then look ahead to that week and begin thinking about how you will set up the whole group activity. Facilitators** || || Post-Synchronous Chat Activity ||= Team B ||
 * = **Week** ||= **Discussion Topic** ||= **Team
 * = 4 || Purposeful Observation ||= Team C ||
 * = 5 || High Quality Professional Development ||= Team D ||
 * = 6 || Action Research and Peer Coaching ||= Team A ||
 * = 7

Options for engaging students in discussing and learning content include, but are not limited to: __**Suggestions and Guidelines**__ Scoring Guidelines
 * 1) Using the ELC discussion forum following a similar format to the weekly whole group discussions. Engage in a discussion with students, and post a final summary at the end of the week.
 * 2) Setting up a blog where students post comments to the questions provided; set up multiple blog entries to move the discussion along. Analyze and summarize the comments with a final summary posting.
 * 3) Using a collaborative Web 2.0 tool such as a Wikispace, Google Doc or other application, and have students complete the task on that space. Analyze and summarize the comments with a final summary posting.
 * Use your team's forum (or other means of communication) to discuss the format you want to use to facilitate the whole group activity. By the __**Friday before your scheduled weekly activity**__, please email Donna Schnupp and your instructor your plans for how you want to set up the activity. For instance, if you have an external website set up such as blog or wiki space, be sure to include the URL. The information you provide will be posted in an announcement and/or the coursebook directions.
 * Refer to the resources on the right to help you prepare to facilitate the discussion.
 * You will receive a Team grade for this assignment.** **This assignment is worth 10 points.**
 * **Criteria** || **Points** ||
 * Activity format submitted on time with clear directions (Friday before weekly activity to be facilitated) ||= 3 ||
 * * All teammates engaged in facilitation by posting follow-up comments and feedback
 * Comments and feedback encouraged critical thinking
 * Discussion activity was summarized and included additional questions to consider ||= 7 ||