My Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)
(Sample)
Key: TBD (To Be Determined)
Name, Position, Contact Information Richard D. Solomon, PhD; Retired Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Co-creator of Jewish-education.org.
rdsolomonphd@gmail.com, rds@umd.edu; 520-749-5990 (H); 520-237-2896 (C); RichardDSolomon (Skype ID) Goal/s of IPDP To develop knowledge base and skills to integrate web technology into Judaic instruction and Jewish teacher training
Implementation Initiatives Anticipated Date/s for Implementation Support Needed Formative and Summative Feedback Received Comments/
date 1, Change the focus of my blog http://richarddsolomonsblog.blogspot.com/
from mentoring Jewish students and teachers to integrating web technology into Judaic instruction and teacher staff development Write five blog posts per week, Monday through Friday. The change in the focus in the blog began on July 29, 2010 and is continuing Support requested from colleagues from members of my Jewish educators community of practice social network @ and members of the second USCJ cohort on Jewish-education.org Wendy Light, Katrina Way and Sam all offered positive feedback on changing the focus of the blog for mentoring Jewish students and teachers to integrating web technology for Judaic instruction and teacher training I’m learning more each day on the use of new web tools for Judaic teaching and staff development-8/4/1020 2. Have created a spreadsheet of web tools for Judaic Educators and Staff Developers which is located at this url: https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AVHRiMW9xDMfZGRycHJnaGZfODZjdzd0czlkMg&hl=en I record a new entry as I learn about new web tools. This is self-initiated. The readers of this spreadsheet offer their advice and suggestions. I love doing this. 12/28/2010 3. Co-create a course on website, jewish-education.org, on mentoring pre-service and in-service Judaic educators. This first course will cover the requisite instructional and classroom management competencies needed of the mentor. (Chapters 1-7 in the Toolbox) The first live video class will take place on December 7, 2010 and the six webinar will take place on February 1, 2011 Wendy Light, Katrina Way, Sam and members of the USCJ cohort Receiving feedback on the course from Wendy, Sam, Katrina, and the members of the USCJ cohort #2 on a continuous basis. I need to learn how to better control the WiZiQ speaking and writing tools 12/20/2010. 4. Invite USCJ cohort to create an IPDP or Staff PDP This is the assignment for the last class on February 1, 2011 Get feedback from Wendy, Sam and Katrina and the members of cohort #2 Cohort understands they need to complete either the IPDP or SPDP to obtain certification TBD (To Be Determined) 5. Investigate other live video platforms 12/20/2010 Discuss this with Sam and Katrina Sam and Katrina are experimenting with other video platforms I want the video platform to be more user-friendly/
12/20/2010 6. Joined the Jewish Education Change Network (JECN) and started a group called Integrating Technology into Jewish Education. This is its url:
http://jedchangenet.ning.com/group/integratingtechnologyintojewisheducation November, 2010 Right now we have seven members in the community of practice More colleagues are joining each week Seems to be a helpful way to share the application of technology into Judaic education and teacher training. 12/28/2010 6. Prepare an application to present a video power point on the eight stage career development ladder at the MOFET online international conference on January 25-26, 2011, The application has been approved and I have completed and submitted the video power point presentation.
This is the video PPT: http://vimeo.com/15574500 Collaborate with Nellie Deutsch on this project We have a practice session on January 3, 2011. This workshop will be presented at the MOFET International Online Conference on January 25-26, 2011. The workshop was presented and it was well received. It is exciting to share this construct with my colleagues in Jewish education and teacher training. 7. Offer advanced course on mentoring on moodle, jewish-education.org . This course will cover the interpersonal, observational and reflection competencies of the mentor. It will also include what mentor teachers should know about the theory and research on how teachers learn to teach and implement innovations during their career. (Chapters 8-10 in the Toolbox) TBD (To Be Determined) Collaborate with Wendy, Sam and Katrina on this project TBD I wonder if the members of the USCJ will be interested in this advanced course. It will require their knowing how to navigate the moodle and be able to make audio and video recordings of the various competencies of the mentor. 8/8/2010 8. Create two additional courses: 1. Web Tools for Jewish Education and Staff Development and 2. On site and Online Staff Development for Jewish Educators To be completed by the end of 2011 Work with Wendy, Sam and Katrina on these projects TBD 9. Present at the Moreh L’Morim Summer Institute at Siegal College, Cleveland, Ohio. July 31-August 3, 2011. Working with Elaine Solomon, Jeffrey and Deborah Schein Elaine, Jeffrey and Debbie are collaborating with me Our proposal has been accepted. We will present the 8 stage career development ladder to recruit, develop, promote and retain exceptional Judaic educators. This should be both informative and lots of fun-
12/28/2010
Note: The Staff Professional Development Plan (SPDP) is like the IPDP; however, the SPDP identifies the staff initiatives (e.g. onsite and/or online staff development meetings, team meetings, professional conversations, parent conferences and contacts, professional readings, demonstration lessons, lesson and unit plans, IPDPs, course work, workshop, seminars, webinars, etc.) that you and your instructional or professional development team intend to implement during a one or two year period.
Final Project
Your final project for the course is either your (a) Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) or (b) Staff Professional Development Plan (SPDP).
An SPDP is a document that describes your the staff development program you plan to implement during a one or two year period of time. Your SPDP should include these elements (a) the initiatives/activities you intend to implement , (b) the anticipated date/s for implementation, (c) the support you will need to implement your plan; (d) the formative and summative feedback that you have received and will receive and (e) your comments or reflections, and the date your recorded your comments/reflections.
Note: See the sample SPDP on this Google document.
Note: To receive a certificate of completion for taking the Mentoring Students to Become Jewish Educators: Introduction to Mentoring (MS2JE) you must submit your SPDP on or before Sunday evening February 6, 2011. Thank you.