Professional+Development


 * What is new in Professional Development?**

The Professional Development Committee Set up a survey using Google Docs (see Technology Links) in early January. The survey went out to everyone in the district so the committee could gather data to help in the creation of sessions for our Superintendent's Day on March 22. The link to the survey is below. @http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGs0ZGhJUHE2U0lSUjdzZFZVUlNxY1E6MA

Rick Weinberg, Technology Staff Specialist for BOCES, is coming in one time per month to help teachers with technology integration. Rick has set up a calendar on the Franklinville web page where teachers can sign up for time slots each day he is here. Rick can work with teachers and students on a variety of technology integrated projects.

Our online Professional Development tracking and registration system, PDP Premier, launched as of January 1. Teachers and staff are now required to submit all requests using this electronic (paperless) format. This system allows all staff to track their professional development hours each year. This is particularly important for any staff with a Professional teaching license as they must complete 175 hours of Professional Development every 5 years to keep their New York State Licensure. PDP Premier allows us to send reports on these teachers directly to the State Ed. Department. For more information about the new teacher regulations visit the Office of Teaching Initiatives website: [].

Franklinville Schools is getting SMART! Actually we are already! In October a panel of elementary and high school teachers reviewed presentations given by representatives from three of the major Interactive Whiteboard providers. Representatives from SMART, E-Instruction, and Promethean showcased all of their products. After weighing all the capabilities the teams voted to pilot SMART products for the district. SMART offers a wide variety of interactive tools to use in the classroom along with a great deal of teacher support and ideas. To learn more about SMART visit [].
 * What else is going on in the district?**