PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Comprehensive Professional Development Projects
Comprehensive Professional Development Projects are individually designed to meet specific district or school site needs. Projects are designed to provide in-depth content training and multiple levels of follow-up support including demonstration teaching and on-site collaboration. These systemic projects include multiple service days that may be interspersed over a period of weeks, months or a year. Project topics are in Literacy, Autism, and Early Childhood Special Education. Diagnostic Center staff will work with the District to identify the project components, which often include:
- In-depth content training (full, half-day, or 1-1½ hour sessions)
- On-site consultation
- Planning sessions with teachers and administrative support teams
- Demonstration teaching, including video taping for future staff development
- Lesson observations with feedback sessions
- Problem solving and coaching sessions
- Data analysis, summative and formative evaluations
Due to our staff time commitment for these projects, they will be available on a limited basis. In many cases we begin the planning process with the local district or school site in the spring prior to the implementation year. The following general requirements apply to each of the Comprehensive Professional Development topics:
- Evidence of administrative support for the project must be provided.
- Participants must be part of district, SELPA or County Office of Education team; all team members must commit to fully participate in the training.
