Professional Development for Teachers Sample Clauses

Professional Development for Teachers. In accordance with Florida Statutes, the School Board and the College will work collaboratively to design professional development opportunities for secondary and College faculty and staff, focusing on local and state needs and responding to state, national, and district policy and program priorities.

Professional Development for Teachers. ‌ Both the Association and the District support the principle of continuous training of teachers, participation by teachers in professional organizations in the areas of their specialization, leaves for work on advanced degrees or special studies, and participation in community educational projects. Teachers are encouraged to attend workshops and in-service activities to provide opportunities for growth in their field. Opportunities for growth will be provided regularly throughout the year by the District in the form of Superintendent’s Days, best practices meetings, faculty meetings, and department /grade level meetings, etc. In addition, whenever possible, the District will support the attendance of individuals to conferences. Additional training in the form of workshops attended by the teacher will receive compensation onto the teacher’s base salary as outlined below:

Professional Development for Teachers. The DIA will dedicate a portion of the Oakland County millage proceeds to re-vitalize the professional development program for teachers, a program that was almost completely eliminated when the DIA was forced to reduced its operating budget in 2009. Training on the use of the “Visual Thinking Strategies” teaching method used by the DIA to engage students in a facilitated discussion about art is an example of the type of training will be offered on an annual basis to Oakland County teachers. Other teacher enrichment programming could include, but is not limited to: How to Engage your Students with the DIA Museum Support for the Social Studies Curriculum Museum Support for the World Languages Curriculum Narrative and art – How to Use Visual Art to Expand Critical Thinking and Writing Science and art – How the Visual Arts Integrate with Science In the past, the DIA has worked with Marygrove College to provide teachers with CEU credits for some programming and will continue to offer this type of options. Upon request, the DIA will work with Oakland Schools to create customized programs for Oakland teachers. Finally, the DIA will expand its popular program of teacher open houses, which bring teachers into the museum to meet DIA educators and curators, sample tours and discuss issues with their peers. These events include an informal reception and would be available to Oakland teachers without charge.

Professional Development for Teachers. (formerly ―Staff Development Buyback Day Program‖): Effective July 1, 2009, expenditure of one-time carryover funds attributable to the 2008-2009 school year school year shall be implemented as follows: a. One-time carryover funds attributable to the 2008-2009 school year shall be allocated in a dollar amount equal to the twenty percent (20%) reduction in funding for the three professional development days effective with the 2009- 2010 school year. b. The foregoing amount is estimated to be $725,201 at the time of this MOU. The actual expenditure of Proposition A funds under this section shall, however, be increased or decreased appropriately according to whether there are additional cuts or increases in categorical funding that impact the revenue normally dedicated to the three professional development days. c. The provisions set forth in sections 2(a) and (b) above shall apply in the same manner to the 2010-2011 school year (i.e., an additional allocation of one-time carryover funds attributable to 2008-2009 Proposition A revenue to offset the reduction in funding for the three professional development days). d. Following expenditure of the funds set forth in sections 2(a), (b) and (c) above, the balance of one-time carryover funds attributable to the 2008-2009 school year Proposition A revenue will remain as a reserve to offset the future cost of the professional development days to whatever degree they are not fully funded by the state until such time as the carryover funds are fully expended, or the parties reach agreement to fully fund such days with an ongoing revenue stream, or June 30, 2013, whichever occurs first.