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Summer 2007 Professional Development NCOSP invites all partner schools to select up to 4 teachers to participate in a unique program to implement sustainable professional learning communities supported collaboratively by Teacher Leaders and Higher Education science faculty. These communities will use the district adopted science curricula to focus on science content and instructional strategies that will help students learn. All workshop expenses and teacher stipends will be provided for the summer program and costsharing will be awarded for continued support during the academic year. Additional funding will be available in Summer 2008 for schools who successfully complete the 2007 program. Summer 2007 PD Flyer (PDF) Details on the Professional Development Model Expectations for Participating Schools School Application Form(DOC) Frequently Asked Questions (DOC) Details on the Professional Development Model NCOSP Teacher Leaders and their Administrators will identify additional teachers to participate in science professional development directly connected to the science curriculum and linked to student work. Each schoolbased team will define the content learning needs of both teachers and students to be addressed and lay the foundation for a sustainable model of building-based professional learning. The NCOSP Teacher Leader and their partner Higher Education Science Faculty will collaboratively design a 3-day content-focused professional development experience during a planning week in July 2007. The 3-day program will then be delivered to teams of teachers later that summer based on district calendars. Teams will: (1) review research findings on how people learn, (2) identify instructional practices that will enhance the potential for students to learn from the district science curriculum, (3) agree on appropriate samples of student work to collect in the fall, and (4) assess the extent to which students are realizing the intended learning goals. The Teacher Leader and Higher Education Science Faculty will facilitate the team discussions and activities. Administrators will collaborate with the Teacher Leader to support and sustain the professional learning community in the building.  Expectations Success of these professional learning communities (PLC) will require substantial commitment on the part of both School Administrators and NCOSP Teacher Leaders. Agreement to fulfill these expectations is required to participate. Participation in this program is required for schools and districts to received continued NCOSP funding in the 2007-08 academic year and summer 2008.
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